England vs Australia LIVE: Latest score and updates from international friendly

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The English football team is set for a special international friendly match against Australia tonight at Wembley. This is their first match after being named co-hosts of Euro 2028. Manager Gareth Southgate is making sure his squad is prepared by using this as a warm-up game before their upcoming Euro 2024 qualifier against Italy which is more important.

In the upcoming match, Southgate plans to experiment with new player combinations and introduce some fresh faces to the national team. Levi Colwill and Eddie Nketiah are two players who have yet to make their international debuts, but there are also nine others with less than 10 caps to their names. This presents a chance for Southgate to widen his player pool and test out different tactics ahead of future fixtures.

Australia made it to the knockout stage of the Fifa World Cup but unfortunately lost to the team that eventually became the champions, Argentina. However, their performance has been lackluster lately as they have only managed to secure a single victory out of their last four matches.

Southgate stated that the upcoming matches against Australia will be a great challenge for them, considering how well the team performed at the World Cup despite facing formidable opponents. Southgate anticipates a substantial Australian presence at both London games, given the well-known competitive spirit between the two countries, which will undoubtedly intensify the matches.

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After 51 minutes of the match, James Maddison makes a curved pass towards the box, aiming to score a goal. However, Harry Souttar, from the opposite team, manages to catch the ball in the air and prevent it from entering the goal. Suddenly, Trent Alexander-Arnold gets hold of the ball that was left lying around and makes a daring shot from a distance.

The attempt he made hits Jack Grealish on his back, and then the ball goes in another direction, missing the goal.

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In less than an hour into the game, Levi Colwill took possession of the ball in the center of the field and propelled it forward. He tried to pass it to Ollie Watkins inside the penalty box but unfortunately lost control of it.

Australia smoothly moved the ball to the opposite side of the playing field and delivered it to Craig Goodwin at the left-wing. He skillfully maneuvered his way through the opposition before Fikayo Tomori kicked his cross out of bounds.

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England Vs. Australia: Scoreless Second Half

Australia has started the match again. Gareth Southgate and Graham Arnold have decided to stick with the same line-up as the first half. Do you think a goal will be scored soon?

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England And Australia Draw 0-0

Although Australia only had control of the ball for 33% of the first half, they managed to create seven opportunities to score, which is more than twice the number of attempts made by England.

Ryan Strain made a great attempt just before the half-time whistle blew, but it was Lewis Dunk who saved the day. Out of all the attempts made, Ryan Strain's was definitely the strongest, but he was unable to get it past Lewis Dunk who was able to stop it in its tracks.

England And Australia Draw 0-0 In HT

England And Australia Draw 0-0 At Half-time

At the 46th minute, the initial half concludes without any goals scored. Although Australia has managed to establish a couple of promising opportunities, the pivotal instances have been in favor of Ollie Watkins.

He didn't take advantage of an opportunity to score for the Three Lions very early in the game and had another attempt blocked before it crossed the goal line. Speeding up the game would be a good strategy for Gareth Southgate's team to use.

There are areas that need improvement following the interval.

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After 45 minutes of play, an opportunity arises! Australia makes a precise pass that allows Martin Boyle to move past the England defence. As Boyle approaches the goal, he stops to control the ball before kicking it towards the open area where Ryan Strain is waiting.

The player executes a strain, then quickly takes a shot. However, Lewis Dunk manages to return to his position just in time to perform an important block for his team.

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After only 42 minutes, England has earned their first corner of the game. They choose to play it short to Trent Alexander-Arnold, who then quickly sends a cross into the box. Jarrod Bowen makes an impressive full-length dive towards the ball and manages to flick it towards the target with his head.

The ball rises up and is easily caught by Mat Ryan.

In less than an hour of the game, Ryan Strain was given a yellow card for a foul on Conor Gallagher. Jack Grealish had passed the ball around the full-back and was attempting to run past Strain, who almost took him down. It was an obvious booking.

As James Maddison hits the free kick, he makes a curved trajectory towards the box. However, Harry Souttar strategically positions himself to deflect the ball away from danger and avoid any potential harm.

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After 36 minutes of match time, the Socceroos changed up their play and shifted the ball to Martin Boyle. Boyle skillfully brought the ball down and rapidly moved into their opponent's penalty area.

Boyle glances to his right and fires a shot, but he fails to manage the attempt, causing it to miss the goal.