England vs Bosnia: Three Lions face Dzeko and Co in Euro 2024 warm-up match (2024)

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82. Bosnia bring on more fresh legs.

Grealish is fouled out wide and wins a free kick.

This game has moved to a snail's pace now.

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80. England are continuing to knock on the door now.

Bosnia are getting players behind the ball and blocking anything Southgate's side try to throw as the Bosnian keeper.

The visitors seem content to keep England out now and take this somewhat respectable scoreline.

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78. This game seems to be going through the motions now.

England are starting to put more crisp passing moves together since the substitutions.

Glimpses of what fans can expect when more of the first team are on the pitch.

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76. Branthwaite is shown a yellow card for a foul on Gigovic.

The Everton defender seemed to come straight through the Bosnian, resulting in a clash of heads.

Play is held up as the Gigovic receives some treatment.

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74. Gomez comes on for Dunk for the Three Lions.

There won't be many teams around Europe watching this one fearing facing Gareth Southgate's team in Euro 2024.

They just don't seem to get out of second gear often enough.

It was clearly evident at the recent World Cup in Qatar.

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72. Kane receives the ball with his back to goal.

He turns the defender and hits a rasping shots towards goal.

The keeper does well to beat it away.

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70. As the ball is lofted into the back post to Kane, he takes his eye off it and it strikes his head and goes over the bar.

The defender seemed to do enough to put off England's record goalscorer.

It looks as though Joe Gomez is about to join the action.

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68. It is a slightly more lively atmosphere in St James' Park now.

Bowen plays the ball into the path of Kane who only has one thing on his mind.

He shifts the ball ino front of him and looks to get a shot off but it is deflected over the bar at the expense of a corner.

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66. Gallagher gets to the byline and looks to cut it back but it is well blocked by the Bosnian defender.

Maddison steps up to take the corner but the visitors manage to clear the cross.

It is one-way traffic at the moment, Bosnia really have struggled to create anything going forward in this half.

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64. Bowen is fouled in a dangerous position, just outside the box.

Maddison and Alexander-Arnold are stood over it.

The Tottenham man drifts a ball into the box but it is a poor delivery and goes striaght out for a goal kick.

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62. Southgate will take any win as a positive this evening.

England have been about as convincing as the foul that led to the spot kick.

Having opened the scoring, he will be hoping the floodgates now open with Harry Kane on the pitch.

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60. After a VAR review, they order the referee to the monitor.

There was a pull on Guehi but he really made a theatrical dive once he felt it.

Palmer drills the ball into the bottom corner to give England the lead.

Southgate makes a number of changes, including Adam Wharton and Jarrad Branthwaite, both making their Three Lions' debuts.

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58. England force another corner, Alexander-Arnold whips it into a dangerous area once again.

Bosnia fails to clear their lines and the ball drops to Bowen wide of the back post.

The West Ham man drills it across the face of the goal but no one can get the telling touch to put it in the back of the net.

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56. Cole Palmer is coming into the game more and more.

He is often looking to ghost in behind the Bosnian defence.

The visitors are just managing to get a touch to prevent the pass from getting to the attacker.

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54. Alexander-Arnold whips a cross into the box which is headed goalbound by Dunk.

It strikes the back of a defender and drops to Konsa.

The Villa man looks to get a shot off at goal but it deflects wide for a corner.

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52. Palmer looks to release Eze down the left but the pass is overhit.

The Crystal Palace man had acres of space to utilise then but it runs straight out for a Bosnia throw in.

England are starting to come into this game more now.

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50. It won't be long before Southgate considers some changes.

He will be keen to keep what he perceives as his first team on the bench so as not to risk injury.

Euro 2024 is the only thing on his mind at the moment.

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48. England continue to pass the ball around.

There just seems a lack of penetration with their play.

As the ball is played over the top the keeper comes to collect before Watkins can get a touch.

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46. Bowen and Palmer combine to try and get into the Bosnia penalty area.

A solid challenge forces an early corner for England.

Alexander-Arnold whips the cross in but Watkins heads over the crossbar.

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We are back underway at St James' Park.

No changes from Gareth Southgate just yet.

England get the second half started.

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Watkins has cut a frustrated figure up top.

He has really had so little supply from his teammates in the first half.

All too often, England seem to be overcomplicating things in their attacking play.

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England have dominated possession as you would expect but have struggled to manufacture clear-cut opportunities.

It is in the middle of the park that the visitors are getting some joy, whether Southgate will rotate his squad remains to be seen.

Such a player as Declan Rice could break up the Bosnian midfield more.

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The referee brings the first half to a close.

It has been quite the drab match so far.

Fans will be hoping the half-time refreshments have more of a wow factor than this game.