Adam Lallana ensured Sam Allardyce’s reign as England manager got off to a dramatic winning start with a strike deep into injury time against Slovakia.
Allardyce had looked as though he would have to settle for a deeply uninspiring stalemate in Trnava – the hosts having held firm in the World Cup Group F qualifier despite Martin Skrtel’s sending-off after a nasty stamp on Harry Kane.
However Lallana picked a perfect moment to break his international duck and seal a 1-0 success. The Liverpool forward had already clattered a post when the ball broke for him inside the area, with seconds of the four added minutes left.
Lallana gives Big Sam's England a 1-0 win deep into stoppage time.. #ENGSLO https://t.co/1FLHbIAAu7
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Congratulations to Hull City hat-trick hero Snodgrass back to his best @robsnodgrass7 @ScottishFA #hcafc #1-5 pic.twitter.com/VGzPTRC2Fn
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— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) September 4, 2016
2014 #WCQ ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️ (in 10 games)
2018 #WCQ ⚽️⚽️ (in 60 mins) pic.twitter.com/u6CKCREldS
Northern Ireland start their World Cup qualifying campaign with a good point away to Czech Republic #CZENIR pic.twitter.com/SKjgw08z02
— Ladbrokes (@Ladbrokes) September 4, 2016
Christian Eriksen's International Goal for Denmark Today 😎 #THFC #COYS pic.twitter.com/wePszDSDmu
— Danny Heath (@TottenhamDan10) September 4, 2016
🔥🔥🔥 Robert Lewandowski has now scored in 6 successive outings in European Qualifiers. 🔥🔥🔥 #WCQ pic.twitter.com/bpBo50FGf5
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