England vs Hungary LIVE: Nations League result, final score and reaction tonight
Follow all the action from Molineux as the Three Lions play their final game of the summer
This can no longer be written off as meaningless. The Nations League has instead produced England’s worst-ever home defeat to a side from outside the old “home nations”, and worst in all since 1928, as Hungary symbolically surpassed their own famous 6-3 of 1953.
We might well see a similar inquest. This obviously can’t be dismissed as just the Nations League any more. There felt more to it than fatigue or circumstances.
Gareth Southgate has real problems to solve, as his team lost momentum and - perhaps most relevantly - he lost the support of a significant section of a home crowd. It is the first show of the sort of negativity that used to sour so many campaigns and managerial reigns of the past, and this went really toxic.
Southgate and his players were repeatedly booed, with that reaching a crescendo as Harry Maguire was brought on to shore up a defence that had lost John Stones to a red card.
It was that kind of night, where it was hard to settle on what the low point was. It just kept getting worse. Follow all the reaction as England lose to Hungary below:
England 0-1 Hungary
60 mins: England still haven’t scored from open play in any of the four Nations League games they’ve played in this international window.
Will Mason Mount change that? He’s come on to replace Conor Gallagher.
England 0-1 Hungary
57 mins: Thomas Muller has added a third for Germany in their match versus Italy. That means if things remain as they are and England lose to Italy in September they will be relegated from League A in the Nations League.
The Three Lions need to score.
England 0-1 Hungary
54 mins: What a pass from Harry Kane! Kane collects the ball on the right side of the pitch and laces a long diagonal over to the opposite side of the box where Bukayo Saka arrives and boots the ball over the goal on the stretch.
It was a move that almost paid off for England.
England 0-1 Hungary
51 mins: Space opens up between the lines for England and Conor Gallagher flicks the ball into the box almost playing Sterling in for a shot. He wins a corner but Reece James’ delivery can’t pick out a teammate.
England 0-1 Hungary
48 mins: England look to have switched to a 3-5-2 formation with Saka and James in the wingback roles and Kane and Sterling up front.
Gareth Southgate obviously wants more control in midfield without sacrificing width.
Bellingham makes a run down the left side before darting into a contral position and feeding the ball into the box. Harry Kane makes the run through the lines but can’t control the ball and it skips past him and out for a goal kick.
Second half: England 0-1 Hungary
Kick off: Jude Bellingham gets the match restarted for England. Gareth Southgate has made just one change as Jarrod Bowen has been replaced with Raheem Sterling.
Sterling is immediately involved as the ball is floated over to him. He tries to weave into the box but gets tackled and the ball bounces out of play off the England forward.
Germany 2-0 Italy
Germany have taken control of their match against Italy. Ilkay Gundogan converting a 45+4 minute penalty to double the German’s lead against the European champions.
England 0-1 Hungary
Roland Szalai’s goal is the only difference between the teams so far. Can England respond in the next 45 minutes and get themselves back in this game?
Half-time: England 0-1 Hungary
45+2 mins: England trail at the break and are met with a smattering of boos from the home fans after that first half performance. England just haven’t been close to their best. They need to find another gear and take the game to Hungary if they want to win tonight.
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