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  • Kick-off: 20:00
  • Venue: Montjuic, Barcelona
  • Attendance: 12800
  • Referee: Paixao, Bruno

Live Commentary

90 mins

FULL TIME: ANDORRA 0-3 ENGLAND.

90 mins

It's been grim, particularly in an appalling first half, but 3-0 will just about placate the fans and media.

90 mins

Three minutes into stoppage time Andorra bring on Sergio Marin Moreno for Toscano.

90 mins

ANDORRA 0-3 ENGLAND. Defoe's shot is half-saved by the keeper and NUGENT races in to lash the ball into the net from on the goal-line.

89 mins

Another change by Andorra - Justo Ruiz Gonzales makes way for Juli Fernandez.

88 mins

Nugent looks certain to score after being set up by Downing but fires wide.

87 mins

Nugent lays the ball off for Gerrard to fire narrowly over the bar.

85 mins

Nugent sets up Dyer to mishit a shot wide.

83 mins

It's been a bad-tempered affair. Andorra have definitely been trying to wind the England players up.

81 mins

Cole is booked in the same incident.

81 mins

Genis Garcia is booked after clashing with Cole.

79 mins

David Nugent comes on for his international debut. Johnson goes off.

78 mins

Hargreaves is booked for a late tackle.

76 mins

ANDORRA 0-2 ENGLAND. A one-two with Defoe and GERRARD is free to slide the ball into the net. Simple.

72 mins

England look as though they'll be happy to win 1-0.

70 mins

Andorra bring on Francisco Martinez for Jimenez.

69 mins

Lennon sets up a chance on a plate for Dyer - the Newcastle man slices the ball horribly away from goal.

67 mins

Gerrard should be booked for a blatant dive. He'll have learnt that type of thing from those pesky Spaniards at Anfield.

65 mins

Lennon and Dyer set up Gerrard to fire straight at the keeper.

63 mins

Since the goal England have lost their way again.

62 mins

Another change by McClaren - Jermain Defoe for the volatile Rooney.

61 mins

Richards is stretchered off the pitch and is replaced by Kieron Dyer.

59 mins

Richards stays down after hobbling for a few seconds.

57 mins

... as is Oscar Sonejee Masand.

57 mins

The linesman comes on to the pitch to alert the referee to an off-the-ball incident - Rooney is booked....

56 mins

Downing is dispossessed as England try to build on their narrow lead.

54 mins

ANDORRA 0-1 ENGLAND. At last. Lennon's cross is only half-cleared and Rooney sets up GERRARD to lash a shot home from the edge of the area.

54 mins

Hargreaves' attempt goes straight into the wall.

53 mins

Gerrard wins a free-kick on the edge of the area.

52 mins

England look marginally more up for it since the break.

51 mins

Hargreaves lashes out at Toscano - if the referee had seen that the Bayern Munich man could have been off.

49 mins

Rooney latches on to a Paul Robinson hoof but his mishit shot drifts across the face of goal.

48 mins

Toscano writhes in agony after a tussle with Hargreaves.

47 mins

Hargreaves drags an early second-half effort just wide.

46 mins

No changes as the second half gets underway.

45 mins

HALF TIME: ANDORRA 0-0 ENGLAND.

45 mins

The unimaginative dross served up so far by England is extremely worrying.

45 mins

Better by Downing, but Cole - who has been dreadful so far - is unable to latch on to the Middlesbrough man's pass.

43 mins

Ferdinand's cross is woeful - it drifts out of play - cue more boos.

41 mins

Two Lennon crosses go straight through to the Andorra keeper.

39 mins

Good turn and shot by Johnson from 25 yards out, but Koldo Alvarez pushes it away for a corner.

37 mins

Lennon almost squeezes a path through to Rooney inside the area.

35 mins

Downing gets on the end of Richards' cross but he sidefoots the ball over the bar from five yards out.

32 mins

Richards does well to get a cross in, but Rooney's header is in the wrong direction.

30 mins

A third of the game gone - and still goalless - the headline writers will be licking their lips in anticipation of another England disaster.

29 mins

Downing's free-kick is poor though and Koldo Alvarez is able to punch the ball, unconvincingly, away from danger.

27 mins

Cole wins a free-kick on the left-hand side of the penalty area.

26 mins

Johnson manages an effort on goal but it sails high and wide.

25 mins

It's uninspired stuff again - only two efforts on goal so far.

25 mins

Juan Carlos Toscano is booked after catching Gerrard in an aerial challenge.

24 mins

Gerrard's pass goes straight out of play - more boos ring out.

22 mins

Rooney wins a corner but Rio Ferdinand misses his header.

20 mins

England seem to spend most of their time passing sideways or backwards - the boos are starting to ring out around the stadium.

18 mins

Gerrard's rasping drive forces Koldo Alvarez to make a smart save.

17 mins

Andorra are certainly adopting a cynical policy - England will have to keep their cool.

15 mins

Owen Hargreaves requires treatment after being elbowed in the face - the referee didn't see it though.

13 mins

From the free-kick, Rooney curls his shot just wide - not a brilliant effort by the Manchester United man though.

12 mins

Antoni Lima is booked for tripping Andy Johnson.

10 mins

Andorra seem in argumentative mood - with Rooney and Gerrard the objects of their verbals.

8 mins

Steven Gerrard goes into a 50-50 challenge with Jordi Escura - the Andorra man comes off worse.

6 mins

The Manchester City youngster is able to continue.

6 mins

Richards is in agony after being caught by Manolo Jimenez - although the referee didn't give a free-kick.

5 mins

It's not a good start - lots of square passes inside their own half before a hoof in the general direction of Rooney or Aaron Lennon.

3 mins

The referee has a word with Wayne Rooney who has already clashed with his marker.

2 mins

Not an auspicious start as Cole's over-hit pass goes out of play for a goal kick.

1 mins

England, in all white, get the game underway.

0 mins

Andorra are ranked 163rd in the world - this really is like Liverpool playing Vauxhall.

0 mins

After so many tedious recent games, England really need to rattle in the goals tonight to revive interest in the team if nothing less. A repeat of the 5-0 win at Old Trafford last September is the least that can be expected.

0 mins

Frank Lampard misses out because of a wrist injury, Stewart Downing comes in for the Chelsea man, while Micah Richards and Ashley Cole replace Jamie Carragher and Phil Neville in defence.

0 mins

After all the gnashing of teeth since the dire goalless draw with Israel, England are back in action again with the minnows of Andorra their opposition in Barcelona.

Match Report

Gerrard said after the match: "That first half was probably one of the most difficult I've experienced for England.

"The fans were on us quite early and we found it hard to break them down.

"We knew eventually it would come and it did come and maybe we could have scored four or five.

"There has been a lot of pressure. I think it started in Israel, I think that is where [the fans'] disappointment has come from, I think they expected us to get six points."

Andorra

England

Corners

0 3

Fouls

11 14

Goal attempts

1 22

Shots off target

1 11

Offsides

1 3

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