England 3-0 Senegal: World Cup 2022, last 16 – live reaction
England are still on top against Senegal in the closing stages (Image: GETTY) 50 mins ago20:40 Archie GriggsEngland 3-0 Senegal (82)Kalvin Phillips gets a run-out in place of Jordan Henderson as Gareth Southgate makes his final change of the night. 52 mins ago20:38 Archie GriggsEngland 3-0 Senegal (80)Marcus Rashford fires an early cross in the direction of Harry Kane, who races into the box but is unable to get a decisive touch on the ball. There are just 10 minutes remaining and it's England who are in the ascendancy at the Al Bayt Stadium. 55 mins ago20:35 Archie GriggsEngland 3-0 Senegal (78)Mason Mount and Eric Dier come on for England as Jude Bellingham and John Stones are given a well-deserved breather. Bellingham ran the show in midfield for the Three Lions and will almost certainly be called upon by Gareth Southgate once again for next week's quarter-final meeting with France, providing tonight's score stays the same.
Jordan Henderson, meanwhile, goes down after extending his knee but quickly rises to his feet and looks okay to continue. England are cruising against Senegal after a shaky start (Image: GETTY) 1 hour ago20:15 Archie GriggsGOAL! England 3-0 Senegal - Bukayo Saka (57)England are surely home and hosed by now! Phil Foden races to pick up a loose ball and delivers a pinpoint cross at the feet of Bukayo Saka, who flicks home with a deft finish from inside the area.
2 hours ago19:32 Archie GriggsEngland 0-0 Senegal (33)Jordan Pickford keeps the scores level with a crucial save at point-blank range! Bukayo Saka gives the ball away in his own half and it makes its way to Boulaye Dia, who fires across goal but is denied by the palms of Pickford. Shaky stuff from England... 2 hours ago19:28 Archie GriggsEngland 0-0 Senegal (29)This game has a very slow tempo at the moment, with England passing it around nicely but without much of an end product. They have also given the ball away on a handful of early occasions, although Jude Bellingham is impressing with his work rate and range of passing in the middle of the park. England will need to improve in order to pass this test, it seems.
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2 hours ago19:43 Archie GriggsEngland 1-0 Senegal (44)England smell blood and race forward once again, only for Harry Kane's effort to bounce over the crossbar. Luke Shaw then brings the ball down the left-hand side before it's blocked away for a corner, which comes to nothing. 2 hours ago19:38 Archie GriggsGOAL! England 1-0 Senegal - Jordan Henderson (39)Jordan Henderson scores against the run of play for England! Jude Bellingham grabs the assist with a clever cut-back across the box after England break forward and Henderson is there to sweep the ball underneath Edouard Mendy and into the back of the net. Can the Three Lions hang on until half-time? 2 hours ago19:37 Archie GriggsEngland 0-0 Senegal (38)Ismaila Sarr races through on the left flank but is quickly hauled down by Kyle Walker, who manages to escape a booking. The set-piece is delivered in before the ball is cleared away from danger.
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2 hours ago19:23 Archie GriggsEngland 0-0 Senegal (24)Ismaila Sarr blazes over the crossbar from inside the six-yard box! What a huge let-off that was for England, who fell asleep at the back for a brief moment. Sarr then appeals to the referee for a penalty for a handball but nothing is given after a short VAR check. Ismaila Sarr skies his effort over the bar from just metres out (Image: GETTY) 2 hours ago19:21 Archie GriggsEngland 0-0 Senegal (22)England win a corner and it's swung in by Phil Foden in the direction of John Stones, who leaps highest to connect with the ball.
England 3-0 Senegal LIVE as Three Lions set up France meeting3 mins ago21:27 Archie GriggsSterling's home broken intoIt has been revealed by The Sun that Raheem Sterling was absent for England tonight because his house was broken into by armed intruders. He has since flown home to be with his family but could be back in Qatar for Saturday's quarter-final meeting with France, although no timeframe has been placed on his return as of yet. 13 mins ago21:17 Archie GriggsBellingham: Henderson deserves respectJude Bellingham believes that Jordan Henderson's critics will be eating their words after his impressive performance in the middle of the park for England this evening.
A goal for Senegal would risk flipping the momentum in a split second... 1 hour ago20:08 Archie GriggsEngland 2-0 Senegal (51)Senegal work the ball into England's half out wide and it falls to Pape Matar Sarr on the edge of the area following a cross into the mixer. The Tottenham midfielder's strike is wayward, though, and bounces behind for a goal-kick that will be taken by Jordan Pickford. 1 hour ago20:03 Archie GriggsSecond half beginsWe're back underway at the Al Bayt Stadium and Senegal have made three changes at the break, with Pape Matar Sarr, Bamba Dieng and Idrissa Gueye the players introduced.
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England are now enjoying the lion's share of possession but are still being patient in their build-up play as they try to work it out to the wide positions. England are yet to break the deadlock against Senegal (Image: GETTY) 2 hours ago19:08 Archie GriggsEngland 0-0 Senegal (8)England win a free-kick around 40 yards from goal and manage to work the ball into the box with a couple of slick passes. It's eventually hacked away by Senegal, though, and the chance comes to nothing. 2 hours ago19:05 Archie GriggsEngland 0-0 Senegal (6)Harry Maguire is caught flat-footed as Senegal get themselves into the England box with some direct running.
Can England get the job done tonight? Here's hoping! Here's a final reminder of the two teams.... England XI: Pickford; Walker, Maguire, Stones, Shaw; Rice, Bellingham, Henderson; Saka, Foden, Kane. Senegal XI: E. Mendy; Sabaly, Koulibaly, Diallo, Jakobs; Ciss, N. Mendy; Ndiaye, Diatta, Sarr, Dia. 3 hours ago18:53 Archie GriggsEngland fans out in forceEngland supporters have gathered in pubs and venues across the country to watch tonight's game, with kick-off just around the corner... England fans are out in force this evening (Image: MIRROR) Some supporters have opted for Christmas-themed attire (Image: MIRROR) 3 hours ago18:50 Archie GriggsSouthgate speaks on Sterling absence"Raheem is going to deal with that matter and we will have to see [if he can come back], " says Gareth Southgate when quizzed on the Chelsea winger's absence from tonight's England squad. "We've liked Bukayo's performances and we think him and Phil deserve their opportunities.
France will be England's next opponents in the last eight in six days' time. 39 mins ago20:51 Archie GriggsEngland 3-0 Senegal (90+)Senegal win a free-kick on the edge of the box but the England wall stands firm to prevent the Lions of Teranga from ruining their clean sheet. There are just seconds remaining... 42 mins ago20:48 Archie GriggsEngland 3-0 Senegal (90)We'll have four additional minutes of stoppage time at the end of this second half.
We've got to play our way, play to our strengths. We need resilience, experience. We have to adapt and adjust. " Raheem Sterling has been left out of the England squad for family reasons (Image: GETTY) 3 hours ago18:40 Archie GriggsSenegal coach fires England warningSenegal coach El Hadji Diouf reckons England will lose if the Lions of Teranga take them to a penalty shoot-out as a result of their lacklustre record from spot-kicks at previous World Cups. "If we get to penalties, we’re going to win it easy, " said Diouf earlier this week. "This time of English football is different because they all copy Pep Guardiola and Manchester City, they play the same way and want to have the ball and score a lot of goals and play tiki-taka football. "Players can do it as well, they have a good team and a very good team spirit as well, not like Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard’s time.
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"The two of them, they don’t like each other. It’s now about team spirit and Gareth Southgate did a great job. " 3 hours ago18:30 Archie GriggsStones explains Senegal threatJohn Stones believes that Senegal could be poised to threaten England on the break tonight, with the 28-year-old telling ITV Sport: "I think the counter-attack is very organised from what we’ve seen. "We’ve got to be disciplined and concentrate for the full 90, 100 minutes whatever it will be, stop them in that and keep the ball high up the pitch. "I think we’ve seen from previous games how important everyone has been coming off the bench, starting or whatever it has been. We’ve got great attackers so whoever plays brings that threat and scoring ability so hopefully they can bring that. " 3 hours ago18:20 Archie GriggsWarm-ups underwayPlayers from both sides have taken to the pitch at the Al-Bayt Stadium to begin their warm-ups ahead of kick-off, which is just 40 minutes away.
57 mins ago20:33 Archie GriggsEngland 3-0 Senegal (75)Senegal win a free-kick in England's half and Pape Matar Sarr steps up to send an ambitious effort towards goal. It's not on target, though, and fails to trouble Jordan Pickford on its way into the side-netting. 60 mins ago20:30 Archie GriggsEngland 3-0 Senegal (73)Senegal boss Aliou Cisse rolls the dice by introducing former Bristol City man Famara Diedhiou in place of Boulaye Dia at the top of the pitch. It seems as though England might be too far ahead for Senegal to claw themselves back into this contest, though.
"Brilliant performance today, I've seen some of the rubbish about him playing, it's ridiculous, " Bellingham tells ITV Sport. "He is so underrated technically and he's delivered again in a big game with a massive goal. It's time he got a bit of respect. " Jordan Henderson broke the deadlock for England before half-time (Image: GETTY) 25 mins ago21:05 Archie GriggsKane excited for France test"We enjoy this one but our attention turns straight to that, it’s going to be a great game, " Harry Kane tells ITV Sport when quizzed on England's upcoming quarter-final meeting with France. "They’re reigning champions, it’ll be a good battle, we recover now and get ready for the next game. "We’ve got a good mix of youth and experience.
1 hour ago20:26 Archie GriggsEngland 3-0 Senegal (69)England look much more comfortable than they did in the first half, with the ball being zipped around the pitch quite nicely by those in all-white. They will be looking to keep hold of their clean sheet by shutting Senegal out for the rest of the match, although the Lions of Teranga have troubled Jordan Pickford on a number of occasions since kick-off. 1 hour ago20:23 Archie GriggsEngland 3-0 Senegal (65)Gareth Southgate makes his first two changes of the evening, with Jack Grealish and Marcus Rashford replacing Phil Foden and Bukayo Saka in the wide positions.
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The ball ends up rolling through into the arms of Jordan Pickford, though. 2 hours ago19:02 Archie GriggsEngland 0-0 Senegal (3)Not too much to shout about in these early exchanges as of yet, with both sides enjoying spells on the ball. England will be looking to establish an iron grip on this contest by dominating possession as the match begins to settle down. 2 hours ago19:00 Archie GriggsKick-offSenegal get the ball rolling and we're underway - come on England! 3 hours ago18:55 Archie GriggsHere come the teams! After all the pre-match build-up, it's finally time for some football! Both sets of players emerge from the tunnel to a cacophony of noise from the fans in attendance at the Al Bayt Stadium.
2 hours ago19:48 Archie GriggsGOAL! England 2-0 Senegal - Harry Kane (45+)Harry Kane gets his first goal of the tournament just seconds before the half-time whistle! A quick counter-attack sees the England skipper played through on goal and he makes no mistake with a cultured finish from close range. England have some breathing space! 2 hours ago19:46 Archie GriggsEngland 1-0 Senegal (45+)There will be two minutes of additional time at the end of this first half...
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