FULL-TIME: ARGENTINA 2-3 ENGLAND

OWEN wins it for England as he heads home in injury time with a little help from Crouch, ARGENTINA 2-3 ENGLAND

Beckham is denied by the outstretched hand of the keeper after a superb Rooney cross

Saviola plays in Rodriguez with a superb reverse pass but his cross is over-hit - that's a let off for England

OWEN is there on the back post to head home a superb Gerrard deep cross and England draw level, ARGENTINA 2-2 ENGLAND

Rooney almost lights up the closing minutes with a sublime chip from the edge of the box which the keeper just fingertips away

Riquelme is replaced by Gonzalez for Argentina

Robinson denies Saviola with a brave save and Ferdinand blocks the follow-up effort

Peter Crouch comes on for England as Young exits while Julio Cruz replaces Tevez for Argentina

Rodrigues is cautioned for a cynical foul on the touchline as he breaks up a promising attack

Argentina are spraying the ball around now with total confidence as they begin to sense victory

Coloccini replaces Ayala at the heart of the Argentina defence

Terry sends Cambiasso sprawling with an aerial challange at an England corner and it takes a couple of minutes of attention from the physio to get him back on his feet

Beckham flicks over a free-kick which the keeper just manages to palm out and Owen is denied by the post from close range

Argentina are enjoying plenty of possession now as Crespo is replaced by Javier Saviola

Riquelme shows good footwork and Cole is sucked into a foul and a booking

Lampard pulls a low shot from the edge of the box wide of the mark from a position he laps up at Chelsea

Joe Cole has replaced King as Eriksson shuffles his pack and pushes Gerrard back inside to his more favoured position

Abbondancieri flaps at a bouncing Beckham shot and the ball goes out for a corner - that's better by England

Gerrard cuts the ball back after a good Beckham cross-fild ball but Lampard pulls his shot high and wide

Riquelme chips over a well-worked free-kick which Demichelis flicks on and SAMUEL has no problem pushing it into the net, ARGENTINA 2-1 ENGLAND

Sorin tries to trick the referee by handling instead of making contact with a diving header but Robinson claims on his line anyway

Lampard is booked for a late tackle on Rodrigues - a definite caution

England start the second half having replaced Bridge with Paul Konchesky

HALF-TIME: ARGENTINA 1-1 ENGLAND

Robinson tips a Tevez rising drive over the top as both keepers continue to be busy

Beckham and Rooney exchange long passes and the skipper's early cross looking for thr youngster almost finds its intended target

Rodriguez is left in acres of space on the left but his powerful shot hits the side-netting to the relief of the England defence

Beckham flicks on a hopeful ball and it falls to ROONEY just inside the area who threads it past the keeper, ARGENTINA 1-1 ENGLAND

Abbondancieri just manages to tip a Gerrard piledriver around the post as England almost reply immediately

CRESPO gets on the end of Rodrigues cross at the near post and stabs the ball home to break the deadlock, ARGENTINA 1-0 ENGLAND

Samuel brings down Beckham in midfield and he becomes the first Argentinean name in the book

Rooney runs with the ball at his feet into the box but Ayala uses his experience to shut off the route to goal and end the attack

Gerrard plays Rooney in behind the defence with a superb pass with the outside of the boot but the Manchester United striker's shot strikes the post and bounces away to safety

Beckham delivers a wonderful looping cross but Rooney can't quite reach it and his header is off target from 12 yards

Young is the first name to go into the book after an innocent looking challenge on Sorin right on the touchline

Lampard glances a Beckham near post corner just wide of the mark as England continue to look their best in the air

Gerrard prods a low cross into the middle and Samuel has to be alert to clear with Owen lurking

Gerrard's low cross is cleared by Ayala as Argentina continue to look comfortable at the back

Ferdinand just gets his foot to the ball to prevent Tevez from springing into the box - a vital touch by the under-fire central defender

Beckham's raking free-kick into the box is just deflected away from King as England look to use the aerial route

England enjoy a brief spell of possession but everytime Argentina get the ball they look dangerous on the break

Crespo stabs the ball in at the far post after a deep free-kick but the referee signals for a foul on Robinson and chalks the goal out - that's a huge let off for England

Zanetti finds Rodriguez unmarked on the edge of the box and his stinging half-volley is palmed away by Robinson

Paul Robinson saves England with a low stop down to his left to deny Carlos Tevez - a great piece of goalkeeping by the England number one

Frank Lampard receives a stern talking to for a lunge on Juan Riquelme in midfield

England are linking up well now with Rooney looking particularly dangerous

Wayne Rooney chips the ball over the defence and Michel Owen nods it past the keeper into the back of the net but the Newcastle striker has just strayed offside and it's disallowed

Ledley King stoops to head clear a dangerous corner as Argentina threaten

Both teams are standing off each other in a relaxed start so far

Argentina get the game underway on neutral territory in Geneva

David Beckham is captaining the side for the 50th time, while Wayne Bridge returns at left-back and Steven Gerrard is back in midfield after injury

As predicted, Rio Ferdinand has been given the nod to start by Sven Goran Eriksson alongside John Terry in the heart of the defence

England meet Argentina in a friendly in Switzerland this evening