England vs Scotland as it happened: Gareth Southgate's side extend lead in the group with 3-0 win

Re-cap the action from England's win over historic rivals Scotland

Sturridge celebrates opening the scoring at Wembley with a flicked header (Getty)

England take on Scotland in a competitive international for the first time in 17 years at Wembley on Friday night. Gareth Southgate's side go into this World Cup qualifier on top of Group F with seven points from three games, while Gordon Strachan's men sit 4th on four points. The two teams use the occasion to mark Armistice Day by wearing poppies on black armbands, in defiance of Fifa rules which prohibit political, religious or personal statements.

• Gareth Southgate encouraging confidence, not arrogance, ahead of his date with destiny
• 'Freer' Wayne Rooney to be restored to Southgate's starting line-up
• Why Jack Wilshere and Rooney have to start at Wembley, according to Ray Wilkins
• Fifa says it has not banned poppies and any claims that it has are a 'distortion of the truth'
• England players called his agent at Euro 2016 to 'get me out of this'

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Past three-meetings…

Scotland 1 (Robertson) England 3 (Oxlade-Chamberlain, Rooney 2)
Friendly, November 2014

England 3 (Walcott, Welbeck, Lambert) Scotland 2 (Morrison, Miller)
Friendly, August 2013

England 0 Scotland 1 (Hutchison)
Euro 2000 play-off, November 1999

Prediction

Form guide…

England: WDLWWD

Scotland: WLLWDL

Vital information…

Kick-off time: 7:45pm, Friday November 11

[11 November 2016 16:32 · Mark Critchley]

Welcome to The Independent's live coverage of England vs Scotland.

The build-up to tonight's World Cup qualifier may have been dominated by a debate about poppies but tonight, mercifully, these two historic rivals will finally take to the pitch.

For Gareth Southgate, England's interim manager, a win would all but guarantee that he is offered the job full-time. Whether he takes it is another question.

Victory would be just as important for Gordon Strachan, whose reign with Scotland looks to winding down to an end. It looks increasingly like only three points against the Auld Enemy will be enough to save him.

We'll have regular updates, live from Wembley, from 6.30pm. Stick with us!

[11 November 2016 17:00 · Mark Critchley]

Our chief sports writer, Ian Herbert, went to Gareth Southgate's pre-match press conference yesterday, where he heard how the interim manager is trying to change England's mindset. 

[11 November 2016 17:15 · Mark Critchley]

Why did England fail so miserably at Euro 2016?

We asked the man who beat them...

[11 November 2016 17:30 · Mark Critchley]

Lou Macari remembers a time when Scotland would be favourites going into this encounter.

What's gone wrong north of the border? 

[11 November 2016 17:45 · Mark Critchley]

Terry Butcher summed up how many Englishmen feel watching England earlier this week. 

[11 November 2016 18:00 · Mark Critchley]

Here's Ian Herbert on Scotland's worrying decline. They used to look forward to a day out at Wembley, don't you know...

[11 November 2016 18:15 · Mark Critchley]

Tonight is make or break for Gareth Southgate and his players know it...

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The teams are in...

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Team news

England: Hart, Walker, Cahill, Stones, Rose, Dier, Henderson, Sterling, Rooney, Lallana, Sturridge.

Scotland: Gordon, Anya, Berra, Hanley, Wallace, Brown, Fletcher, Morrison, Forrest, Griffiths, Snodgrass.

[11 November 2016 18:54 · Mark Critchley]

Should Gareth Southgate be given the full-time job?