England vs Malta live: Daniel Sturridge and Dele Alli give Gareth Southgate a winning start

Follow the latest from Wembley Stadium as England begin life under Gareth Southgate

Theo Walcott in action during the early stages of England's World Cup qualifier against Malta (Getty)

England began life under caretaker manager Gareth Southgate with a 2-0 victory over Malta Wembley in their second 2018 World Cup qualifier, having seen former manager Sam Allardyce resign following the investigation into corruption in football. Re-lkive the action here here.

• Match report: England 2 Malta 0
• Daniel Sturridge and Dele Alli score for England
• Joe Hart has just one save to make
• Over 82,000 watch World Cup qualifier at Wembley Stadium
• Moment of genius shows Sturridge still has plenty to offer
• Five things we learnt

Teams:

England: Hart; Walker, Cahill, Stones, Bertrand; Henderson, Rooney, Alli, Walcott, Sturridge, Lingard.

Subs: Smalling, Forster, Rose, Dier, Keane, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Antonio, Vardy, Rashford, Townsend, Heaton.

Malta: Hogg; Zach Muscat, Agius, Camilleri; Borg, Kristensen, Sciberras, Fenech, Alex Muscat; Schembri, Effiong.

Subs: Zerafa, Failla, Mifsud, Muscat, Pisani, Bonello, Farrugia, Scerri, Scicluna.

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England currently sit joint-top of Group F alongside Scotland on three points

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