Commentary: England 3-0 Israel

Last updated: 8th September 2007

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FULL-TIME England seal a comfortable win over Israel to keep their Euro 2008 hopes alive.

87 - Defending Great defending from Ziv as Owen is played in by Johnson and takes the ball past Aouate, but the full-back is there to clear off the line.

86 - Bad reception England fans have not taken too kindly to Bentley and a section of the crowd are booing him.

83 - Debut David Bentley comes on for his senior England debut as he replaces Wright-Phillips.

81 - Danger Free-kick for Israel on the edge of the England box, won by Benayoun. The Liverpool man takes the kick and Paul Robinson comes and punches clear.

74 - Change Israel makes their final change as Katan is taken off and replaced by Michael Zandberg.

71 - Double change Phil Neville and Andy Johnson are brought on, as Heskey and Gerrard are replaced.

69 - Injury Gerrard is struggling after he slipped, but he is set to continue.

66 - GOAL! The corner comes in and Micah Richards rises high to head home his first goal for England, as Israel protest claiming Aouate is fouled. The keeper is booked.

66 - Danger Another set-piece for England in a dangerous position. Barry takes and Israel clear behind for a corner.

65 - Chance First chance for Israel as Tamuz breaks clear but Ferdinand gets back to make the challenge on the edge of the box.

64 - Good move Nice football from England again sees Gerrard clip the ball through to Joe Cole but Aouate saves well at his near post.

60 - Foul Some nice play for Benayoun and Tamuz before Rio Ferdinand gives away free-kick - but it is too far out to cause any problems for England.

58 - Change Omer Golan comes on for Benado as Israel look to make some sort of impact.

55 - Yellow Another booking for Israel, this time Ziv goes in the book for bad tackle on Wright-Phillips.

50 - GOAL! Outstanding finish from Owen, He is picked out by Barry and flicks the ball up and turns before smashing a half-volley into the corner - brilliant!

46 - Change Toto Tamuz comes on for Itzhaki at the interval.

HALF-TIME The whistle goes and England deservedly lead at the break.

45 - Yellow Ariel Benado is booked for complaining about challenge from Richards.

44 - SWP on form Wright-Phillips is played in by another nice Heskey flick, he beats his man in the box but Israel scramble the ball clear.

40 - Another miss This time Owen is provider as he plays Ashley Cole in - but from an angle the Chelsea full-back can only find Aouate - who saves again.

37 - Double shocker Great ball from Joe Cole sees Owen clear on goal but he fires first time straight at Aouate before he blasts the rebound over. Poor from the Newcastle man.

37 - Other end This time Ziv is the one winning the free-kick as Wright-Phillips trips him - but England again cope easily and clear.

35 - Nice football England work the ball from the back through the middle, before Joe Cole attacks into the box but his shot come-cross evades everyone.

32 - Right-way Very nice work from Wright-Phillips and Richards, sees Ziv again foul near his own box. Gerrard this time swings it in - but again Aouate is there to clear.

31 - Free-kick Yoav Ziv is penalised for bringing down Wright-Phillips, Barry takes but Dudo Aouate claims the ball well and clears.

28 - Danger Israel free-kick in last third after Barry gives away free-kick, but Micah Richards clears with an excellent header.

27 - Nasty Bad challenge on John Terry from Itzhaki and the skipper will need a little time to get over it.

24 - Poor Israel are struggling and Yaniv Katan's cross flys over Paul Robinson's crossbar as England look very solid.

20 - GOAL! Great play by the Coles - Ashley and Joe - down the left, and it is the latter's cross which finds fellow Chelsea man Shaun Wright-Phillips who finishes well from six-yards out.

16 - Corner England win corner from resulting free-kick as Yuval Spungin clears and Gerrard finds Heskey, who rises well but heads wide.

15 - Yellow Shimon Gershon is booked for crude challenge on Gerrard on the edge of the box after nice lay-off from Heskey.

12 - Sloppy A poor pass from Joe Cole gives the ball straight to Barach Itzhaki and Israel almost open England up, but the offside flag is raised.

10 - Great chance A great ball from Barry finds Owen in the box and he lays it back for Heskey - who blasts over from 15-yards, very good chance for England.

6 - Pressure England are pushing on with Wright-Phillips looking to get Owen and Heskey involved and they win the first corner of the game, but Barry's cross is easily cleared by Yossi Benayoun.

3 - Half-chance Gerrard launches a long-ball from inside his own half looking for Shaun Wright-Phillips - but the Chelsea man can only touch the ball out of play.

1 - Early Gerrard is involved early on with a crunching challenge, but he looks okay as England's appeals for a corner are waved away.

Kick-off Israel get the game going in-front of a capacity Wembley crowd.

Israel Team Israel: Aouate, Spungin, Ben-Haim, Gershon, Ziv, Benayoun, Badir, Benado, Tal, Katan, Itzhaki. Subs: Zandberg, Tamuz, Golan, Antebi, Balili, Alberman, Davidovitch.

England team news: As expected Steve McClaren has turned to Emile Heskey in attack to partner Michael Owen, and Gareth Barry is included due to Owen Hargreaves's injury. Steven Gerrard and Paul Robinson are confirmed starters. Team in full: Robinson, Richards, Terry, Ferdinand, A Cole, Wright-Phillips, Gerrard, Barry, J Cole, Owen, Heskey. Subs: Brown, James, Neville, Bentley, Downing, Johnson, Defoe

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