Slovenia vs England as it happened: Gareth Southgate's side held to goalless draw in Ljubljana
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Your support makes all the difference.Welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of England’s World Cup qualifier against Slovenia at the Stadion Stozice in Ljubljana.
Slovenia vs England
Kick-off: 7.45pm
- Wayne Rooney: England boss Gareth Southgate confirms Manchester United striker will drop to the bench in Slovenia
- Players will still look to Wayne Rooney for leadership, says new captain Jordan Henderson
- Dele Alli looking to take control in Gareth Southgate's new Wembley dawn
- I play as a winger for Arsenal, a central midfielder for England, says Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
- What time does Slovenia vs England start, what TV channel is it on and where can I watch it?
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What channel is it on?
The match will be shown on ITV, whose coverage starts at 7.15pm.
Previous meetings
England 2 Slovenia 1
International friendly, September 2009
Slovenia 0 England 1
World Cup, June 2010
England 3 Slovenia 1
European Championships qualifier, November 2014
Slovenia 2 England 3
European Championships qualifier, June 2015
43 mins: Just two minutes to go until half time. I know, I can't wait either.
76 mins: Close from Rose! Cahill picks the left back out and Rose cuts inside only to fire his right-footed shot into the side netting.
78 mins: ROOOONooooope.... Close there from Rooney. What a story that would have been
Full time: SLOVENIA 0-0 ENGLAND
A poor evening from the Three Lions but probably about right an the whole. England picked up four yellow cards which shows the level of competition on the pitch but it was Joe Hart who made sure they left Ljubljana (nailed the spelling again) with what could be a precious point. Southgate proved he could make the hard calls by dropping Rooney but a flat performance will do him more harm than good when it comes to the next permanent England manager.
That's all from me folks. Thanks for joining me! See you next month for Spain and Scotland - tasty!
But I'll leave you with these England player ratings to mull over...
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