England vs Nigeria - World Cup 2018 warm-up: as it happened
England 2-1 Nigeria: Reaction from the World Cup warm-up at Wembley
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Your support makes all the difference.England’s World Cup 2018 campaign starts here, when Nigeria, clad in their dazzling new kit which sold out within minutes of its release on Friday, arrive at Wembley.
Gareth Southgate has insisted the team he names will not necessarily be the one that starts the World Cup against Tunisia on 18th June but there are places still up for grabs.
Jordan Pickford starts between the sticks with Jesse Lingard part of an attacking midfield that also includes Raheem Sterling after a controversial and headline-grabbing week.
We will have all the action right here:
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What time is kick-off?
The game will kick off at Wembley at 5.15pm BST.
Where can I watch it?
The game will be shown on ITV, with coverage starting at 5.00pm BST.
Odds?
England: 2/5
Nigeria: 19/2
Odds: 62/17
93 mins: Into added time, four minutes of it, with Nigeria pushing for what looked for a long time like an unlikely equaliser.
It's England attacking though with Loftus-Cheek probing before lifting a lovely ball to Rose, who, sadly, is in an offside position.
That should be that.
Full-time! And that's that.
Goals from Gary Cahill and Harry Kane were enough to see England to a victory in their final game at Wembley before the World Cup.
Alex Iwobi pulled one back but it was all for nothing as the hosts ran out deserved winners.
Now on to Elland Road and Costa Rica on Thursday.
Jack Austin was watching that one intently.
Here's what he made of it with some key takeaways ahead of Russia in just a few days time.
Jack Lang was also at Wembley.
Here's what he made of Raheem Sterling's display.
Here's what Gareth Southgate had to say about Raheem Sterling after the game:
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