England vs Ireland result: Irish Grand Slam dream ends as hosts deliver dominant victory

Re-live the action from the final Six Nations clash of the weekend at Twickenham

England vs Ireland Six Nations preview

Follow the latest updates live from Twickenham as England take on Ireland with their Six Nations championship hopes on the line.

Ireland arrive in London with two wins from two after seeing off Scotland and Wales, but face their toughest ask yet as they travel away from home for the first time to face an England side that got back to winning ways against Scotland last time out following the opening defeat against France – who are now favourites for the Six Nations title after their stunning win over Wales yesterday.

England boss Eddie Jones has made four personnel changes for the match, with Manu Tuilagi returning from injury and shifting Jonathan Joseph out to the wing for the first time as Elliot Daly moves to full-back, while Joe Marler, Courtney Lawes and Ben Youngs also return. Ireland meanwhile are forced into one change as Iain Henderson misses out following the birth of his son, with Devin Toner coming into the starting XV. Follow the live action below.

When is it?

England vs Ireland takes place on Sunday 23 February at Twickenham Stadium.

What time does it start?

The match kicks off at 3pm GMT.

Where can I watch it?

The match will be shown live on ITV from 2:10pm. Live coverage will also be shown online on the ITV Hub.

Highlights will be shown on BBC Two from 6pm.

Teams

England: Elliot Daly; Jonny May, Manu Tuilagi, Owen Farrell, Jonathan Joseph; George Ford, Ben Youngs; Joe Marler, Jamie George, Kyle Sinckler; Maro Itoje, George Kruis; Courtney Lawes, Sam Underhill, Tom Curry.

Replacements: Luke Cowan-Dickie, Ellis Genge, Will Stuart, Joe Launchbury, Charlie Ewels, Ben Earl, Willi Heinz, Henry Slade.

Ireland: Jordan Larmour; Andrew Conway, Robbie Henshaw, Bundee Aki, Jacob Stockdale; Johnny Sexton, Conor Murray; Cian Healy, Rob Herring, Tadhg Furlong; Devin Toner, James Ryan; Peter O’Mahony, Josh van der Flier, CJ Stander.

Replacements: Ronan Kelleher, Dave Kilcoyne, Andrew Porter, Ultan Dillane, Caelan Doris, John Cooney, Ross Byrne, Keith Earls.

Odds

England to win: 4/9

Ireland to win: 5/2

Draw: 25/1

Prediction

England 22-17 Ireland: There haven’t been many one-sided results so far this tournament and, with bad weather predicted once again this weekend, expect more of the same. The Twickenham factor should prove beneficial to England given what they did to Ireland here last August, and with Manu Tuilagi and Henry Slade back, the hosts seem to have a confidence about them this week that they have lacked this championship.

Key Points

• England 24-12 Ireland
• Sexton error hands George Ford the first try of the match
• Daly adds second try to double the lead
• Henshaw responds for Ireland but Cowan-Dickie try secures victory
• Porter adds late consolation for Ireland in defeat
• France beat Wales 27-23 in Cardiff cracker after Scotland whitewash Italy 17-0

[23 February 2020 14:53 · Jack de Menezes]

The teams head in from the warm up to complete their final preparations just as the Six Nations trophy and Triple Crown are brought out to the mouth of the tunnel. Ireland of course are still going for the Grand Slam, but after France held up their end of the bargain yesterday evening, can Andy Farrell's side continue their winning streak and set up a winner-takes-all showdown in Paris on the final weekend.

The first team in their way is of course England.

[23 February 2020 14:54 · Jack de Menezes]

Johnny Sexton leads his side into the tunnel first, quickly followed by Jonathan Joseph, who will lead England out for the first time as he wins cap No 50.

Here they come!

[23 February 2020 14:55 · Jack de Menezes]

Time for the anthems...

[23 February 2020 15:00 · Jack de Menezes]

There's no booing on show for the anthems, but remember how the opposition turned on Owen Farrell two weeks ago at Murrayfield. Will the Irish fans here try to get into his head too?

Either way, it'll be England to kick off the final match of the weekend.

Here we go!

[23 February 2020 15:00 · Jack de Menezes]

1 mins: England 0-0 Ireland

KICK-OFF!

[23 February 2020 15:01 · Jack de Menezes]

1 mins: England 0-0 Ireland

Murray avoids testing Joseph out on the wing early as his clearing box-kick finds touch superbly on halfway. That was a nice start from the Irish, who took possession well and exited their 22.

[23 February 2020 15:03 · Jack de Menezes]

2 mins: England 0-0 Ireland

England get a first chance to attack after Daly takes Ford's up and under, but when the ball is whipped out, the on man you don't want in the outside channel is Kruis. The lock tries a grubber kick but boots it straight into the arms of Murray.

England get possession back quickly though and Ford puts up another high one, and this time it's May who wrestles it from Larmour's arms. That's two from two in the air for England, and though Daly's subsequent kick deep is gathered and cleared by the Irish, this is very positive stuff from the home side.

[23 February 2020 15:06 · Jack de Menezes]

4 mins: England 0-0 Ireland

England get a roll on, with strong carries from Joseph and Lawes. The latter opens space up on the left, and Farrell is happy to go quickly to Tuilagi out wide in a one-on-one with Conway, but the Irish wing stands up brilliantly and the support is there to stop the centre in his tracks. England have a glaring opportunity to score here, but Youngs throws a shocker of a pass at Lawes' head and the ball is spilled on the Irish line.

A big chance to score wasted.

[23 February 2020 15:08 · Jack de Menezes]

7 mins: England 0-0 Ireland

England look to get creative, as Sinckler's dummy run gives Farrell space behind. He throws a nice miss-pass out to the wing to find... Jamie George. The hooker has a nice turn of pace on him, but he's not outpacing Conway there and is caught before getting away. He smartly places the ball before going into touch, and O'Mahony can only drag the ball over the line as he dives on it.

[23 February 2020 15:08 · Jack de Menezes]

8 mins: England 0-0 Ireland

TRY FOR ENGLAND!