England – Paraguay

It's the last chance for England's fringe men to impress Sven and earn a place in the squad for the World Cup finals. Join all the action live from 2000 BST.

England get things under way at Anfield - new skipper Michael Owen and Darius Vassell kick off

An early ball forward looks for Kieron Dyer down the left, but he can't get on the end of it

Roque Santa Cruz almost traps a long pass forward from Paraguay, who favour getting the ball forward early at times

At the other end, Vassell makes life difficult for himself to win a free-kick on the edge of the box...

It comes to Butt, whose attempted shot is easily blocked

Gary Neville looks for Gerrard - another player on home territory - who is crowded out. Vassell, though, is fouled again and another free-kick goes the way of England

It's floated in by Gerrard, and Michael Owen gets there to head powerfully into the corner. Dream stuff for the stand-in skipper

A magnificent start by England, and the most clinical of finishes by Owen

Fired-up Vassell looks to race into the area soon afterwards, but Paraguay are able to get that one out of harm's way

Superb pace by Vassell gets him onto a Dyer pass down the left, but he can't find a colleague with his low cross

Bright stuff by England, who are full of purpose at the moment

Paraguay have a free-kick halfway inside the England half after a foul by Butt...

Gamarra gets a touch, but that's easy for Seaman

Gerrard belts a shot from long range - it whistles over the bar

More England passing on the edge of the area comes to nothing - Scholes misplaces one...

...then Owen gets another header in, but this one is wide of the mark

Paraguay's passing is ragged, and they're struggling to keep hold of the ball

Scholes and Butt are doing an excellent harrying job on their opposite numbers - the visitors getting no time in which to find a pattern

...and there's poise at the back, where Southgate is looking comfortable

Paraguay finally put some touches together - but they're being forced back rather than making inroads

Vassell has the ball again, and Keown comes forward...

Scholes tries to find Dyer, and the ball only just eludes the Newcastle man. Could have been a great chance for 2-0

Butt's penalised for a foul on Santa Cruz - it's a 25-yard free-kick for the visitors...

Francisco Arce whips it towards goal, and Seaman is there to gather well

Dyer gives the ball away to Santa Cruz, and Keown brings him down midway inside the England half

Neville intercepts the free-kick, and Bridge plays it forward - to nobody. A little lull in the tempo

Gerrard crosses, just a little too high for the waiting Scholes... then the ball eludes England and runs out for a goal-kick

There's a crispness to England's passing - Bridge gets in a deflected cross and Paraguay are forced to block another Gerrard thunderbolt

Gerrard looks for a long ball to the racing Owen...

He chests the ball down, but can't control the shot - it's over the top, but that was the pass of the night by Gerrard

Then Gavilan fires in a fierce volley - it's not far over the England bar

...great strike from Gavilan, who showed superb technique to slam that ball goalwards

Butt plants a pass down the left - no-one can get there...

...and Paraguay look forward towards the breaking Francisco Arce, who is crowded out

Vassell ends up on the turf under challenge as he chases another touch forward... no foul given

Gamarra heads clear from another cross, and the rebound is scrambled away from Gerrard, who looked ready to unleash another effort on goal

The Anfield atmosphere has become just a little subdued - Paraguay are settling to their task and have made it hard for Eriksson's side to maintain their early momentum

Santa Cruz breaks through for them, but Keown is there to snuff out the danger

Vassell flicks, Dyer chases, Paraguay clear

Gerrard runs the ball out of play down the right after skipper Owen had combined neatly with Gary Neville

Neville looks for the waiting Vassell, and Gamarra is forced into an excellent clearance

Bridge and Dyer attempt to combine, but things are a little shapeless for England just now

Gerrard tries to change all that...

...but his cross towards Scholes is cleared before Dyer wins a corner with some good persistence

...the ball breaks to Dyer via a deflection, and keeper Roberto Tavarelli makes a good stop from eight yards. That chance has lifted the mood a bit

There's an appeal for handball against Caniza as he brings down a Bridge cross - nothing doing, says the referee

Scholes is penalised for a foul in midfield, and Southgate heads clear from the resulting cross

Paraguay yet to muster much genuine threat - but, the first ten minutes apart, England haven't really managed much either

Gerrard whips another dangerous cross in, Scholes chests it down and Paraguay scramble it away for a corner...

...that's cleared for another corner, which Tavarelli punches away

Paraguay content to knock the ball around at the back - time running out in the first half

...then a superb cross into the England area is only a whisker away from the onrushing Santa Cruz. Very close to an equaliser

More good football from the visitors wins them a late first half corner

...which Gerrard heads powerfully away, but only at the expense of another corner

Gerrard again heads clear before Keown finally guides the ball back to Seaman

Into added time, and England come forward - not for long, as the ball is given away too easily

At the other end, Gavilan tries a volley from outside the box - it's over the top and the half-time whistle goes with England leading 1-0 thanks to stand-in skipper Owen.

Plenty of substitutions for England... among them former Liverpool star Robbie Fowler, current Anfield midfielder Danny Murphy and Leeds' Danny Mills

Fowler's on the charge - he switches the ball towards Hargreaves but Paraguay, who don't seem to have made any changes, get it away...

...but England are coming forward again and the ball falls for Murphy on the edge of the area...

His shot deflects over the keeper and loops in to give England a 2-0 lead - the ideal start to the second period!

Bridge looks to come forward again - Paraguay, this time, clear their lines convincingly

Cardozo tries to find Santa Cruz - it eludes him and England have the ball again

Neat passing, led by Joe Cole, looks for Sinclair - he's crowded out

Now Owen Hargreaves takes up the challenge - the personnel has changed, but the movement is still good...

Hargreaves crosses, Vassell can't quite get there under pressure from defenders

So the changes, in full ladies and gentlemen, are: Murphy for Keown, Hargreaves for Gerrard, Sinclair for Butt, Mills for Scholes and Cole for Butt

Got all that?

Sinclair gets a header in, but the keeper stops it... Vassell takes the ball on...

...he hits a shot from the edge of the area, and another big deflection leaves Tavarelli helpless. It's 3-0 to England!

Vassell again - the visitors rattled - but Tavarelli gets there this time with Fowler lurking

A change for Paraguay: Gavilan, who deflected Vassell's shot in, is replaced by Pedro Sarabia

Hargreaves crosses accurately - Paraguay at full stretch again, and this is good stuff from the home side

Santa Cruz gets into the area, but can't keep a through ball in play - goal kick

Cardozo off, Richart Baez on as Paraguay make another change

Mad scramble - Vassell, Sinclair and Fowler all involved...

...in the end the ball hits the side netting but that could, and maybe should, have been 4-0

Hargreaves takes his turn to zip forward and wins another England corner

Mills collects a clearance and crosses for Southgate, who volleys over the top. One-way traffic

The visitors trying to build some attacks of their own... they look a little dazed after those two deflected goals

Murphy fouled midway inside the Paraguay half - more England pressure could arrive now...

...Sinclair crosses after some neat passing...

It deflects - but this time to safety for Paraguay

Great work from Fowler and then Cole paves the way for Vassell - the shot is wide, the move was excellent

Vassell is off, Sheringham on - Frank Lampard, Phil Neville and Jamie Carragher are also coming on...

Paraguay come forward and get in a muddle, but win a free-kick which can be crossed into the England box...

It fizzes across goal with nobody able to get on the end of it

...another free-kick for the visitors after a late Phil Neville challenge

Mills is on hand to deal with that one, and Cole takes the ball on with some more neat skills...

Neville crosses, but it's too far ahead of the waiting Teddy Sheringham

Cole again - England keeping the ball very well

Tavarelli spills the ball after an England break...

Cole hammers it back across, but it goes all the way through and the end result is a throw to Paraguay

Carlos Paredes volleys goalwards from outside the area: Seaman deals with it well

Sheringham takes the chance to cross - it goes right across but England keep it

Fowler crosses towards Sheringham, and the ball glances in off Celso Ayala. It's 4-0 to Sven's men!

Sheringham's clever run paved the way for that goal, and this is a stroll for England

Lampard's pass goes astray, but the home side won't really care about that now

England are swarming around the Paraguay area again - Sheringham can't turn the ball goalwards this time. Gamarra goes off and Julio Cesar Caceres comes on for Paraguay

And another change - Carlos Bonet off, Gustavo Morinigo on

A Mills foul gives the visitors a free-kick - Arce hammers it in, Seaman holds on

At the other end, Fowler is crowded out as England construct another promising moment

Five minutes left, and England boss Eriksson will be delighted with all his players... the lively Cole nearly adds to that delight with a shot that skims just wide

Murphy takes his turn to have a shot... it's a curler from the edge of the box, and it's fractionally wide

More high-speed passing as England zoom forward again: Paraguay at full stretch to clear

...but they recover to come forward and win a late corner...

...which is cleared. Time ticking away, and the Anfield crowd have enjoyed what they've been watching

Arce crosses and Santa Cruz, given a free header, can only steer the ball wide. That should have been a consolation goal

Into time added on, and it's been an excellent night for England

An offside flag halts Paraguay in their tracks, and that's the last action of the game - it's a fine 4-0 win for England