22:02
That scramble in injury time was quite something. “It’s almost like a rugby match,” says John Collins as he watches it back. McTominay did very well to put his body in front of the ball to stop Mount getting anything resembling a clear shot.
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21:58
“Good game,” writes our token Wales fan Matt Dony. “Enjoyed that, but we’re still none the wiser over deciding who’s the second best team in Britain.”
21:57
Gareth Southgate’s decision to substitute Harry Kane will lead to plenty of chatter. I don’t really mind it, as Kane was poor again, but replacing him with Marcus Rashford was a bit odd. He has many qualities, on the field too, but he’s the antonym of the kind of centre-forward you need against a deep-lying defence.
21:55
Scotland’s players are saluting the Tartan Army, celebrating as if they’ve won. Easy to sneer but this is a moral victory, and they also got the actual point they needed to set up a death-or-glory match against Croatia on Tuesday.
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21:52
The England players trudge off, with plenty to think about. Some of their key players – Kane, Foden, Sterling – were poor. Scotland had some immense individual performances, particularly Marshall, O’Donnell, Tierney, Hanley, Gilmour, McGregor, Dykes, Adams, McTominay, Robertson and most of all the remarkable John McGinn.
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21:48
Peep peep! Scotland are still in the tournament thanks to the most honourable of draws. They were heroic, against a team miles above them in the world rankings, and fully deserved a point.
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21:47
90+1 min James’ low cross leads to a Sunday-league scramble on the six-yard line, which seems to go on for an eternity until McGinn – of course it was him – boots the ball clear.
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21:44
88 min Flower of Scotland is being belted out by the Scotland fans. McGinn is treating himself for cramp; I’d love to see his running stats tonight.
21:42
87 min O’Donnell is booked for an, a-hem, old-fashioned tackle on Grealish near the halfway line.
21:39
83 min We know all too well about Scotland’s relationship with glorious failure. If they concede now this will be yet another chapter, because their overall performance has been wonderful.
21:37
81 min Hanley makes a brilliant tackle on Rashford just outside the area and Scotland break. Eventually McGinn’s long-range shot deflects over the bar. I feared for McGinn after that early yellow card but he has been fifty shades of immense.
21:35
79 min Sterling appeals unsuccessfully for a penalty after a challenge from Robertson near the byline. VAR isn’t interested but that was pretty similar to the penalty given against David Alaba yesterday. Whether it should be a penalty is a different matter.
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78 min: Chance for Adams! Oh, Scotland. Tierney’s cross from the left skims off the head of Stones and flies towards Adams beyond the far post. He launches into it on the half-volley but slices it well wide of the near post. It looked a much tougher chance on the replay.
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21:32
76 min Scotland substitution: Stuart Armstrong comes on to replace Billy Gilmour, who faded a little in the second half but was sensational before the break.
21:31
75 min That’s a pretty brave decision from Gareth Southgate, which registers 5.7 on the LinekerSmithTaylorometer. Kane has done very little in both games, but he’s also scored hundreds of goals in his career. I can see both sides!
21:29
74 min Mount’s flicked pass deflects through to Shaw on the left of the area. He takes it down on his thigh but then smashes a cross shot miles wide.
21:29
73 min Grealish has been good since coming on, bringing an arrogance and composure in tight areas that Foden, at this stage, doesn’t have.
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21:27
72 min “Seen it all before,” is the subject of Simon McMahon’s email. “I think we all know how this ends, eh, Rob?”
21:26
71 min If it stays like this, England will be effectively, but not officially, through to the last 16. Scotland would almost certainly need a win over Croatia in their final game.
21:25
70 min “For all the tradition, this is dreadful,” says Paul Pooley. “As a neutral, this game needs a goal. From anyone. Please.”
But it’s England v Scotland! (I’ve enjoyed it immensely, but I do know what you mean.)
21:24
68 min Shaw curls a fine long pass over the top to Kane, who lays it back towards Grealish on the edge of the D. McTominay slides in to poke the ball away.
21:21
66 min Grealish’s first act is to win a corner off McTominay, who started nervously on his return to centre-back but has been superb in the last half an hour or so. The corner is cleared at the near post.
21:20
64 min: Jack Grealish is on! He replaces the disappointing Phil Foden. Grealish goes to the left, Raheem Sterling moves to the right.
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21:19
62 min: James clears off the line from Dykes! This is pulsating stuff now. Robertson’s inswinging corner from the right ricochets towards Dykes, whose hooked shot beats Pickford and is headed off the line by James! It might have been going wide but James didn’t know that. He did brilliantly to run back towards goal and head it away.
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21:17
61 min An incredible long pass from Pickford (if he meant it) falls kindly for Sterling 20 yards from goal. He is tackled by Hanley and then Robertson (or Tierney) makes an important challenge on Foden.
21:16
60 min Mount wins another corner off McTominay. Scotland’s three centre-backs have worked incredibly hard in the last 10 minutes. Meanwhile, Jack Grealish is getting ready to come on.
21:15
59 min Kane twists away from two defenders on the edge of the area and hits a low left-footed shot that is heroically blocked by Hanley. But the pressure is building…
21:14
58 min “Billy Gilmour is not ‘perhaps Glasgow’s only Xavi tribute act’,” says Matt Vallance. “Wee Billy comes from Ardrossan, in God’s County of Ayrshire – about 40 miles from Glasgow. We are a much bigger country, where football is played outwith Glasgow.”
Ach, what a moron I am – sorry. Why did I think he was born in Glasgow? It’s because Chelsea got him from Rangers, isn’t it. As a proud Orcadian I’m mildly disgusted with my ignorance. But I suppose we can say with a degree of confidence that he is Ardrossan’s only Xavi tribute act.
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