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England 2 Spain 2: Isco snatches last gasp draw as Three Lions concede two late goals to draw

Adam Lallana's spot-kick and diving header from Jamie Vardy put England two-up before Spainish level with a late-late show

ISCO scored a stoppage time equaliser as England threw away a two-goal lead in the dying minutes to draw with Spain.

Adam Lallana had opened the scoring with a ninth minute penalty after Jamie Vardy was sent sprawling by former Liverpool keeper Pepe Reina.

Isco is mobbed after his last gasp equaliser stunned England
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Isco is mobbed after his last gasp equaliser stunned EnglandCredit: Getty Images
John Stones cannot believe it after Spain levels the scores deep into stoppage time
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John Stones cannot believe it after Spain levels the scores deep into stoppage timeCredit: PA:Press Association
Jamie Vardy scores with a brilliant diving header to put England two-up
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Jamie Vardy scores with a brilliant diving header to put England two-upCredit: Richard Pelham
Jamie Vardy led the England celebrations to his goal with the Mannequin Challenge
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Jamie Vardy led the England celebrations to his goal with the Mannequin ChallengeCredit: Reuters

Leicester striker Vardy then ended a 14 game goal drought as he flew through the are to power home a header before celebrating with the Mannequin Challenge.

Iago Aspas pulled one back late on and Real Madrid star Isco struck with the final kick of the game to put a dampener on Gareth Southgate's final match in charge in his temporary spell.

FACTS, STATS, GOALS AND LOLS

  • Eric Dier only won his first England cap a year ago, coincidently against Spain.
    Since his debut, the 22-year-old’s performance have made him a key member in the Three Lions set-up. So much so that this was his 13th appearance in 2016 – making him the leading appearance maker this year.

 

fortunate to escape without a card for a strong challenge on Cesar Azpilicueta
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Jamie Vardy was fortunate to escape without a card for a strong challenge on Cesar AzpilicuetaCredit: PA:Press Association
Jamie Vardy is sent tumbling by Pepe Reina to earn England their first half penalty
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Jamie Vardy is sent tumbling by Pepe Reina to earn England their first half penaltyCredit: Reuters
Adam Lallana keeps his cool to convert from the spot to give England the lead against Spain
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Adam Lallana keeps his cool to convert from the spot to give England the lead against SpainCredit: Reuters
  • Age is just a number and there’s no better example of this than Spanish striker Aritz Aduriz. Aged 35 years and nine months, the No9 became his country’s oldest ever goalscorer at the weekend.
  • It took him until his 27th appearance to break his duck for England. But since Adam Lallana notched the last minute winner against Slovakia in September he cannot stop scoring for his country.His penalty against Spain was the 28-year-old’s third goal in as many games for his country.
  • After his fairytale campaign last season, Jamie Vardy came into this clash without a goal in 15 matches for club and country.That miserable run ended abruptly three minutes into the second half when he thumped a diving header past Pepe Reina.
Adam Lallana was forced off in the first half through injury
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Adam Lallana was forced off in the first half through injuryCredit: Reuters
Cesar Azpilicueta is close to colliding with Gareth Southgate on the touchline
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Cesar Azpilicueta is close to colliding with Gareth Southgate on the touchlineCredit: Reuters
Iago Aspos curls his shot around John Stones to bring Spain back into the game
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Iago Aspos curls his shot around John Stones to bring Spain back into the gameCredit: PA:Press Association
  • Despite memories of Euro 2016 still fresh in their minds, England supporters still flock to see the national side. 83,716 piled into Wembley for this one, the biggest attendance in Europe tonight.
  • Aaron Cresswell celebrated his first England call up by making his debut as sub. The West Ham star replaced Danny Rose on 79 minutes for his first-ever cap at any age group.
  • Tom Heaton is a more than able deputy. The Burnley man replaced Joe Hart between the sticks at half time and produced several stops to deny the visitors a way back in.
  • Ex-Manchester United man Heaton is enjoying a fine run of form between the sticks for the Clarets, and his performance this week will have left Fraser Forster sweating on his position as England’s back up stopper.

WHAT THEY SAID

Gareth Southgate said: “We’ve played one of the best teams in the world.

“Maybe in the long run not winning will be good for us because we know what we’ve got to do. We know the level.

“I’ve loved the job but it’s not my decision what happens. We were asked to take over and tonight’s performance was special.

“I’ve proved I can handle big occasions.
“I know myself pretty well but until you’re thrown into these matches you are never sure."

Jordan Henderson said: “We are devastated, we put a lot into it and worked really hard.

“We gave everything and to concede two late on is very disappointing.

“They didn’t have many clear-cut chances.

“But credit to Spain — they are world class.”

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