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Peter Crouch grabs his first goal for England at his home ground, and puts England back in the game.
Peter Crouch grabs his first goal for England at his home ground, and puts England back in the game.

England 2-1 Uruguay

England

2-1

Uruguay

Crouch 75, Cole 90+3

 

Pouso 26


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94

The referee blows the whistle on another England victory.

93

Goal! England 2-1 Uruguay Joe Cole gives England another last minute winner to come from behind and surely win the game. The goal came from a fantastic cross by Wright-Phillips and was finished emphatically.

90

Four minutes of added on time are signalled by the fourth official, causing a surge of excitement for the watching fans sensing another late winner.

90' Varela comes off for Valdes.

88' Gonzalez comes off for Perez.

87

The attendance is announced at Anfield tonight, 40,013 fans are in the ground to see England in action.

87' Jamie Carragher is booked as the game loses some of it's momentum in the final stages with some niggling challenges.

86' Diego Forlan is replaced by Medina.

Diego Forlan is booked for dissent after an exchange of words with referee Farina.

83' Regueiro comes off for Martinez.

82' Carlos Diogo is booked.

80' Jermain Defoe comes on for the debutant Darren Bent who gave everything tonight. There are now five Tottenham players on the field.

78

Gary Neville finds acres of space on the right hand side of the pitch and his near post cross finds Bent who tries to poke home the cross. Bent is denied, although England win the corner.

76

Peter Crouch is making his mark at Anfield where he plays his club football, he picks up the ball again and finds Joe Cole in the clear. The midfielder's left-footed effort is well saved by Viera. England are rocking in Liverpool now.

75

Goal! England 1-1 Uruguay Peter Crouch grabs the equaliser on his home crowd with a powerful header from a deep Joe Cole cross that stretched the backline.

73

Uruguay are sitting very deep and playing a dangerous game defensively.

72' Perreira replaces Vargas for Uruguay

70

Michael Carrick swings in the free kick but the high ball fails to trouble the Uruguayan goalkeeper.

69' Uruguay central defender Lugano receives a booking for his challenge on Joe Cole.

68

Darren Bent is unlucky to be flagged offside once more following a swift counter attack.

67

Logano almost gets on the end of a corner from the right hand side, with the inswinging cross causing havoc at the back.

65

Darren Bent just fails to get on the end of a Neville left footed cross, but it is looking promising for the team in red.

64

Shaun Wright-Phillips is an immediate threat with his pace and trickery, Gary Neville is also supporting him well on the right flank as England look to get into the game.

63' Shaun Wright-Phillips comes on for captain David Beckham and Peter Crouch comes onto his home ground for Wayne Rooney.

62

Joe Cole wins a free kick after his feet are too quick for the Uruguayan defenders. Beckham's effort just misses Viera's goal.

61

Pouso shifts the ball from left to right and the shot is parried by Robinson and tidied up by Ledley King. Uruguay begin to look more threatening again.

59

Ferdinand gets caught in possession but his interception rescues the situation and England press forward.

58

Diego Forlan again tries a long range effort, but his shot is more of a trouble for the supporters than Paul Robinson.

57

From a powerful Lima free kick Robinson comfortably picks up the delivery and plays the ball up field, with Bent and Rooney looking to pick a hole in the South American defence.

56

Michael Carrick tries to thread a delicate pass through to Bent, but his ball is too strong and finds only the arms of Viera.

54

With a burst of pace Forlan evades Ledley King and spreads the play wide, with the ball finding Varela whose tame effort is easily picked up by Robinson.

53

A strong ball by Joe Cole is reached by Darren Bent, though he is unfortunate to be flagged offside.

53

Diogo is sandwiched between King and Carrick and wins the free kick on the centre spot.

52

Forlan is looking confident on the ball and tries another shot that is smothered by red shirts.

50

Beckham tries a slick one-two with Neville but the return is cut out by goalscorer Pouso.

49

As they search for an equaliser England are having more and more of the ball as Uruguay surrender territory and possession to the Three Lions.

48

Wayne Rooney rattles a superb drive that Viera does well to claw past the post for a corner. King gets his head to Beckham's cross but is unable to to direct it goalward

47

Jermaine Jenas gets an early touch on the ball as he lines up alongside his Tottenham teammate Michael Carrick.

46' Ledley King for John Terry and Jermaine Jenas on for Steven Gerrard. For Uruguay goalkeeper Carini comes off for Viera.

Here we go again - hopefully England can continue their pressing and get on the scoresheet.

45+3

The referee brings to an end the first half

45

The fourth official signals there will be three minutes added on as a result of the injury to Wayne Bridge.

42

Englnad win a corner that David Beckham takes, though England again fail to win the resulting cross and Uruguay look like they are set to take the lead into the break.

43' David Beckham is booked for a challenge on Regueiro

41

Wayne Rooney finds space and attacks Diogo on England's left side, he looks to find Bent but Uruguay snuff out the chance.

39

Beckham pops up on the left hand side, although his cross is blocked. From the resulting corner England fail to pressure Carini and the ball is comfortably cleared.

38

John Terry almost levels the scoring with an incredible run from deep, his shot his saved by Carini again with England winning the corner.

34

Uruguay have dropped off the pace alittl allowing England more time and space to advance toward their box, with Wayne Rooney having much of the ball.

36

Beckham again beats the offside trap however his stood up cross is dealt with easily by Carini.

33

The game is warming up with England eager to get back level quickly. Steven Gerrard is certainly enjoying playing on his own ground.

32

Uruguay are a constant threat when England lose the ball and their pace and good first touch is causing problems.

31

Wayne Rooney fires a long range effort after some fine work by Gerrard, Carini smothers the shot and England must keep trying.

30' Jamie Carragher comes onto his home ground for the unfortunate Wayne Bridge.

30

With Uruguay threatening England's goal, Wayne Bridge falls heavily and looks hurt in the collision. He has to leave the field on a stretcher.

28

From a David Beckham free-kick England almost level the scores instantly although Terry is denied his first International goal.

26

Goal! England 0-1 Uruguay Omar Pouso with an incredible long range effort from John Terry's headed clearance. The looping shot gave Robinson no chance.

24

Bent wins the flick on and Gerrard looks for Cole in the six yard box, but the ball is scrambled out for a corner

22

A great ball from Cole finds Beckham breaking the offside trap, but his lofted effort goes over under pressure from Carini.

21

Carrick and Gerrard are looking comfortable together in the central midfield position with some fine touches and challenges.

20

A strong run from Wayne Rooney causes confusion, from which Carrick presents Joe Cole with a fine chance that he puts just wide.

19

Some tough tackling from Wayne Bridge breaks up a Uruguayan attack dowen the right flank.

18

England are starting to dominate in the possession stakes with two thirds of the ball so far.

17

David Beckham lines up a longe range free kick that almost finds John Terry at the back post, although the pace is slightly too much.

16

Darren Bent puts pressure on Godin but is penalised by Farina for a foul on the central defender.

15

Forlan makes the interception and finds Regueiro free in the centre circle, although his long range effort is well wide of the mark.

14

Patient play from England as they look to break down a stubborn South American backline.

12

Gary Neville's headed cross is cleared short by the Uruguayan defence, and Carrick flashes a shot just wide of the post.

11

A mistake by Rio Ferdinand lets Forlan through on goal but Terry is quick to recover and make the challenge.

10

Uruguay deal with Beckham's corner and break quickly although they do not penetrate the defence.

9

A deep cross from Beckham presents Joe Cole with a shooting chance, but his low drive is turned away by Carini for a corner.

8

Wayne Rooney gives away a free kick in a dangerous area, although Uruguay are unable to threaten Robinson's goal.

7

Uruguay show that they are dangerous on the break, some quick feet from Forlan and a snap shot is comfortably dealt with by Robinson however.

6

Some fine passing leads to space for Gary Neville on the right hand side, his looping cross almost finds Bent but Carini is there again.

5

England's experienced back four all take their time to get a touch on the ball and settle into the match.

4

A long ball from David Beckham almost provides Darren Bent with an opening, although he is unable to get on the end of the pass.

3

Diego Forlan tries a long range effort at the ground he enjoyed success before, although this time he is off target.

2

Following some excellent attacking play by Wayne Bridge on the left flank, Wayne Rooney is unfortunate not to get a shot on goal

1

Paul Robinson clears towards Darren Bent, making his debut tonight alongside Wayne Rooney

Uruguay have got the game started with England playing from left to right wearing their new red away kit that was launched on Monday.




England: Paul Robinson, Gary Neville, Rio Ferdinand, John Terry (Ledley King 46), Wayne Bridge (Jamie Carragher 30), David Beckham (Shaun Wright-Phillips 63), Michael Carrick, Steven Gerrard (Jermaine Jenas 46), Joe Cole, Wayne Rooney (Peter Crouch 63), Darren Bent (Jermain Defoe 80)

Subs: Luke Young, David James, Jamie Carragher, Ledley King, Wes Brown, Kieran Richardson, Jermaine Jenas, Jermain Defoe, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Peter Crouch, Robert Green,

Uruguay: F Carini (Viera 46), C Diogo, D Lugano, D Godin, P Lima, O Pouso, D Perez (I Gonzalez 88), G Varela (Valdes 90), G Vargas (Pereira 73), M Reguiro (Martinez 83), D Forlan (Medina 86)

Subs: C Valdez, A Medina, J Martinez, S Viera, M Pereira, A Sarkissian, J Salgueiro, I Gonzalez

Team Colours
England: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks
Goakeeper: Dark Blue

Uruguay: Light Blue Shirts, Black Shorts, Black Socks
Goalkeeper: Grey

Match Officials
Referee: Stefano Farina
Assistants: Gabriele Contini (Italy) and Maurizio Toscano (Italy)
Fourth Official: Martin Atkinson (England)

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