England against Spain

Hart hoof s the ball down the pitch for England and a few more seconds tick away.

Fabregas should have scored then. That was Spain's big chance.

England have been caught out at the back. Villa squares the ball for Fabregas, who puts the ball inches wide of the post from around the penalty spot.

Fabregas makes a great turn to beat Rodwell and shoots low and hard. His attempt is deflected and Hart makes a good save.

Spain are playing the ball around in England's half but can't break through the massed defence. This time it is Cole that breaks ranks to clear the danger.

Arbeloa's cross is half blocked by Adam Johnson and Hart mops up in goal.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> That is Parker's last contribution. He goes off to a standing ovation and is replaced by Kyle Walker.

Parker makes another great interception as Spain threaten in the box. There is a real backs-to-the-wall feel about this for England now.

Fabregas takes a tumble in the box under pressure from Barry. He pleads for a penalty but the ref waves play on.

Fabregas attempts to make amends with a long-range shot but his effort goes wide of the post.

Fabregas beats the offside trap on the right of the box.. for some reason he passes across the face of goal instead of shooting. Wrong decision.

Mata beats the offside trap but Lescott has forced him wide. Mata crosses but England clear.

Welbeck chases a long-ball down the line. Puyol comes across to cover as the last defender and looks like he handles the ball. No foul given by the ref.

The pressure is mounting and England are happy to just smash the ball up the pitch to nobody.

..Fabregas takes it but Lescott heads clear.

Egland hold firm but at the expense of a corner....

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> England make a change. Adam Johnson comes on to replace his Man City team-mate Milner.

Parker gets caught in possession. Carzola prods a pass through to Torres but Jagielka gets a vital touch to divert the ball away from the striker.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Spain make another change. Iniesta goes off and is replaced by Carzola.

Welbeck races down the other end for England. He pulls the ball back for Milner to shoot but his pass is behind the Manchester City midfielder.

Villa gets the ball on the edge of the box and fires off a seemingly speculative shot, but Hart is beaten and his shot strikes the post.

..there are a few boos from the fans but Parker is back on his feet.

Parker is down injured as Spain go on the attack...

The neat and tidy Spanish passing game has left them for the last few minutes.

England growing in confidence and are knocking the ball around more comfortably.

While the first-half was a bit of a training match, this second-half has a real competitive feel to it.

Torres thinks he has won a corner but the linesman awards a goal kick.

Welbeck makes a break and has Rodwell with him. The Everton player takes a heavy first touch and allows Alba to get back, who nearly scores past his own keeper.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Spain make an attacking change. Midfielder Busquest is replaced by striker Torres.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> England make another change. Welbeck replaces Bent.

Villa takes it himself but Parker blocks the effort.

Villa wins a freekick about 30-yards out in the centre of the goal. This is dangerous for England...

Jagielka is back on his feet after that needless challenge.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Another yellow for Spain. Fabregas booked for a barge on Jagielka. Are the Spanish losing it?

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Ramos gets booked for a tackle from behind on Bent. He got the ball but both feet were off the ground.

Rodwell gets in behind Ramos, who recovers well to block the England debutant's cross.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Jones is replaced by Rodwell, who may offer a bit more attacking quality if he finds himself in the same positions as his predecessor.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Barry comes on and takes the armband from Lampard.

England respond with a couple of changes....

Villa races through on goal, he goes around Hart but hits his shot into the side-netting. You would have backed him to score there!

Bent's first touch has been very poor tonight (apart from his header for the goal) and that is one reason England have struggled to keep hold of the ball.

Parker is certainly up for it and brings down Mata with a tough tackle.

So England now have somthing to defend and Spain will have to better than they did in the first-half to break through their massed defence.

Well Spain can't just sit back anymore... Wait a minute! That was England, who can sit back all they like now.

Darren Bent does well to win the initial header, which Reina can't reach. The ball bounces back off the post and Lampard nods the ball in from about one yard. England lead 1-0.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Reina can't deal with a Bent header and Lampard nods in from close range.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> England make just one change. Downing replaces Walcott, who was one of the few players offering an attacking threat.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Spain take off Xavi, Silva and Casillas and bring on Fabregas, Mata and Reina.

England get the second-half underway and we have a few changes to either side...

<b>HT</b> Stats & Info: <i>Of the eleven players to have made the most passes in the first half, only one is English and that's Scott Parker, with 27</i>

<b>HT</b> Comment from Kamalmatt: <i>No Rooney, no creativity for England. Parker looks solid in defence, but not so much in attack. Lampard not helping much too.</i>

<b>HT</b> You can send in your half-time comments to me via twitter @ESPNsoccernetFC

<b>HT</b> ESPN's John Brewin at Wembley: <i>England can take heart from a dogged first-half display. Spain are superior, yet could do with a centre-forward, uncool as they are nowadays</i>

<b>HT</b> As for Spain, they have shown a few flashes of brilliance but in non-threating areas, and have looked solid at the back on the few occassions they have been called into action.

<b>HT</b> England will be happy with their defensive work but they really need to offer a bit more going forward. Walcott has looked the best outlet on the right wing.

<b>HT</b> Well, Spain threw all they had at England but the defence held firm and the visitors started to run out of ideas.

The ref blows for half-time and the game remains 0-0.

Johnson charges into the box. He beats Ramos but Alba holds firm and uses his strength to guide the ball out of play.

Walcott goes down after another foul by Ramos. The ref waves play on and the England fans don't like it.

Although Spain have had the majority of possession they have not really done anything with it.

Johnson and Walcott with a slight misunderstanding on the right flank and another England move breaks down.

Milner actually gets the ball but he did catch the player too.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Milner gets booked for a foul on Ramos.

Walcott gets the ball at right-back. He hits it past one man and then is blocked off by Ramos. A good foul that one as England were threatening.

Silva races through on goal but the flag goes up for offside. It was a very close call, but probably the right one.

Walcott is back defending now and he wins the ball. He looks up to make a pass and only Bent is free about 70-yards away.

Spain are still knocking the ball around and England may be tiring ahead of half-time.

From the corner Busquets sticks out a boot and directs the ball over the bar from eight yards out. That was probably the best chance of the game.

Silva passes to Iniesta on the edge of the box, who shoots, but his effort is deflected behind for a corner.

Casillas collects a Phil Jones header that bounces in front of him. Does that count as another shot on target?

If it stays 0-0 I believe the game is decided by shots on target. So England are winning.... I jest, obviously.

That could be the first shot on target of the match.

England's attack goes all the way back to their own half. Lampard gets it in midfield and shoots straight at Casillas from distance.

Busquest goes down holding his head (we've been here before). There is absolutelty nothing wrong with him, obviously.

Johnson takes a poor touch and the ball goes out of play amid groans from the Wembley crowd.

England are frustrating Spain.

Parker does brilliantly to win the ball off Busquets but his pass to Walcott is wayward.

Villa faces up to Johnson. He passes to Alba on the overlap, who cuts the ball back across the face of goal but there is nobody there to get a shot on England's goal.

Busquets shanks the ball out for a throw-in.

Iniesta to Alonso to Xavi....

Parker, who is having a good game, breaks up another Spanish attack. Cole hits a long pass up to Bent, who can't hold up the ball.

England are happy to let Spain have the ball but are quick into the tackle when they get near the eedge of the area.

ESPN's John Brewin at Wembley: <i>Xavi, at times, makes Frank Lampard, perhaps Chelsea's greatest ever player, look as clod-hopping as Micky Droy and Doug Rougvie.</i>

Good interception from Jagielka but once again England can't keep the ball.

The match is unfolding as expected at the moment.

Inticate play on the right flank from England but they can't really make any headway so Jones, who is popping up all over the place, sticks in a cross. It's blocked.

Jones brings the ball out from deep into plenty of space, he delays his pass to Bent for a tad too long and his intended target is caught offside.

Villa attempts a cheeky back-heel as Spain try something different, but Jones blocks his inventive pass.

England really defending well at the moment. Just need to offer a bit more in attack... did you know Darren Bent IS playing?

Villa gets into the box and runs at Jagielka, who holds up the striker and allows Johnson to get back to make a good a tackle.

Lampard goes in hard and fairly on Alonso and the Wembley crowd find their voices.

A six pass move from England gets the ball quickly from front to back and Johnson wins a corner. But Lampard's corner is rubbish.

Xavi attempts a through-ball to Iniesta but his pass runs through to Hart in the England goal.

Milner and Pique are in the slowest foot-race in football to get to a long pass from Jones. Pique wins.

England are repelling Spain as they come forward but are struggling to get possession of the ball. Still, it's early days.

Alonso, Silva and Iniesta play the ball around in front of the England defence. The ball drops to Silva, whose shot is blocked by Jagielka.

England try to pass their way out of trouble. Jones hits the ball down the line for Walcott to chase but the pass is over hit.

A prolonged spell of Spanish possession comes to an end when Lescott steps out of defence to make an interception.

Milner gets some space down the left flank and crosses, but Pique heads the ball clear for Spain. That was england's first real touch of the ball.

Spain get the action underway at Wembley. Kicking from left to right.

It's poignant moment at Wembley as the minute silence as accompanied by hundreds of 2we will remember" banners.

The Spanish national anthem is followed by England's, which is belted out by the fans at Wembley. A minutes silence will commence shortly.

The music blares at Wembley and the teams trudge out of the tunnel. England wearing the Remembrance Day poppy after their battle to do so with FIFA.

Capello uttered the name of Phil Jones and Franco Baresi in the same sentence ahead of the match. Jones will have to play like the Italian legend to give England any chance tonight one would think.

Silva looks like he will be in his favourite attacking role ahead of Busquets and Alonso. Premier League fans know all about his quality... and then there is Xavi too.

That means Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas will win his 126th cap at Wembley, equalling the record of Andoni Zubizarreta.

<b>The Spain team is in</b>: Casillas, Arbeloa, Ramos, Pique, Alba, Xavi, Busquets, Alonso, Iniesta, Silva, Villa.

<b>Full England team:</b> Hart; G Johnson, A Cole, Jagielka, Lescott; Jones, Parker, Lampard (capt), Milner, Walcott; Bent.

Glen Johnson has been recalled at right-back after a three-match absence, while Phil Jagielka and Joleon Lescott paired together in central defence for the first time since the qualifying win over Switzerland at Wembley in September 2010.

Manchester United defender Phil Jones will start in midfield for England - it's a role he has played for United and his previous club Blackburn - after making his senior international bow in Montenegro last month.

Fabio Capello says that he has <a href="http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/982882/fabio-capello:-i-have-no-fear-for-spain?cc=5739" target="_blank">no fear</a> over selecting his young stars against Spain.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2011/1112/philjonesengland20111111_275x155.jpg"><br>Phil Jones is set to start in midfield.

Join us at 17.15 GMT to see a young England side take on world and European champions Spain.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> England make a change. Adam Johnson comes on to replace his Man City team-mate Milner.

Parker gets caught in possession. Carzola prods a pass through to Torres but Jagielka gets a vital touch to divert the ball away from the striker.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Spain make another change. Iniesta goes off and is replaced by Carzola.

Welbeck races down the other end for England. He pulls the ball back for Milner to shoot but his pass is behind the Manchester City midfielder.

Villa gets the ball on the edge of the box and fires off a seemingly speculative shot, but Hart is beaten and his shot strikes the post.

..there are a few boos from the fans but Parker is back on his feet.

Parker is down injured as Spain go on the attack...

The neat and tidy Spanish passing game has left them for the last few minutes.

England growing in confidence and are knocking the ball around more comfortably.

While the first-half was a bit of a training match, this second-half has a real competitive feel to it.

Torres thinks he has won a corner but the linesman awards a goal kick.

Welbeck makes a break and has Rodwell with him. The Everton player takes a heavy first touch and allows Alba to get back, who nearly scores past his own keeper.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Spain make an attacking change. Midfielder Busquest is replaced by striker Torres.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> England make another change. Welbeck replaces Bent.

Villa takes it himself but Parker blocks the effort.

Villa wins a freekick about 30-yards out in the centre of the goal. This is dangerous for England...

Jagielka is back on his feet after that needless challenge.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Another yellow for Spain. Fabregas booked for a barge on Jagielka. Are the Spanish losing it?

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Ramos gets booked for a tackle from behind on Bent. He got the ball but both feet were off the ground.

Rodwell gets in behind Ramos, who recovers well to block the England debutant's cross.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Jones is replaced by Rodwell, who may offer a bit more attacking quality if he finds himself in the same positions as his predecessor.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Barry comes on and takes the armband from Lampard.

England respond with a couple of changes....

Villa races through on goal, he goes around Hart but hits his shot into the side-netting. You would have backed him to score there!

Bent's first touch has been very poor tonight (apart from his header for the goal) and that is one reason England have struggled to keep hold of the ball.

Parker is certainly up for it and brings down Mata with a tough tackle.

So England now have somthing to defend and Spain will have to better than they did in the first-half to break through their massed defence.

Well Spain can't just sit back anymore... Wait a minute! That was England, who can sit back all they like now.

Darren Bent does well to win the initial header, which Reina can't reach. The ball bounces back off the post and Lampard nods the ball in from about one yard. England lead 1-0.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Reina can't deal with a Bent header and Lampard nods in from close range.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> England make just one change. Downing replaces Walcott, who was one of the few players offering an attacking threat.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Spain take off Xavi, Silva and Casillas and bring on Fabregas, Mata and Reina.

England get the second-half underway and we have a few changes to either side...

<b>HT</b> Stats & Info: <i>Of the eleven players to have made the most passes in the first half, only one is English and that's Scott Parker, with 27</i>

<b>HT</b> Comment from Kamalmatt: <i>No Rooney, no creativity for England. Parker looks solid in defence, but not so much in attack. Lampard not helping much too.</i>

<b>HT</b> You can send in your half-time comments to me via twitter @ESPNsoccernetFC

<b>HT</b> ESPN's John Brewin at Wembley: <i>England can take heart from a dogged first-half display. Spain are superior, yet could do with a centre-forward, uncool as they are nowadays</i>

<b>HT</b> As for Spain, they have shown a few flashes of brilliance but in non-threating areas, and have looked solid at the back on the few occassions they have been called into action.

<b>HT</b> England will be happy with their defensive work but they really need to offer a bit more going forward. Walcott has looked the best outlet on the right wing.

<b>HT</b> Well, Spain threw all they had at England but the defence held firm and the visitors started to run out of ideas.

The ref blows for half-time and the game remains 0-0.

Johnson charges into the box. He beats Ramos but Alba holds firm and uses his strength to guide the ball out of play.

Walcott goes down after another foul by Ramos. The ref waves play on and the England fans don't like it.

Although Spain have had the majority of possession they have not really done anything with it.

Johnson and Walcott with a slight misunderstanding on the right flank and another England move breaks down.

Milner actually gets the ball but he did catch the player too.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Milner gets booked for a foul on Ramos.

Walcott gets the ball at right-back. He hits it past one man and then is blocked off by Ramos. A good foul that one as England were threatening.

Silva races through on goal but the flag goes up for offside. It was a very close call, but probably the right one.

Walcott is back defending now and he wins the ball. He looks up to make a pass and only Bent is free about 70-yards away.

Spain are still knocking the ball around and England may be tiring ahead of half-time.

From the corner Busquets sticks out a boot and directs the ball over the bar from eight yards out. That was probably the best chance of the game.

Silva passes to Iniesta on the edge of the box, who shoots, but his effort is deflected behind for a corner.

Casillas collects a Phil Jones header that bounces in front of him. Does that count as another shot on target?

If it stays 0-0 I believe the game is decided by shots on target. So England are winning.... I jest, obviously.

That could be the first shot on target of the match.

England's attack goes all the way back to their own half. Lampard gets it in midfield and shoots straight at Casillas from distance.

Busquest goes down holding his head (we've been here before). There is absolutelty nothing wrong with him, obviously.

Johnson takes a poor touch and the ball goes out of play amid groans from the Wembley crowd.

England are frustrating Spain.

Parker does brilliantly to win the ball off Busquets but his pass to Walcott is wayward.

Villa faces up to Johnson. He passes to Alba on the overlap, who cuts the ball back across the face of goal but there is nobody there to get a shot on England's goal.

Busquets shanks the ball out for a throw-in.

Iniesta to Alonso to Xavi....

Parker, who is having a good game, breaks up another Spanish attack. Cole hits a long pass up to Bent, who can't hold up the ball.

England are happy to let Spain have the ball but are quick into the tackle when they get near the eedge of the area.

ESPN's John Brewin at Wembley: <i>Xavi, at times, makes Frank Lampard, perhaps Chelsea's greatest ever player, look as clod-hopping as Micky Droy and Doug Rougvie.</i>

Good interception from Jagielka but once again England can't keep the ball.

The match is unfolding as expected at the moment.

Inticate play on the right flank from England but they can't really make any headway so Jones, who is popping up all over the place, sticks in a cross. It's blocked.

Jones brings the ball out from deep into plenty of space, he delays his pass to Bent for a tad too long and his intended target is caught offside.

Villa attempts a cheeky back-heel as Spain try something different, but Jones blocks his inventive pass.

England really defending well at the moment. Just need to offer a bit more in attack... did you know Darren Bent IS playing?

Villa gets into the box and runs at Jagielka, who holds up the striker and allows Johnson to get back to make a good a tackle.

Lampard goes in hard and fairly on Alonso and the Wembley crowd find their voices.

A six pass move from England gets the ball quickly from front to back and Johnson wins a corner. But Lampard's corner is rubbish.

Xavi attempts a through-ball to Iniesta but his pass runs through to Hart in the England goal.

Milner and Pique are in the slowest foot-race in football to get to a long pass from Jones. Pique wins.

England are repelling Spain as they come forward but are struggling to get possession of the ball. Still, it's early days.

Alonso, Silva and Iniesta play the ball around in front of the England defence. The ball drops to Silva, whose shot is blocked by Jagielka.

England try to pass their way out of trouble. Jones hits the ball down the line for Walcott to chase but the pass is over hit.

A prolonged spell of Spanish possession comes to an end when Lescott steps out of defence to make an interception.

Milner gets some space down the left flank and crosses, but Pique heads the ball clear for Spain. That was england's first real touch of the ball.

Spain get the action underway at Wembley. Kicking from left to right.

It's poignant moment at Wembley as the minute silence as accompanied by hundreds of 2we will remember" banners.

The Spanish national anthem is followed by England's, which is belted out by the fans at Wembley. A minutes silence will commence shortly.

The music blares at Wembley and the teams trudge out of the tunnel. England wearing the Remembrance Day poppy after their battle to do so with FIFA.

Capello uttered the name of Phil Jones and Franco Baresi in the same sentence ahead of the match. Jones will have to play like the Italian legend to give England any chance tonight one would think.

Silva looks like he will be in his favourite attacking role ahead of Busquets and Alonso. Premier League fans know all about his quality... and then there is Xavi too.

That means Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas will win his 126th cap at Wembley, equalling the record of Andoni Zubizarreta.

<b>The Spain team is in</b>: Casillas, Arbeloa, Ramos, Pique, Alba, Xavi, Busquets, Alonso, Iniesta, Silva, Villa.

<b>Full England team:</b> Hart; G Johnson, A Cole, Jagielka, Lescott; Jones, Parker, Lampard (capt), Milner, Walcott; Bent.

Glen Johnson has been recalled at right-back after a three-match absence, while Phil Jagielka and Joleon Lescott paired together in central defence for the first time since the qualifying win over Switzerland at Wembley in September 2010.

Manchester United defender Phil Jones will start in midfield for England - it's a role he has played for United and his previous club Blackburn - after making his senior international bow in Montenegro last month.

Fabio Capello says that he has <a href="http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/982882/fabio-capello:-i-have-no-fear-for-spain?cc=5739" target="_blank">no fear</a> over selecting his young stars against Spain.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2011/1112/philjonesengland20111111_275x155.jpg"><br>Phil Jones is set to start in midfield.

Join us at 17.15 GMT to see a young England side take on world and European champions Spain.