Wales vs England live: Elliot Daly try salvages late victory to stretch English winning streak to 16 games

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Elliot Daly scored the winning try for England as they beat Wales 21-16 (Getty Images)

Defending Six Nations Grand Slam champions Englandbeat Wales 21-16 to stretch their unbeaten streak to 16 matches won in a row thanks to a late Elliot Daly try. Re-live the action here.

• England beat Wales 21-16
• England strike blood first through Ben Youngs
• Wales hit back before half-time as Liam Williams sprints over
• Leigh Halfpenny and Owen Farrell trade penalties as Wales led 16-14 heading into the final 10 minutes
• Late Elliot Daly try secures 16th win in a row for England

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Wales and England head into this weekend’s Six Nations clash in Cardiff looking to maintain their 100 per cent starts to the championship after their respective victories over Italy and France last weekend.

England have held the advantage between the two sides in recent years when it comes to the Six Nations, having beaten them during last year’s Grand Slam success as well as a one-off Test in May, along with the two previous Six Nations meetings in 2014 and 2015.

However, Wales have the accolade of beating England at the 2015 Rugby World Cup that paved the way for their early exit from their home tournament.

Rob Howley’s side currently sit top of the table following their 33-7 victory in Rome last weekend.

England ensured Eddie Jones’s unbeaten run as head coach stretch to 14 matches, but they were pushed all the way by France in the 19-16 win and an improved performance is needed in order to see of Wales this weekend.

Here’s everything you need to know about the match.

What time does it start?

Wales vs England kicks off at 16:50 on Saturday 11 February at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.

Where can I watch it?

The match will be shown live on BBC One from 16:15. Highlights will be shown on ITV at 22:20 on Sunday 12 February. You can also follow the match with The Independent’s live blog here.

Teams:

Wales: L Halfpenny (Toulon); G North (Northampton), J Davies (Scarlets), S Williams (Scarlets), L Williams (Scarlets); D Biggar (Ospreys), R Webb (Ospreys); R Evans (Scarlets), K Owens (Scarlets), T Francis (Exeter), J Ball (Scarlets), A W Jones (Ospreys, capt), S Warburton (Cardiff Blues), J Tipuric (Ospreys), R Moriarty (Gloucester).

Replacements: S Baldwin (Ospreys), N Smith (Ospreys), S Lee (Scarlets), C Hill (Newport Gwent Dragons), T Faletau (Bath), G Davies (Scarlets), S Davies (Ospreys), J Roberts (Harlequins).

England: Brown; Nowell, Joseph, Farrell, Daly; Ford, Youngs; Marler, Hartley, Cole; Launchbury, Lawes; Itoje, Clifford, Hughes.

Replacements: George, Mullan, Sinckler, Haskell, Wood, Care, Te’o, May.

Past three meetings:

England 27 Wales 13, Old Mutual Wealth series, May 2016.

England 25 Wales 21, Six Nations, March 2016.

England 25 Wales 28, Rugby World Cup, September 2015.

Form:

Wales: LLWWWW

England: WWWWWW

Odds:

Wales to win: 17/10

England to win: 4/9

Draw: Half odds

(Odds provided by 888 Sport)

[11 February 2017 15:30 · Jack de Menezes]

Good afternoon and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of today's Six Nations encounter between Wales and England, brought to you from a very chilly Principality Stadium in Cardiff.

[11 February 2017 15:32 · Jack de Menezes]

We won't waste any time getting to the big news surrounding the match, as at present, George North STARTS. There's still time for that to change with the final squad deadline at 15:50, one hour before kick-off. However, both North and fly-half Dan Biggar have been named on the teamsheets handed out inside the media centre.

Here's the latest update on the story:

[11 February 2017 15:37 · Jack de Menezes]

The English have arrived... 

[11 February 2017 15:40 · Jack de Menezes]

is George on the bus? 

[11 February 2017 15:42 · Jack de Menezes]

We'll be bringing you the confirmed teams shortly, with the squad deadline now just eight minutes away. The problem is though that Wales only have to tell the match referee the final teams, they don't need to tell us. So hopefully we'll be able to bring you confirmation as soon as possible.

[11 February 2017 15:45 · Jack de Menezes]

Unconfirmed reports going around the media centre that George North has been ruled out just minutes before the squads are confirmed...more as we get it.

[11 February 2017 15:48 · Jack de Menezes]

[11 February 2017 16:03 · Jack de Menezes]

With the team news now confirmed, and George North replaced in the Wales starting line-up by Alex Cuthbert, here's how the teams will shape up today:

Wales:

Leigh Halfpenny (Toulon); Alex Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets), Scott Williams (Scarlets), Liam Williams (Scarlets); Dan Biggar (Ospreys), Rhys Webb (Ospreys); Rob Evans (Scarlets), Ken Owens (Scarlets), Tom Francis (Exeter), Jake Ball (Scarlets), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys, capt), Sam Warburton (Cardiff Blues), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Ross Moriarty (Gloucester).

Replacements: S Baldwin (Ospreys), N Smith (Ospreys), S Lee (Scarlets), C Hill (Newport Gwent Dragons), T Faletau (Bath), G Davies (Scarlets), S Davies (Ospreys), J Roberts (Harlequins).

England:

Mike Brown (Harlequins); Jack Nowell (Exeter), Jonathan Joseph (Bath), Owen Farrell (Saracens), Elliot Daly (Wasps); George Ford (Bath), Ben Youngs (Leicester); Joe Marler (Harlequins), Dylan Hartley (Northampton, capt), Dan Cole (Leicester), Joe Launchbury (Wasps), Courtney Lawes (Northampton), Maro Itoje (Saracens), Jack Clifford (Harlequins), Nathan Hughes (Wasps).

Replacements: J George (Saracens), M Mullan (Wasps), K Sinckler (Harlequins), T Wood (Northampton), J Haskell (Wasps), D Care (Harlequins), B Te'o (Worcester), J May (Gloucester).

Referee: Jerome Garces (France).

Assistant referees: Pascal Gauzere (France) and Nick Briant (New Zealand).

[11 February 2017 16:15 · Jack de Menezes]

Result just in from Rome...look away now Italy fans. Ireland have produced an emphatic response to their defeat last weekend by thrashing Italy 63-10, with both CJ Stander and Craig Gilroy scoring hat-tricks. As for Italy, they scored a penalty try themselves, but the Wooden Spoon beckons unless they can mount a spectacular turnaround in their remaining three matches.

[11 February 2017 16:26 · Jack de Menezes]

Just 15 minutes until kick-off and preparations are well underway here inside the Principality Stadium. The usual pre-match rituals will take place, with the choir and brass band already in place in the middle of the field, while both teams warm-up beside the. So far, no goats.