- 82'
In the meantime, Montella's on the ball, but Italy are forced backwards by some good England pressing
- 81'
Italy's fans turn up the volume as their side prepare to make another change
- 80'
Francesco Coco came on for Doni in Italy's earlier batch of changes...
- 79'
His flick is straight through to Buffon, however
- 78'
James has possession, and the ball is hit long towards Sheringham...
- 77'
Fine control by Zambrotta looks briefly threatening, but Bridge is in the right place again
- 77'
Italy snap in to win it back, but England clear up
- 77'
Murphy's looking for midfield options, and finding them in the shape of Hargreaves...
- 75'
Massimo Maccarone and Damiano Tommasi are coming on... Panucci and Delvecchio go off
- 74'
This time, though, his efforts are thwarted by a solid block
- 73'
Bridge makes a purposeful break for England - he's had a fine game
- 72'
Italy come forward once more - a long cross finds Montella, who can only direct it too close to James. A good chance...
- 71'
A foul on Buffon brings things to a halt... and Teddy Sheringham is brought on for the disappointing Sinclair
- 70'
Now Vassell at the other end - a low cross, and a no-nonsense Italy clearance. Corner, which Hargreaves will take...
- 70'
Montella dashes into the England area again, but James gets to the ball first
- 69'
England's lead proved to be short-lived - can they regain it now?
- 68'
A brilliant finish from Montella, whose viciously-curling effort is the best moment of the match so far
- 67'
...then Cole loses possession and Montella takes the ball on and hits a fantastic shot from 25 yards, leaving James helpless. It's 1-1 - and in some style, too
- 66'
England, though, win it back and Italy have to block off another Cole dash
- 65'
Vassell is again in the thick of the action, but this time he's beaten in the air
- 64'
It's lifted the crowd and lifted Vassell, who chases well down the left to win a throw near the Italy area
- 63'
But suddenly Joe Cole wins the ball back well and stabs it through to Fowler - he stabs it coolly past Buffon from 12 yards. Great finish - 1-0 England!
- 62'
England's turn to have a spell on the ball now - but the final pass forward is aimless and gives Vassell little chance
- 61'
Throw to England inside their own half as a Montella pass goes astray
- 60'
Italy have possession again, and are showing their interpassing skills until Ehiogu steps in
- 59'
It's a little bit better in this half so far
- 59'
A good moment for England, and for Tottenham's King
- 59'
Hargreaves plays the ball into the box - it comes out to King, whose cleanly-hit shot is well held by Buffon
- 58'
Great play by Vassell, harrying Italy to win the ball back. The linesman says he didn't quite keep it in play - but that decision looks a little harsh
- 57'
Doni takes the corner, but the ball bends out of play. Mark Iuliano is on, Materazzi off. Di Biagio also goes off, with Gennaro Gattuso replacing him
- 56'
Zambrotta crossed, and Cole did well
- 55'
Good movement again from Italy - crossfield, stretching England and forcing Cole to concede a corner
- 54'
More movement on the Italian bench - looks as though Mark Iuliano and Gennaro Gattuso could be coming on
- 53'
England are giving the ball away too easily - then Bridge wins it back superbly. Vassell crosses and Vassell's header is blocked. A good move
- 53'
Hargreaves is fouled inside his own half - free-kick
- 52'
Di Biagio and Materazzi take calm control
- 51'
Better passing from England here - until things go awry just inside the visitors' half
- 50'
Vassell tries to up the tempo, but to no avail - the ball is out for an Italy throw
- 49'
A Zanetti foul on halfway gives England the ball. Bridge plays it forward, but Italy have little to do to get it clear
- 49'
Not so far - Zambrotta raids promisingly, but the cross comes to nothing
- 48'
Can new-look England do more to rattle them out of their stride?
- 47'
Italy are starting with the same sort of control they showed in patches of the first half
- 47'
The ball is floated long, and cleared easily enough
- 46'
Italy on the ball - Neville brings him down on the halfway line
- 45'
We're under way, and the ball's with James. Italy have made just one change, bringing Vincenzo Montella on
- 45'
James, P Neville, Ehiogu, King, Bridge, Murphy, Hargreaves, Joe Cole, Sinclair, Vassell and Fowler. Got that?
- 45'
Robbie Fowler is on and is captain... and the team now looks like this:
- 45'
Lots of changes in prospect for England as we approach the second half...
- 45'
That's the end of the first half - and there's very little to write home, or anywhere else, about. 0-0. Very
- 44'
Seconds to go, plus any stoppage time the officials see fit to add. Italy put a good, quick move together which ends when Mills robs Delvecchio
- 43'
Campbell heads clear - and Owen, who has had a quiet evening, tries to take it on. Italy's pressure prevents him from getting anywhere
- 43'
Di Biagio hits it, and the ball deflects off Danny Mills and behind for a corner
- 42'
...and Italy have a free-kick from the edge of the area. Can they make a breakthrough?
- 41'
Mills is there as Delvecchio tries to create an opening. A yellow card for Heskey follows a small disagreement...
- 41'
Zambrotta demonstrates that with an excellent run and shot from the edge of the area - Martyn saves well and Beckham clears the corner
- 40'
Southgate gets it away, but the visitors are enjoying more of the possession and showing greater control when they have the ball...
- 39'
Italy on the ball as time runs out in this first half. A little over five minutes to play...
- 38'
Beckham goes on a scampering run down the right. Materazzi fouls him and Beckham doesn't like it all that much
- 37'
England stringing a few passes together in midfield - Bridge crosses, Heskey is unable to control and Panucci clears
- 36'
...Italy defend well as Campbell tries to get there: Bridge plays it back in and Doni deals with it coolly for the visitors
- 36'
Could that be about to change? Beckham's shaping up for a free-kick 40 yards out...
- 35'
Things are a bit quiet inside Elland Road - not much to lift the fans in this first half
- 34'
Bridge, neat and purposeful so far, gets forward on the left and ushers the ball to Sinclair. He wins a throw, which comes to nothing
- 33'
A Delvecchio foul on Butt earns the number nine a lecture from the referee
- 32'
Offside again - Delvecchio this time. Seconds later, the flag's up once more: Totti the guilty party
- 31'
Doni and Zambrotta link for Italy, and then a rare poor pass from Totti brings momentum to a halt. England, though, aren't keeping the ball very well when they get it...
- 30'
As if to accentuate the scrappiness, Beckham is stopped in his tracks by another offside flag
- 29'
Panucci lifts a ball into the England area, but it's speculative and a little aimless - in keeping with much of the proceedings so far
- 28'
Just the one chance to speak of so far, then - Campbell's effort from Beckham's free-kick
- 28'
He can't make it, and a Lampard foul in midfield gives the visitors the free-kick
- 27'
Delvecchio fouls Mills as Italy try to create some danger of their own, and Martyn looks towards Heskey
- 26'
Buffon catches it - but at last a bit of meaningful play
- 25'
Beckham's free-kick creates a huge scramble - Campbell stabs the ball goalwards and Buffon turns the ball over the bar. Corner...
- 24'
Beckham and Owen try to up the tempo - West Ham's Sinclair, however, is dispossessed. Heskey takes it on and is dragged down by Nesta near the byline. Nesta's booked for his pains
- 23'
Downfield from the England keeper again - and then Doni takes command of the situation
- 22'
Martyn kicks downfield - the referee penalises Heskey for a foul
- 21'
Then an Italy break sees the vsitors failing to keep the ball in play - this game needs something to bring it to life
- 20'
Cannavaro looks to start some forward momentum before Beckham and Bridge get possession back. Lampard, though, can't take things further
- 19'
Can Cristiano Zanetti change that? He looks down the right, but the move fails to develop and the ball is safely back with Martyn
- 18'
We're still yet to see a clear-cut chance - things are fairly tepid so far
- 17'
Sinclair picks up a rebound and frees Heskey, whose ambitious attempt at a crossfield pass fails to come off
- 16'
Mills blasts a good old-fashioned long ball forward, with the result that Italy make a comfortable clearance
- 15'
It doesn't take him long to get back to his feet, however, and play goes on
- 14'
Heskey is down following an earlier challenge by Materazzi
- 13'
...then a fine Totti pass frees Delvecchio before Mills clears to give the visitors a corner. Butt misjudges the flight of the ball - but England escape
- 12'
Christian Panucci's pass forward is well dealt with by Mills - Owen tries to make something happen from the clearance, but Di Biagio is there...
- 11'
A sweeping ball to the far side of the pitch looks for Gianluca Zambrotta, but he fouls Wayne Bridge and that's an England free-kick
- 10'
Good possession from Italy, but England are harrying well and making it hard for them to find space
- 10'
At the other end, Nesta makes a good challenge on the dangerous Owen
- 9'
Delvecchio tries to get onto the end of a pass over the top, but the ball runs out of play and goes for a goal-kick
- 8'
...he curls it towards goal, but it flies over the bar
- 8'
Bridge, Lampard and Sinclair exchange passes before a Materazzi foul on Heskey brings a free-kick on the edge of the box. Beckham again...
- 7'
It creates a scramble - and keeper Buffon looks uncertain - but the Italians get it clear in the end
- 6'
Butt is brought down on the right as he makes dangerous progress - Beckham to swing this one in...
- 5'
Beckham crashes to the floor just outside the Italy area - no free kick, says the referee
- 4'
Heskey holds the ball well as he looks to change that - Di Biagio, though, is there for Italy
- 3'
No real shape to these early stages - there's a fair bit of midfield scrapping going on
- 2'
Butt harries them to break up the move, but Totti and Fabio Cannavaro link up before the latter's pass forward is overhit and finds only Leeds keeper Nigel Martyn
- 1'
Now the visitors have possessio with Nesta, and they're just passing it calmly around at the back
- 1'
...it comes back to him from Beckham, but Owen can't get to the next pass
- 1'
England get the ball clear as Italy look to move forward sharply. Danny Mills - getting a great reception at his home ground - plays a pass forward
It's well-observed - and now the crowd are getting on with the business of lifting England as Italy get the game under way
A minute's silence is being held in memory of both Kenneth Wolstenholme and Sir Walter Winterbottom...
Kick-off just a few seconds away now - and a great atmosphere building at Elland Road
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