England v Lithuania, 26 March 2017

Score2-0 to England
RefereeRuddy Buquet
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Europe group F
VenueWembley Stadium
Attendance77,690
Kick-off: 5.00pm BST A minute's silence was observed before kick-off in rememberance of the victims of the terrorist attack on Westminster in London earlier in this week.

2  England

Manager: Gareth Southgate

0  Lithuania

Manager: Edgaras Jankauskas

Goals:

Jermain Defoe 21 G
Jamie Vardy 66 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Joe Hart (captain)
Defender Michael Keane
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Defender/Midfielder Eric Dier
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Dele Alli
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Jermain Defoe

Starting lineup:

Ernestas Setkus Goalkeeper
Tadas Kijanskas Defender
Vaidas Slavickas Defender
Mantas Kuklys Midfielder
Vykintas Slivka Midfielder
Artūras Žulpa Midfielder
Fedor Cernych Midfielder/Forward (captain)
Arvydas Novikovas Midfielder/Forward
Nerijus Valskis Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Marcus Rashford for Raheem Sterling 60
Jamie Vardy for Jermain Defoe 60

Substitutions:

Mindaugas Grigaravicius for Arvydas Novikovas 54
Deivydas Matulevičius for Nerijus Valskis 73
Simonas Paulius for Vykintas Slivka 87

Cards:

Marcus Rashford 73 Y

Cards:

Egidijus Vaitkūnas 46 Y
Artūras Žulpa 59 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Goalkeeper Tom Heaton
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Ben Gibson
Defender Luke Shaw
Defender/Midfielder Jake Livermore
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Jesse Lingard
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Forward Jamie Vardy

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Edvinas Gertmonas
Goalkeeper Emilijus Zubas
Defender Tomas Mikuckis
Midfielder Tautvydas Eliosius
Midfielder Vytautas Luksa
Midfielder Simonas Paulius
Midfielder Ovidijus Verbickas

Comments:

In making his first start in four years to the week, 34 year-old Jermain Defoe had now scored eight goals in his last nine starts for England.

Comments:

Lithuania had now failed to score in all three meetings against England.

2  England

Manager: Gareth Southgate

Goals:

Jermain Defoe 21 G
Jamie Vardy 66 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Joe Hart (captain)
Defender Michael Keane
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Defender/Midfielder Eric Dier
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Dele Alli
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Jermain Defoe

Substitutions:

Marcus Rashford for Raheem Sterling 60
Jamie Vardy for Jermain Defoe 60

Cards:

Marcus Rashford 73 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Goalkeeper Tom Heaton
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Ben Gibson
Defender Luke Shaw
Defender/Midfielder Jake Livermore
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Jesse Lingard
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Forward Jamie Vardy

Comments:

In making his first start in four years to the week, 34 year-old Jermain Defoe had now scored eight goals in his last nine starts for England.

0  Lithuania

Manager: Edgaras Jankauskas

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Ernestas Setkus Goalkeeper
Tadas Kijanskas Defender
Vaidas Slavickas Defender
Mantas Kuklys Midfielder
Vykintas Slivka Midfielder
Artūras Žulpa Midfielder
Fedor Cernych Midfielder/Forward (captain)
Arvydas Novikovas Midfielder/Forward
Nerijus Valskis Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Mindaugas Grigaravicius for Arvydas Novikovas 54
Deivydas Matulevičius for Nerijus Valskis 73
Simonas Paulius for Vykintas Slivka 87

Cards:

Egidijus Vaitkūnas 46 Y
Artūras Žulpa 59 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Edvinas Gertmonas
Goalkeeper Emilijus Zubas
Defender Tomas Mikuckis
Midfielder Tautvydas Eliosius
Midfielder Vytautas Luksa
Midfielder Simonas Paulius
Midfielder Ovidijus Verbickas

Comments:

Lithuania had now failed to score in all three meetings against England.