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 15:57 · Jack de Menezes]

Half-time: Of course this game is far from over. England will have very fresh memories of last year's Calcutta Cup clash when they led 31-0 at half-time against Scotland, only to go on and draw the match, and 17 points is not all that much in this championship.

However, it's the performance that will of the biggest concern for Andy Farrell, and his side have a lot to turn around in the second half.

[23 February 2020 15:57 · Jack de Menezes]

Half-time: Here's Elliot Daly scoring the second try of the match

[23 February 2020 16:00 · Jack de Menezes]

Half-time: The two sides return and it looks like no further changes. Here we go.

[23 February 2020 16:00 · Jack de Menezes]

41 mins: England 17-0 Ireland

Ireland kick off and the second half is underway!

[23 February 2020 16:01 · Jack de Menezes]

41 mins: England 17-0 Ireland

England make a sloppy start tot he half as Kruis takes the kick-off, only for the ball to be dropped as Curry tries to wrestle it off him. There's a strong hand from Ryan in there to disrupt it, and those are exactly the type of moments Ireland need to turn this around.

[23 February 2020 16:04 · Jack de Menezes]

43 mins: England 17-0 Ireland

Itoje gets out into the face of Kilcoyne and strips the ball in the tackle, turning possession over and allowing Youngs to kick clear. Larmour runs the ball back, but he's suffered an injury in contact and looks to be in quite some pain - enough that referee Jaco Peyper halts play so he can be treated. The full=back is tended to but looks fit to continue and jogs back into the line, which is good to see.

[23 February 2020 16:05 · Jack de Menezes]

44 mins: England 17-0 Ireland

Marler this time is penalised for not staying square in the scrum and it allows Sexton to kick for touch about 12 metres out from the England line. Ireland need points sooner rather than later.

[23 February 2020 16:07 · Jack de Menezes]

45 mins: England 17-0 Ireland

Ireland get a shove on and move into the five-metre channel, trying to shove their way narrowly down the short side towards the line, but England managed to get in and spoil the ball, and when it goes to ground they get the put-in.

[23 February 2020 16:09 · Jack de Menezes]

46 mins: England 17-0 Ireland

It all boils over as Farrell loses his cool with Stander. The England skipper grabs hold of Stander's ankle and the Irish loose-forward responds by smashing his palm down consecutively to try and get him off, resulting in the penalty going against Farrell - who is incensed.

"That's ridiculous, you can't punch people!". Sorry Owen, but there was no punch there, and Sexton kicks to the corner again.

[23 February 2020 16:11 · Jack de Menezes]

48 mins: England 17-0 Ireland

Sinckler gets penalised for a high tackle in front of the uprights on Kilcoyne, and what will Ireland do here? With points on offer, they instead call for the scrum, and this is one of those key moments on the context of the match. A try here would change the game, but failure to score could have devastating consequences for Ireland's comeback hopes.