A sweeping move ends with Wilson sliding a cute pass across to Sancho who slams a shot across the face of goal that Iliev manages to gather at the second attempt with Henderson encroaching.
90'
Two minutes of stoppage time are added.
89'
Bulgaria make their way into England's box, but just as space opens up for Popov to shoot, he manages to completely miscue his effort and it cannons away for a throw-in.
87'
Kane deserved that after an excellent game spearheading England's attack: it took a few narrow misses, but he got there in the end!
85'
H. Kane has scored a goal for England!
ENGLAND SCORE AGAIN! 6-0! Kane finally gets his goal! The striker carefully wriggles past Terziev before finding himself clean through on goal, where he slots a cushioned shot past Iliev at his near post!
78'
Chilwell energetically pushes down the left wing again and he finds Wilson, but the Bournemouth attacker manages to foul his marker and Bulgaria regroup with a free-kick.
76'
K. Malinov enters the game and replaces Wanderson.
C. Wilson enters the game and replaces M. Rashford.
Wanderson makes way for Malinov on Bulgaria's left-wing.
Wilson replaces Rashford on the left side of England's attack.
75'
Mount dispossesses Iliev as the goalkeeper wanders outside his box, but the sub attempts a wild chip that lofts over the bar despite having Kane in support.
74'
Sancho immediately slaloms his way down the right flank before attempting a cross to Mount, but Hadzhiev zooms over to hack the danger away.
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73'
J. Sancho enters the game and replaces R. Sterling.
M. Mount enters the game and replaces R. Barkley.
Sterling comes off after collecting his double, with Sancho making his way onto the pitch.
Barkley is replaced by fellow Chelsea midfielder, Mount, in England's midfield three.
71'
Bulgaria win a rare corner that Despodov flights in, but Maguire's there to confidently head away from harm.
69'
R. Sterling has scored a goal for England! Assist by H. Kane.
STERLING GETS HIS SECOND! 5-0 England! The away side break rapidly and Kane drives menacingly towards goal before sliding Sterling clean through on goal and the attacker calmly slots an assured finish beyond Iliev and into the bottom corner.
Kane gets his third assist to crown a wonderful display of creativity and selflessness.
68'
G. Ivanov enters the game and replaces I. Isa.
Isa Mustafa is replaced by Ivanov up top for Bulgaria.
67'
Rashford storms down towards the byline and attempts to cut it back to Kane, but Terziev slides in to poke the ball away just in time.
65'
Bulgaria have looked largely disorganised throughout this game, but Iliev's done a good job of keeping the score down in goal. He's made a number of smart stops in the second half, and he's looked particularly effective when rushing out to close down dangerous attacks.
63'
Big chance for Kane! England sweep forward in numbers again and this time Rashford finds Kane in the six-yard box, where he turns his marker before planting a shot straight at Iliev!
61'
Winks scurries past a few challenges before space opens up for him in midfield. He picks out Henderson on the left, but the move breaks down after the Liverpool midfielder gets crowded out by a few Bulgarian defenders.
59'
Bulgaria make a break forward, where Zanev ends up hitting a low shot from distance that travels past a four or five players, before Pickford gets down to make a confident save.
55'
Sterling goes close again! Rashford neatly slips Chilwell in down the byline and he leathers a pass across the face of goal that goes narrowly beyond Sterling who was straining to make a connection!
51'
Sterling almost nets a fifth! Another sparkling England move sees Kane slip Rashford through on goal, where the attacker has a shot blocked by the onrushing Iliev, before Sterling pokes the rebound just wide from 12 yards!
49'
Kane latches onto a cutback from Henderson, before attempting a curling effort on goal that Iliev does well to smother.
47'
Bulgaria are zipping passes with more intent now and they win a free-kick deep inside the England half, but Popov's delivery is headed clear.
46'
B. Kraev enters the game and replaces G. Sarmov.
Bulgaria switch to a more attacking shape as the defender Sarmov is replaced by the attack-minded Kraev.
45' +4
R. Sterling has scored a goal for England! Assist by H. Kane.
ENGLAND SCORE AGAIN! 4-0! Another clinical, well-worked move sees Trippier roll Kane in behind the Bulgarian defence, where the English striker slides a pass across the face of goal to Sterling who taps into an empty net!
Kane collects his second assist, after squaring the ball to an unmarked Sterling - Bulgaria have really struggled to pick the Tottenham striker up all game.
45' +2
Six minutes of stoppage time are added as play resumes.
45'
The delay stretches on, as the referee speaks to Kane, while many Bulgarian fans are removed from the stadium.
England get us underway for the second period.
44'
The home captain, Popov, is now speaking directly to the home fans to try and put an end to the problems.
42'
The referee stops play once more to discuss further crowd problems with his officials.
40'
Rashford turns Terziev on the edge of the box, before flashing a powerful shot well over the bar.
38'
Zanev speculatively lets fly from 30 yards on his weaker foot and the shot predictably drifts high and wide.
36'
Sterling goes down under a heavy push from Sarmov, and - while it looks like a strong shout for a penalty - the referee waves play on.
32'
R. Barkley has scored a goal for England! Assist by H. Kane.
BARKLEY GETS HIS SECOND! 3-0 England! Kane drops deep once again and he picks out a perfect cross for the onrushing Barkley who powerfully cushions a low header beyond Iliev.
Kane's been occupying the space between the Bulgarian midfield and defence to great effect so far, and it pays off again as he manages to set up Barkley with a precise delivery into the box.
30'
Play resumes with England once more rolling the ball calmly amongst their back four. The five-minute stoppage has understandably sapped some of the energy out of the game.
27'
The referee halts play for a long break after the fourth official was seemingly made aware of abusive chanting from the stands. He's speaking to both captains and his fellow officials before moving on with the game.
25'
From the set-piece, a loose ball drops for Mings, who deftly beats two men down the left before standing up a cross that Bulgaria just about manage to hack clear.
24'
The away side once again enjoy unchallenged possession around the halfway line, before Sterling gets caught by a late challenge.
22'
England are firmly in control now and it'll take a rousing comeback for Bulgaria to gain anything from this game now.
20'
R. Barkley has scored a goal for England! Assist by R. Sterling.
ENGLAND SCORE AGAIN! 2-0! After Rashford's brilliant individual goal, they now score from a lovely team move! Kane and Sterling work a beautiful one-two that releases the latter into the box, who squares a pass to Barkley and he taps it into an empty net.
Kane dropped a little deeper than usual to play Sterling in behind, and it's a move that England have often tried to deploy over the last few years. Once again it ends with a positive result, as Barkley was free to touch in Sterling's selfless low cross.
17'
Bulgaria make a rare foray forward, as Popov angles a cross to a roaming Hadzhiev at the back post. However, Trippier does well to nod the delivery away for a corner and Pickford claims the resulting set-piece.
15'
The tempo of this game's slowed considerably after the goal. England are content to patiently probe with passes around their back four, while Bulgaria are happy to rigidly stick to their structured defense and avoid pressing.
13'
Bulgaria have changed shape to a more defensive 5-4-1 as they look to contain the away side early on.
9'
Well, that'll ease some nerves for England. If this game drifted along at 0-0 it wouldn't take long for England to get agitated - however, Rashford's taken responsibility, and grabbed the early lead they were desperate for.
7'
M. Rashford has scored a goal for England! Assist by R. Barkley.
ENGLAND TAKE THE LEAD! 1-0! Maguire measures a pinpoint diagonal pass to Barkley on the left flank, who lays a short pass off to Rashford and the Manchester United attacker beats his man, before cutting inside and whipping a curling shot into the top right corner!
Barkley picked up Maguire's switch and astutely flicked the ball to Rashford who did the rest!
4'
J. Henderson gets yellow.
Henderson is deservedly booked after slipping into a dangerous lunge near the halfway line.
3'
Kane tries to sweep in a cross from the right after a flowing move but Terziev does well to block his delivery.
1'
Bulgaria get the game underway.
The hosts immediately hammer a long ball forward, where Winks intelligently picks up the loose ball and England begin to build patiently from the back.
Hello and welcome to live commentary of this European Championship Qualifying Group A fixture between England and Bulgaria. The away side enter this one at the top of the table and on the cusp of qualification, however, England did lose 2-1 on Friday to the Czech Republic – a result that ended a 43-match unbeaten streak in qualifiers. Bulgaria, on the other hand, sit at the bottom of the group and will be looking for any kind of positive result to rebuild momentum.
BULGARIA (4-1-4-1): Plamen Iliev; Georgi Pashov, Georgi Terziev, Kamen Hadzhiev, Petar Zanev; Ivelin Popov, Georgi Sarmov, Kiril Despodov, Georgi Kostadinov, Wanderson; Ismail Isa Mustafa.
SUBS: Hristo Ivanov, Nikolay Mihaylov, Deyan Lozev, Bozhidar Kraev, Birsent Karagaren, Simeon Slavchev, Ivan Goranov, Anton Nedyalkov, Kristiyan Malinov, Galin Ivanov, Kristian Traychev Dimitrov, Marcelinho.
SUBS: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mason Mount, Dean Henderson, Tammy Abraham, Nick Pope, Callum Wilson, Jadon Sancho, Declan Rice, Michael Keane, Joseph Gomez, Fikayo Tomori.
The players are emerging from the tunnel and kick off is seconds away!
ENGLAND (4-3-3): Jordan Pickford; Kieran Trippier, Tyrone Mings, Harry Maguire, Ben Chilwell; Jordan Henderson, Harry Winks, Ross Barkley; Marcus Rashford, Raheem Sterling; Harry Kane.
In the second 45, Bulgaria will be looking to avoid a heavy defeat, while you'd expect England to make a few changes after putting themselves in a commanding position.
Going forward, England take another step towards qualification with a win that solidifies their position at the top of the group, while Bulgaria remain at the bottom of the table and remain winless since 2018.
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