Greece vs England LIVE: Score and updates after Ollie Watkins purpose in must-win Nations League conflict
England travel to Greece for a must-win clash in the Nations League tonight. Following a defeat at Wembley to the same opponents the Three Lions must triumph in Athens if they hope to automatically qualify for promotion.
Interim boss Lee Carsley takes charge of the national side for his final camp and will be hoping for a positive end to his time in charge of the senior side.
Carsley has already handed out a number of debuts during his time in charge and could yet give an opportunity to six uncapped members of the squad including Curtis Jones, Lewis Hall and Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
With quite a few players including Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka pulling out due to injury expect a somewhat unfamiliar looking line-up for tonight’s game with the defence and midfield in particular getting a shake up.
Follow all the action from the Nations League with our live blog below as England take on Greece:
Greece 0-1 England
48 mins: Lovely stuff from Curtis Jones to play England out of a high press. The ball is swept over to Rico Lewis on the right wing and he flies up the pitch before giving it to Noni Madueke who puts in a cross.
None of the white shirts can get on the end of it but Anthony Gordon recovers the ball and keeps the pressure on.
Second half! Greece 0-1 England
Lee Carsley makes a change at the break and brings Lewis Hall on to replace Ezri Konsa. That means there is a shift in England back line with Kyle Walker now playing as a centre-back and Rico Lewis switched over to the right hand side.
Hall plays left-back. Greece restart the game.
HT Greece 0-1 England
Ollie Watkins rewards Lee Carsley’s faith with a fine finish. Take a look:
HT Greece 0-1 England
England seemed quite comfortable in that first half. They had 66.4% possession which is double that of their hosts and they created the most chances (four compared to three).
Ollie Watkins turned in his best chance and Lee Carsley still has Harry Kane to call on as this match goes on.
HT Greece 0-1 England
Half-time! Greece 0-1 England
45+2 mins: England lead at the break. Ollie Watkins’ goal and a superb save from Jordan Pickford have made the difference between these two teams.
England’s wingers have been the main threat and Lee Carsley will be pleased with how his team have absorbed the pressure from Greece.
All to play for in the second half.
Greece 0-1 England
45 mins: Two minutes of added time to play in the first half.
Greece 0-1 England
42 mins: England will want to get to the break now. They scored the early goal which has given them the lead but Greece are coming after them.
The hosts know a draw will be enough for them so they’ve been willing to press and attack. England are sticking with it and are playing well.
Greece 0-1 England
“Curtis Jones has had an impressive first half-hour of international football, looking assured at the base of the midfield.
“If Jones had not got injured, he probably would have been capped by Gareth Southgate and gone to Euro 2024. But he has been building on his fine form for Liverpool.
“Elsewhere, I can’t help feeling someone will be sent off today. All of which may determine the outcome.”
