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Follow all the action as England look to produce a better performance back on home soil in a friendly against Senegal. The Three Lions underwhelmed against Andorra on Saturday, but Harry Kane's goal continued Thomas Tuchel's perfect start. Tuchel has three wins from three, and can now become only the third ever manager to win each of their first four games in charge, alongside Walter Winterbottom and Sven-Goran Eriksson. So, there will be hopes of an improved showing as England play Senegal for the first time since the 2022 World Cup. talk SPORT BET Super Boost: England to score in both halves vs Senegal - 2/1 (was 5/4) 18+ gambleaware. org You can follow all of the action in our live blog below. .. 51' What a great chance for Senegal! Habib Diarra has to score there. .. The midfielder arrives late in the box and is totally free to get a first-time shot at goal away. Fortunately for England, he fires over the bar! 49' Morgan Gibbs-White is already out warming up. It looks like he could be one of the players to come on soon. England have had most of the ball since half-time, but they're yet to cause Senegal any problems. The visitors have been the better team in the final third. 46' We're back underway at the City Ground. Thomas Tuchel has not made a change at the break. Surely there will be some early in this second half should the pattern of this game continue? Senegal haven't made any substitutions either. This isn't good reading for England. .. Senegal had six shots on target in the first half. That is the most the Three Lions have faced in the opening 45 minutes of a game since June 2013. That came against Brazil at the Maracanã (8). Thomas Tuchel was left unhappy with his side on Saturday after a disappointing 1-0 win over minnows Andorra. What must he be thinking of the performance tonight? That's half time at the City Ground. England took the lead through Harry Kane but they have been put under so much pressure at the other end. Dean Henderson was forced into five saves as the Three Lions hung on, until they were eventually breached. Ismaila Sarr capitalised on a sleeping Kyle Walker to tap in and bring Senegal level, with the visitors impressing. Adrian Durham: "England are a bit lucky to be level. "Senegal have shown some quality and more than England. "I'd be surprised if Kyle Walker comes out after half-time, I'm amazed. .. he was so easily beaten to it by Sarr. "I can't understand how he's not alert to the danger. " 45' We're into two minutes of added time. England will want to get into the dressing room now. Things haven't gone well for the Three Lions so far. If it wasn't for Dean Henderson, Senegal could be one or two ahead and deservedly so. 44' That was coming for Senegal. England have not been at their best tonight, with Kyle Walker now receiving a yellow card. The goal from Ismaila Sarr was the first the Three Lions have conceded under Thomas Tuchel. Tuchel was open in his criticism at the weekend and he won't be happy with this showing so far. 41' SENEGAL ARE NOW LEVEL! AND THEY COMPLETELY DESERVE IT! Crystal Palace's Ismaila Sarr smashes in from close range. A long ball over the top finds Nicolas Jackson who brilliantly flicks on back into the box to pick out Sarr. He beats Kyle Walker to the pass and finishes well. Stuart Pearce live on talk SPORT: "Two defenders there not reading danger quickly enough. "Walker has switched off there and you have to say that Senegal are deservedly level. " 40' Senegal come forward yet again. Ismaila Sarr gets slotted in down the left wing and sends a low cross into a dangerous area. Nicolas Jackson is there but England clear. The Three Lions are only just surviving this pressure. 37' Thomas Tuchel is left on edge in the dugout. Again, Dean Henderson makes a save from Idrissa Gueye. The Everton midfielder falls over when shooting, but his effort still meant Henderson had to get down well. It's not been anything special from England so far. 34' Wow, that was lucky for Edouard Mendy. The Senegal goalkeeper takes his time when looking to clear in the box, taking a touch and looking for a pass. Anthony Gordon hunts him down, almost getting the ball first and embarassing ex-Chelsea man Mendy. It leads to a scuffed kick, but he gets away with it! 31' Another yellow card comes out. Levi Colwill is the recipient of the second. He doesn't complain as he runs away from the referee following a poor challenge on the half hour mark. Meanwhile, the City Ground rises to applaud and chant for Nottingham Forest start Morgan Gibbs-White. Gibbs-White will hope to get some minutes tonight. 28' Oh my word, what a miss. .. Anthony Gordon has missed the target from four yards out after a dangerous low cross from Kyle Walker. Walker's ball beats everyone and finds Gordon at the back post, but the Newcastle forward scuffs his effort. He won't want to see that again. Stuart Pearce: "England haven't had a lot of chances, but on that occasion, I can only think that Diatta got a touch. "It was a very, very good chance. " 25' The atmosphere has gone flat at the City Ground. It was a frantic start, with Senegal have mutliple chances. But England's goal has take some wind out of their sails and England have had a lot of the possession since. Play has been broken up in recent moments after a couple of fouls from Nicolas Jackson as he pressed. 22' Bukayo Saka gets his first real action of the game. The Arsenal winger, who is making his first appearance under manager Thomas Tuchel, cuts inside. He jinks past one defender and then tries to beat another before seeing his run brought to an end. The forwards are starting to get more involved. 19' Krepin Diatta receives the opening booking. The Senegal team look bemused after he's penalised for a late challenge but the referee isn't phased. The tempo of this friendly has slowed since the goal. England are keeping the ball, passing around the back. 16' Senegal have another chance to score! And Dean Henderson is forced into another save! Ismaila Sarr is free in the box to get up and head at goal, but Henderson dives to his right to keep it out. England then have to clear the following corner. That's four shots on target now for Senegal, with the Three Lions only have one and scoring from it! 13' England are looking to gain some control now. It's been a very start but they lead in Nottingham. The Three Lions have been knocking the ball around nicely for the last few minutes, settling in. Thomas Tuchel will be happier with that. 10' Well, how about that for England? That goal came after Dean Henderson was thrown into action twice, saving from Nicolas Jackson and Idrissa Gueye. Henderson has had to make another save since too. The Three Lions need to improve despite leading. 7' IT'S ENGLAND WHO LEAD! HARRY KANE MAKES IT FOUR IN FOUR UNDER THOMAS TUCHEL! The Three Lions have struggled in the early stages at the City Ground, but they're now in front. Anthony Gordon receives a neat pass from Conor Gallagher and his strike is parried out by Edouard Mendy. But Mendy's save drops to Kane who taps home. He's the first England player ever to score in a manager's first four games in a row! 6' England are so easily exposed at the back. Iliman Ndiaye cuts inside Conor Gallagher and plays in Nicolas Jackson, who fires straight at Dean Henderson! The Three Lions have been put under early pressure here. Stuart Pearce: "This is a great test for England. "Senegal are really showing energy and drive early on. " 3' Senegal have the first shot at goal. Idrissa Gueye unleashes a low effort from the edge of the box, but it dribbles into the hands of Dean Henderson. It's England who are on the back foot early on. The away side are not here to roll over. 1' We're finally underway! A few minutes after the scheduled time, we kick off. England are much-changed, so they will be hoping for a better performance than at the weekend. Adrian Durham's advice is simple: "Just play better. " Kick-off is going to be later than 7: 45pm. .. We've had a slight delay with the players coming out of the tunnel at the City Ground. Senegal took their time exiting their dressing room, before finally appearing almost five minutes after the expected time. Referee Stephanie Frappart was sticking her head through the door, trying to get things hurried up. But the sides are out on the pitch now for the national anthems and we're about to get started. The teams are about to come out in Nottingham! Can England put in a better performance following their lacklustre win over Andorra at the weekend? Thomas Tuchel will hope so after making 10 changes. Senegal aren't going to be pushovers though, with Chelsea's Nicolas Jackson and Crystal Palace's Ismaila Sarr dangerous. Everton's Iliman Ndiaye will also threaten. Here's a reminder of how the teams look. .. England XI:  Henderson, Walker, Colwill, Chalobah, Lewis-Skelly, Rice, Gallagher, Eze, Saka, Gordon, Kane. Subs:  Pickford, Trafford, James, Konsa, Alexander-Arnold, Burn, Genderson, Bellingham, Jones, Gibbs-White, Toney, Rogers, Madueke. Senegal XI:  E. Mendy, Diatta, Koulibaly, Niakhate, E. Diouf, I. Gueye Diarra, Camara, Sarr, I. Ndiaye, Jackson. Subs:  Y. Diouf, Diaw, Seck, A. Mendy, Jakobs, Camara, P. Gueye, Niasse, Sabaly, Sima, C. Ndiaye, I. Gueye. © 2025 talk SPORT Limited

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