Slovenia vs England as it happened: Gareth Southgate's side held to goalless draw in Ljubljana

Follow live coverage of the clash at the Stadion Stozice

Sturridge battles for the ball with Slovenia's goalkeeper Oblak (Getty)

Welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of England’s World Cup qualifier against Slovenia at the Stadion Stozice in Ljubljana.

Slovenia vs England

Kick-off: 7.45pm

• Wayne Rooney: England boss Gareth Southgate confirms Manchester United striker will drop to the bench in Slovenia
• Players will still look to Wayne Rooney for leadership, says new captain Jordan Henderson
• Dele Alli looking to take control in Gareth Southgate's new Wembley dawn
• I play as a winger for Arsenal, a central midfielder for England, says Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
• What time does Slovenia vs England start, what TV channel is it on and where can I watch it?

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What channel is it on?

The match will be shown on ITV, whose coverage starts at 7.15pm.

Previous meetings

England 2 Slovenia 1
International friendly, September 2009

Slovenia 0 England 1
World Cup, June 2010

England 3 Slovenia 1
European Championships qualifier, November 2014

Slovenia 2 England 3
European Championships qualifier, June 2015

[11 October 2016 18:34 · Mark Critchley]

Here's how England line up... 

[11 October 2016 20:28 · Jack Austin]

43 mins: Just two minutes to go until half time. I know, I can't wait either. 

[11 October 2016 21:17 · Jack Austin]

76 mins: Close from Rose! Cahill picks the left back out and Rose cuts inside only to fire his right-footed shot into the side netting. 

[11 October 2016 21:20 · Jack Austin]

78 mins: ROOOONooooope.... Close there from Rooney. What a story that would have been

[11 October 2016 21:38 · Jack Austin]

Full time: SLOVENIA 0-0 ENGLAND

A poor evening from the Three Lions but probably about right an the whole. England picked up four yellow cards which shows the level of competition on the pitch but it was Joe Hart who made sure they left Ljubljana (nailed the spelling again) with what could be a precious point. Southgate proved he could make the hard calls by dropping Rooney but a flat performance will do him more harm than good when it comes to the next permanent England manager.

[11 October 2016 21:48 · Jack Austin]

That's all from me folks. Thanks for joining me! See you next month for Spain and Scotland - tasty!

But I'll leave you with these England player ratings to mull over...

Click here for England vs Slovenia player ratings