England against Hungary

GOAL! Cole goes on a good run, cutting in from the left wing; he feeds the ball in to the feet of Crouch, and he spins and fires a low shot in to the bottom corner.

Cole sends a good cross in to the penalty area towards Crouch; it seems as though the Liverpool striker is held as he tries to head for goal, but the referee spots nothing.

HUNGARY SUB: Molnar off, Vadocz on.

It is difficult to know what Sven might have learnt from tonight; certainly, the debate about the holding midfielder still rages; neither Carragher or Hargreaves have really shone.

England have struggled a little in the last ten minutes; they have been put under a bit of pressure by the visitors, who are finishing the game quite well.

SAVE! Eger slams a left-foot shot goalwards from the edge of the penalty area, but Robinson makes a superb flying save to tip the ball over for a corner.

Campbell becomes the first player booked this evening when he stretches for a loose ball and brings down his man.

England are caught out a little as the referee allows play to continue as Campbell comes on; Gera takes advantage of the space, but fires wide from a tight angle.

ENGLAND SUB: Terry is replaced by Campbell. Another little work out for the Arsenal rock, who is getting some valuable minutes under his belt.

A deep cross is headed goalwards by Gera at the back post, but his effort is headed in to the ground and Robinson saves comfortably.

I don't think we have seen an end to the England substitutions; there is more activity down on the bench.

HUNGARY SUB: Szabics is replaced by Polonkai.

Terry and Ferdinand, although they haven't had a lot to do, have had solid games; England's defence looks to be pretty firm going in to the World Cup.

England are having a good spell here; Walcott and Crouch's arrival have really lifted the side, and they are playing with a lot more confidence and zip.

OOH! Walcott finds some space down the right; he spots Crouch in the penalty area, but his low cross is cut out before it can reach the lanky striker.

Walcott seems to have been asked to play down the middle, in a Rooney-esque role just off the main striker.

WOEFUL! Gera fires a free-kick high over the crossbar from 25 yards out. The crowd enjoyed that one.

BLOCK! Beckham workds the ball to Lampard on the edge of the area; there is an expectant in-take of break from the crowd, but the Chelsea star's shot is well blocked.

Crouch will give England another option up front; they will be able to send a few higher balls in to the danger area and bring the Hungarian defence out a little.

ENGLAND SUBS: Crouch and Walcott replace Gerrard and Owen. Walcott becomes the youngest player ever to play in a full international for England.

Hungary force a corner when Gera gets between Carragher and Ferdinand down on the left wing. Terry heads the set-piece fimrly out of danger.

Gerrard can't combine with Cole on the edge of the area; Hungary are still getting plenty of players behind the ball in an effort to snuff out England.

A deliberate handball stops Lampard in his tracks; that might have been worthy of a booking, as England looked to have a good attack on.

HUNGARY SUB: Toth is replaced by Torghelle; the 24-year-old former Crystal Palace forward comes on to add some spice to the Hungary attack in the final half-hour.

GOOD DEFENDING! Terry again powers through a couple of men to get an effort in on goal, though it is blocked inside a crowded penalty area.

Another Beckham set-piece causes commotion in the Hungary penalty area, but Halmosi shows good strength to put the ball behind for a corner.

Those goals at the start of the half have really lifted the crowd, who are now fully involved in this game.

Gerrard goes down after taking a knock in committing a foul in midfield. He's soon up on his feet, to a huge sigh of relief from the England fans in the crowd.

An off-side flag halts a Hungary attack after a short spell of possession; that goal has given the visitors a nice little boost.

Hargreaves is spoken to by the referee after a strong challenge in midfield. The official has done well tonight; he's rightly kept his cards in his pocket.

GOAL! Dardai slams home a stunning strike from 30 yards out, right in the top corner, with Robinson well beaten.

England will take a lot of confidence in to the rest of the half, and Hungary might have their work cut out keeping the score down. The home side are finding a lot more space now.

England will be delighted with their two goals, but it has to be said that Hungary have defended dreadfully at the start of the second half; Kiraly was at fault for that last goal, no doubt.

GOAL! Terry scores his first goal for England as he powers home Beckham's free-kick from the left.

The two Coles combine down the left wing, with Ashley cynically blocked off before he can get on the end of Joe's return pass. Free-kick to England.

England seem to be trying to play at a higher tempo than the first; they are really hussling in midfield, trying to keep the ball moving as much as possible.

So, England make a positive start to the second half as they bid to improve on a very mediocre performance before the break.

GOAL! Gerrard steals between two defenders to nod home Beckham's long free-kick in to the penalty area.

Hargreaves has taken over for Carragher in the holding midfield role, with the Liverpool man moving to right-back to replace Neville.

England kick off the second half.

ENGLAND SUB: Hargreaves replaces Neville; Sven gives Hargreaves another chance to show himself a capable back-up at right-back.

HALF-TIME: England have looked very lacklustre and a little confused with the new formation. But they finished the half strongly and should certainly be leading at the break.

Lampard forces a late corner. Beckham curls it in from the left, but the whistle goes for half-time.

OFF THE POST! Beckham sends over another wonderful cross; Cole steals in front of his marker and flicks a header past Kiraly, but the ball spins back off the far post and is cleared from off his own line by Eger.

After 40 minutes of inactivity, the game suddenly seems to have woken up. Owen had a great chance to put England in front, and Lampard will be furious to have scuffed his penalty.

SAVED! Lampard goes for the bottom corner, but Kiraly makes a comfortable save, low to his right; Owen can't direct the rebound goalwards.

PENALTY| Gerrard goes down as he tries to get on the end of the loose ball following Kiraly's save from Owen's header.

WHAT A MISS! Beckham chips over a superb cross from the right, but Owen plants his header straight at Kiraly from six yards out.

NO TROUBLE! Beckham aims for the top corner, but gets too much on his free-kick and curls the ball over the crossbar.

Beckham stands over the ball as Hungary form their defensive wall...

England launch a rare counter-attack; Gerrard feeds Cole down the left, but the Chelsea man is brought down just outside the penalty area.

The crowd are doing their best to raise England's spirits, but the action on the pitch is hardly inspiring.

I have to say, I don't think England look comfortable with this formation; Owen is far too isolated and England look very one-dimensional.

Carragher is harshly adjudged to have fouled Molnar in midfield; it looked like a fair challenge from here.

Hungary win themselves a corner when Dardai makes a good run down the right and Ferdinand's challenge sees the ball spin behind.

The Jamiaca squad are also in the crowd tonight; they face England on Saturday in Sven's final warm-up game before the squad fly out to Germany on Monday.

Carragher fouls Toth on the halfway line; free-kick to Hungary.

IMPORTANT HEADER! Joe Cole fires in a good cross from the left, but Eger makes an important headed clearance at the back post, with Owen and Beckham lurking behind him.

Theo Walcott gets some cheers as he begins a few gentle warm-ups down near the dug-out.

It has been a frustrating first half-hour for England, but they have to find a way of beating teams like this if they are to triumph in Germany.

This is actually a good test for Engand ahead of the World Cup; they need to show that they can be patient and break down sides that get 11 men behind the ball.

Ferdinand and Terry rather get in each other's way as they tussle to get on the end of Beckham's corner from the right.

BLOCK! Beckham's cross from the right is deflected; Owen makes a good run across the face of his defender to the near post, but his clipped effort is blocked. Corner.

Lampard wins his side a free-kick, down near the right corner flag. Terry and Ferdinand jog forward, but Hungary eventually manage to clear their lines.

The atmosphere inside Old Trafford isn't exactly inspiring, either; England need something to lift them, because everything has gone a bit flat.

One of the problems England are having at the moment is that they have no height in their attack; everything is coming in along the floor, and Hungary are able to sit deep and deny Owen any space to run in to.

Recognising how difficult it is going to be to break down this Hungary defence, Terry and Ferdinand are making deep runs forward to try and add some numbers to the attacks.

England are dominating the possession, but look a little clueless as to what to do with the ball when they have it; Hungary are getting plenty of players behind the ball and are making it very difficult.

CLOSE! Huszti collects a half-clearance from the corner before firing in a low, left-footed shot. The ball ripples the net, but fortunately for England, his effort has gone the wrong side of the upright.

Halmosi makes a good break down the left flank for Hungary, but Ferdinand comes across to cut off the threat at the expense of a corner.

Injured striker Wayne Rooney is spotted in the crowd, looking frustrated. He has a nice baseball cap on; it looks good on him.

Neville again gets forward down the right, but his early cross is over-hit and flies out of play. England haven't really got going in the final third.

Beckham slides a beautiful pass out from right to left towards Owen, but England's lone striker can't quite bring the ball under control.

Hungary look very well organised at the back, but are yet to find a string of passes in an attacking move.

England are very narrow in midfield, so it is important that the two full-backs, Cole and Neville, push forward to give their side some width going forward.

Gerrard is managing to find himself some space, which is encouraging for England; if he can start to find his team-mates with his passes, it could be a profitable night.

Gerrard spreads the ball out to Neville, who has found some space down the right. He cuts on to his left foot, but his cross only finds the hands of Kiraly.

...Beckham curls the ball in to the near post, but his cross is cut out before it reaches Terry.

Terry and Ferdinand trot forward after Ashley Cole wins England a free-kick, out on the left flank...

England made a very positive start to the match, but have just struggled to settle down fully; they don't look entirely comfortable with this new 4-1-3-1-1 formation.

Owen robs Molnar of the ball on the halfway line, but the referee spots a push and awards Hungary a free-kick.

Gerrard makes a positive run down the left channel, but he just loses control of the ball at a crucial stage and tumbles to the turf.

HUNGARY SUB: Vanczak replaces Komlosi; an enforced change from the Hungary manager.

Carragher makes another unlikely burst forward, and his cross in towards Owen causes a little panic in the visitors' defence. Carragher has made a very positive start in his new position.

Konlosi is helped from the field, and he looks in a lot of pain. He appears to have jarred his knee.

Komlosi, the Hungary full-back, appears to have picked up an early injury. He goes down, and requires some treatment from the physio.

Gerrard combines well with Cole, but the little Chelsea star can't quite burst between two defenders in the middle of the pitch.

As expected, Gerrard is pushing up ahead of the England midfield, trying to get as much support to Owen as he possibly can.

The managers can use up to six substitutes tonight, and Sven has got plenty of options on the bench, should he choose to have a look at some of the fringe players.

Owen nods down Terry's long ball up-field, but Gerrard can't quite get on the knock-down.

OOOH! Terry powers Beckham's corner narrowly over the crossbar from six yards out. Great start by the home side.

England force an early corner as Carragher makes a burst through the middle and Feher is forced to put the ball behind.

Hungary kick off on a dry, mild night in Manchester.

The players are coming out on to the lush Old Trafford turf, to a massive roar from the England fans - who seem to have been firmly bitten by World Cup fever.

Michael Owen is included in the England starting XI, despite an injury scare yesterday, while Jamie Carragher gets a chance to impress in a holding midfield role.

Hello, welcome to ESPN Soccernet's coverage of England's penultimate World Cup warm-up fixture, against Hungary at Old Trafford.

Walcott seems to have been asked to play down the middle, in a Rooney-esque role just off the main striker.

WOEFUL! Gera fires a free-kick high over the crossbar from 25 yards out. The crowd enjoyed that one.

BLOCK! Beckham workds the ball to Lampard on the edge of the area; there is an expectant in-take of break from the crowd, but the Chelsea star's shot is well blocked.

Crouch will give England another option up front; they will be able to send a few higher balls in to the danger area and bring the Hungarian defence out a little.

ENGLAND SUBS: Crouch and Walcott replace Gerrard and Owen. Walcott becomes the youngest player ever to play in a full international for England.

Hungary force a corner when Gera gets between Carragher and Ferdinand down on the left wing. Terry heads the set-piece fimrly out of danger.

Gerrard can't combine with Cole on the edge of the area; Hungary are still getting plenty of players behind the ball in an effort to snuff out England.

A deliberate handball stops Lampard in his tracks; that might have been worthy of a booking, as England looked to have a good attack on.

HUNGARY SUB: Toth is replaced by Torghelle; the 24-year-old former Crystal Palace forward comes on to add some spice to the Hungary attack in the final half-hour.

GOOD DEFENDING! Terry again powers through a couple of men to get an effort in on goal, though it is blocked inside a crowded penalty area.

Another Beckham set-piece causes commotion in the Hungary penalty area, but Halmosi shows good strength to put the ball behind for a corner.

Those goals at the start of the half have really lifted the crowd, who are now fully involved in this game.

Gerrard goes down after taking a knock in committing a foul in midfield. He's soon up on his feet, to a huge sigh of relief from the England fans in the crowd.

An off-side flag halts a Hungary attack after a short spell of possession; that goal has given the visitors a nice little boost.

Hargreaves is spoken to by the referee after a strong challenge in midfield. The official has done well tonight; he's rightly kept his cards in his pocket.

GOAL! Dardai slams home a stunning strike from 30 yards out, right in the top corner, with Robinson well beaten.

England will take a lot of confidence in to the rest of the half, and Hungary might have their work cut out keeping the score down. The home side are finding a lot more space now.

England will be delighted with their two goals, but it has to be said that Hungary have defended dreadfully at the start of the second half; Kiraly was at fault for that last goal, no doubt.

GOAL! Terry scores his first goal for England as he powers home Beckham's free-kick from the left.

The two Coles combine down the left wing, with Ashley cynically blocked off before he can get on the end of Joe's return pass. Free-kick to England.

England seem to be trying to play at a higher tempo than the first; they are really hussling in midfield, trying to keep the ball moving as much as possible.

So, England make a positive start to the second half as they bid to improve on a very mediocre performance before the break.

GOAL! Gerrard steals between two defenders to nod home Beckham's long free-kick in to the penalty area.

Hargreaves has taken over for Carragher in the holding midfield role, with the Liverpool man moving to right-back to replace Neville.

England kick off the second half.

ENGLAND SUB: Hargreaves replaces Neville; Sven gives Hargreaves another chance to show himself a capable back-up at right-back.

HALF-TIME: England have looked very lacklustre and a little confused with the new formation. But they finished the half strongly and should certainly be leading at the break.

Lampard forces a late corner. Beckham curls it in from the left, but the whistle goes for half-time.

OFF THE POST! Beckham sends over another wonderful cross; Cole steals in front of his marker and flicks a header past Kiraly, but the ball spins back off the far post and is cleared from off his own line by Eger.

After 40 minutes of inactivity, the game suddenly seems to have woken up. Owen had a great chance to put England in front, and Lampard will be furious to have scuffed his penalty.

SAVED! Lampard goes for the bottom corner, but Kiraly makes a comfortable save, low to his right; Owen can't direct the rebound goalwards.

PENALTY| Gerrard goes down as he tries to get on the end of the loose ball following Kiraly's save from Owen's header.

WHAT A MISS! Beckham chips over a superb cross from the right, but Owen plants his header straight at Kiraly from six yards out.

NO TROUBLE! Beckham aims for the top corner, but gets too much on his free-kick and curls the ball over the crossbar.

Beckham stands over the ball as Hungary form their defensive wall...

England launch a rare counter-attack; Gerrard feeds Cole down the left, but the Chelsea man is brought down just outside the penalty area.

The crowd are doing their best to raise England's spirits, but the action on the pitch is hardly inspiring.

I have to say, I don't think England look comfortable with this formation; Owen is far too isolated and England look very one-dimensional.

Carragher is harshly adjudged to have fouled Molnar in midfield; it looked like a fair challenge from here.

Hungary win themselves a corner when Dardai makes a good run down the right and Ferdinand's challenge sees the ball spin behind.

The Jamiaca squad are also in the crowd tonight; they face England on Saturday in Sven's final warm-up game before the squad fly out to Germany on Monday.

Carragher fouls Toth on the halfway line; free-kick to Hungary.

IMPORTANT HEADER! Joe Cole fires in a good cross from the left, but Eger makes an important headed clearance at the back post, with Owen and Beckham lurking behind him.

Theo Walcott gets some cheers as he begins a few gentle warm-ups down near the dug-out.

It has been a frustrating first half-hour for England, but they have to find a way of beating teams like this if they are to triumph in Germany.

This is actually a good test for Engand ahead of the World Cup; they need to show that they can be patient and break down sides that get 11 men behind the ball.

Ferdinand and Terry rather get in each other's way as they tussle to get on the end of Beckham's corner from the right.

BLOCK! Beckham's cross from the right is deflected; Owen makes a good run across the face of his defender to the near post, but his clipped effort is blocked. Corner.

Lampard wins his side a free-kick, down near the right corner flag. Terry and Ferdinand jog forward, but Hungary eventually manage to clear their lines.

The atmosphere inside Old Trafford isn't exactly inspiring, either; England need something to lift them, because everything has gone a bit flat.

One of the problems England are having at the moment is that they have no height in their attack; everything is coming in along the floor, and Hungary are able to sit deep and deny Owen any space to run in to.

Recognising how difficult it is going to be to break down this Hungary defence, Terry and Ferdinand are making deep runs forward to try and add some numbers to the attacks.

England are dominating the possession, but look a little clueless as to what to do with the ball when they have it; Hungary are getting plenty of players behind the ball and are making it very difficult.

CLOSE! Huszti collects a half-clearance from the corner before firing in a low, left-footed shot. The ball ripples the net, but fortunately for England, his effort has gone the wrong side of the upright.

Halmosi makes a good break down the left flank for Hungary, but Ferdinand comes across to cut off the threat at the expense of a corner.

Injured striker Wayne Rooney is spotted in the crowd, looking frustrated. He has a nice baseball cap on; it looks good on him.

Neville again gets forward down the right, but his early cross is over-hit and flies out of play. England haven't really got going in the final third.

Beckham slides a beautiful pass out from right to left towards Owen, but England's lone striker can't quite bring the ball under control.

Hungary look very well organised at the back, but are yet to find a string of passes in an attacking move.

England are very narrow in midfield, so it is important that the two full-backs, Cole and Neville, push forward to give their side some width going forward.

Gerrard is managing to find himself some space, which is encouraging for England; if he can start to find his team-mates with his passes, it could be a profitable night.

Gerrard spreads the ball out to Neville, who has found some space down the right. He cuts on to his left foot, but his cross only finds the hands of Kiraly.

...Beckham curls the ball in to the near post, but his cross is cut out before it reaches Terry.

Terry and Ferdinand trot forward after Ashley Cole wins England a free-kick, out on the left flank...

England made a very positive start to the match, but have just struggled to settle down fully; they don't look entirely comfortable with this new 4-1-3-1-1 formation.

Owen robs Molnar of the ball on the halfway line, but the referee spots a push and awards Hungary a free-kick.

Gerrard makes a positive run down the left channel, but he just loses control of the ball at a crucial stage and tumbles to the turf.

HUNGARY SUB: Vanczak replaces Komlosi; an enforced change from the Hungary manager.

Carragher makes another unlikely burst forward, and his cross in towards Owen causes a little panic in the visitors' defence. Carragher has made a very positive start in his new position.

Konlosi is helped from the field, and he looks in a lot of pain. He appears to have jarred his knee.

Komlosi, the Hungary full-back, appears to have picked up an early injury. He goes down, and requires some treatment from the physio.

Gerrard combines well with Cole, but the little Chelsea star can't quite burst between two defenders in the middle of the pitch.

As expected, Gerrard is pushing up ahead of the England midfield, trying to get as much support to Owen as he possibly can.

The managers can use up to six substitutes tonight, and Sven has got plenty of options on the bench, should he choose to have a look at some of the fringe players.

Owen nods down Terry's long ball up-field, but Gerrard can't quite get on the knock-down.

OOOH! Terry powers Beckham's corner narrowly over the crossbar from six yards out. Great start by the home side.

England force an early corner as Carragher makes a burst through the middle and Feher is forced to put the ball behind.

Hungary kick off on a dry, mild night in Manchester.

The players are coming out on to the lush Old Trafford turf, to a massive roar from the England fans - who seem to have been firmly bitten by World Cup fever.

Michael Owen is included in the England starting XI, despite an injury scare yesterday, while Jamie Carragher gets a chance to impress in a holding midfield role.

Hello, welcome to ESPN Soccernet's coverage of England's penultimate World Cup warm-up fixture, against Hungary at Old Trafford.