Oct 8, 2016 at 5pm UK at ​Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 81,718
England
2-0
Malta
Sturridge (29'), Alli (38')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Borg (55')

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Jesse Lingard is handed his England debut as Gareth Southgate names his XI to face Malta.

Jesse Lingard has been handed his England debut as Gareth Southgate names his XI to face Malta at Wembley this evening.

Daniel Sturridge will lead the line for the Three Lions, while Manchester United winger Lingard slots into a five-man midfield alongside Wayne Rooney, Jordan Henderson and Dele Alli.

Theo Walcott is also back in the England XI for the first time since October 2015, with the likes of Raheem Sterling and Adam Lallana absent through injury.

Ryan Bertrand comes in for the injured Danny Rose at left-back, while Gary Cahill has overcome a late fitness test to partner John Stones in the heart of the defence.

Jamie Vardy, Marcus Rashford, Eric Dier and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain all start the game on the substitutes' bench.

England: Hart; Walker, Cahill, Stones, Bertrand; Henderson, Rooney, Lingard, Alli, Walcott; Sturridge
Subs: Smalling, Forster, Rose, Dier, Keane, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Antonio, Vardy, Rashford, Townsend, Heaton

Malta: Hogg; Borg, Z.Muscat, Agius, Camilleri, A.Muscat; Kristensen, Sciberras, Fenech; Effiong, Schembri

Keep up with all of the action from Wembley this evening with Sports Mole's live text commentary here.

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