Lingard is penalised for handball. Manaj's caught offside from Uzuni's throughball and that will be that!
90' +3
Memushaj whips the free-kick in from the left and it sails straight through to Pope who's no doubt glad to see a little action.
90' +2
Ward-Prowse's corner leads to nothing as Maguire fouls Djimsiti in the box. Albania try to get the ball forward quickly and Stones climbs over the back of Manaj. Albania will get the chance to test Pope late on.
89'
K. Gjasula gets yellow.
Y. Ramadani enters the game and replaces Q. Laçi.
Albania make a late substitution. Laci makes way for Ramadani.
Gjasula picks up a late yellow card for a spiky challenge on Mount. He'll miss Albania's next match.
88'
England knock the ball around before losing it. Ward-Prowse rushes into the centre circle to try to win it back and fouls Memushaj in the process.
87'
Veseli shows his strength to muscle Mount off the ball. England still have possession though.
85'
Laci goes into an aerial challenge with Walker and goes down after a nudge from the England defender. Albania get the free-kick.
83'
England surely have the win wrapped up here. Now it's just a case of the visitors seeing this game out.
81'
J. Lingard enters the game and replaces P. Foden.
England make a substitution. Lingard, who's played himself back into Southgate's thoughts lately while on loan at West Ham United, is on for Foden.
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79'
E. Hysaj gets yellow.
Hysaj's the next Albania player to receive a yellow card. The right wing-back pulled on Sterling's arm as England looked to break upfield.
77'
Rice puts the ball out of play for the first Albanian corner of the game. Kane makes a strong header away.
76'
Albania enjoy a rare spell on the ball. Hysaj's cross from the right is a dangerous one and Pope steams out to punch clear, cleaning out Maguire in the process.
75'
England have been in total control in this second half. They still need to have their wits about them though and make sure they don't give Albania any silly opportunities in the final 15 minutes of this game.
74'
Kane's booked for sliding in on Ismajli and Djimsiti. Kane is perplexed. He thinks he had every right to go for that.
73'
H. Kane gets yellow.
Ward-Prowse's cross is flicked on to the far post by Kane and miskicked by Sterling. Kane looks to pounce on Sterling's follow-up, taking out both Ismajli and Djimsiti. The referee blows for a foul.
72'
Ward-Prowse escapes the attentions of Gjasula to burst down the right. He's got Kane waiting in the centre but can't find his teammate as Albania get back to block.
71'
L. Memushaj enters the game and replaces K. Bare.
J. Ward-Prowse enters the game and replaces K. Phillips.
Albania make a change of their own. Memushaj is on for Bare.
England substitution. Ward-Prowse replaces Phillips at the heart of England's midfield.
70'
England see off Albania's free-kick from the left easily enough. The visitors are about to make their first change of the game.
69'
K. Walker gets yellow.
Walker finds his name in the book after Bare intercepts his backheel and the England man responds with a forearm smash.
67'
England get a free-kick outside the box as Sterling's brought down by Laci. Mount's attempted pass through for a teammate is wayward.
63'
M. Mount has scored a goal for England! Assist by H. Kane.
England's high press paid dividends there as Sterling won possession for Kane. The three points are starting to look secure for England.
GOAL! ALBANIA 0-2 ENGLAND! Mount's clinical finish gives England a two-goal cushion. Sterling cuts out Djimsiti's poor pass and passes to Kane. Kane rolls left to Mount who dinks the ball past Berisha into the far corner.
61'
Berisha tries a throughball for Uzuni who's offside.
59'
R. Manaj enters the game and replaces S. Çikalleshi.
K. Gjasula enters the game and replaces H. Memolla.
E. Lenjani enters the game and replaces A. Broja.
Next to be replaced by Albania is Cikalleshi. The Barcelona B striker Manaj is on.
Here come those Albania changes. First to go off is Memolla. Gjasula, a defensive midfielder, comes on.
Last to go in this raft of changes is Broja. Lenjani, Albania's scorer the other night in Andorra, will slot in at left wing-back.
58'
Berisha races out of his goal to smother the ball as Sterling looks to race onto it. Hysaj's subtle tug on Sterling makes Berisha's job easier.
56'
Sterling earns another England corner as Djimsiti slides in. The corner hits the knee of Kane at the near post and goes out for an Albania goal-kick. Albania are preparing substitutions.
55'
England take the corner short and quickly, keeping possession from it. The visitors have upped their tempo greatly since the half-time break.
54'
England get a corner as Walker drives into space in Albania's box and cuts back from the byline. Djimsiti is the man who blocks it for Albania.
53'
England patiently thread the ball through the middle, eventually finding Walker. Walker's cross from deep is booted away but England will come right back.
51'
England are pressing higher up the pitch now. They seem to have a little more energy early in this second half than they did for most of the first.
49'
Broja robs Rice but can't get past Maguire. Pope booms forward for England and Rice gallops onto the second ball to keep it for the visitors.
48'
Sterling tries to get the better of Hysaj who does well to keep the ball under control and get Albania out of trouble.
47'
Berisha hurls the ball to Albania's right where England appeal for a push on Mount. The referee isn't interested.
45'
HALF-TIME: ALBANIA 0-1 ENGLAND
Berisha catches Kane's cross from the right with Phillips waiting to get on the end of it. That'll be all for now.
Albania get the second half going. No changes for either team at half-time.
43'
After a slow start England appear to have woken up. The visitors' lead is timely for them as we approach the half-time break.
38'
H. Kane has scored a goal for England! Assist by L. Shaw.
Shaw's delivery there was great. That's the best passage of play England have put together here and they've scored from it.
GOAL! ALBANIA 0-1 ENGLAND! Kane breaks the deadlock, beating Veselli to plant a header into the bottom right corner. Shaw was responsible for the cross from the left.
37'
England are looking very predictable. Albania are successfully holding the visitors at arm's length at the moment.
35'
Broja scampers down the right to try to latch onto a ball down the line. The midfielder's unable to stop it from going out for an England goal-kick.
34'
England circulate the ball from left to right and Albania intercept. Rice trips over Cikalleshi and concedes the free-kick.
32'
Maguire is fouled by Broja in England's half. Walker goes for goal from distance and it bounces through to Berisha. That's England's best scoring opportunity so far, which says a lot.
30'
Djimsiti clears Stones' direct ball into the box. Foden and Mount are occupying similar space on the right at the moment, making things a little congested for England.
29'
Sterling, who's on the left for now, gets a little nibble from Hysaj and earns a free-kick. Foden swings it in and Albania see it away.
28'
Foden has been England's brightest spark so far. The midfielder fires across goal from the right. Ismajli makes sure to get rid.
27'
Djimsiti reads Shaw's ball in well and stops Sterling from reaching it. That's good defending by the Atalanta defender.
24'
We're halfway through the first half and the best chance so far has gone to Albania. Ismajli has a shot from outside the box blocked and a rogue clearance by Pope goes out for an Albania throw-in. Pope is less comfortable with the ball at his feet than England's usual goalkeeper Pickford.
22'
Kane slams the free-kick into the wall. Albania get a free-kick of their own due to some England jostling anyway.
21'
K. Bare gets yellow.
Bare's booked for sliding in on Mount. Albania assemble their wall with Bare lying down behind it.
20'
Foden picks up possession in an inside-right position and passes to Mount who gets crunched by Ismajli and Bare. England have a free-kick just inside the D.
18'
England are trying to pass through Albania but the hosts aren't giving them any space. Foden fires the ball into the penalty area looking for Kane. It's quickly cleared.
16'
Maguire gets hassled by Uzuni and is awarded the free-kick. Albania are doing a decent job of frustrating England so far.
14'
England get their third corner of the game down their right. Kane meets it and the ball trickles wide of the right-hand post. The whistle blows for an England foul in the box though.
11'
Foden tries to race in behind Ismajli, pressuring the defender into a header that Berisha can't keep in play. It'll be another England corner.
9'
Foden takes the corner, sending it towards the far post. Stones flies in to meet it but can't keep his header down.
8'
Foden takes the ball down on the left, plays a one-two with Shaw and crosses in towards Mount. England get their first corner of the game out of it.
7'
Phillips draws a foul from Bare near the centre circle. Albania are sitting deep until England approach the halfway line, at which point they pounce.
5'
It looks as though Foden will play on the left flank and Sterling on the right for England for now. Albania are playing a 3-5-2. Foden loses possession to Cikalleshi who himself loses his footing. England quickly get the ball back.
3'
England get themselves comfortable on the ball with Albania remaining patient. Sterling drifts inside from the right and looks to play a pass to Phillips. Memolla is there to intercept.
1'
England get this World Cup qualifying match underway!
Shaw bustles down the left in an attempt to create a crossing opportunity. The ball gets played off him for an Albania goal-kick.
Hello! Welcome to our live text commentary of this 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA group I match between Albania and England at Air Albania Stadium, Tirana.
England are also looking to make it two wins from two after comfortably seeing off San Marino 5-0 at Wembley a few days ago. Gareth Southgate's side are still favourites to win here - England last lost away from home in a World Cup qualifier way back in 2009 to Ukraine - but this game is by no means a walkover.
SUBS: Ledian Memushaj, Erion Hoxhallari, Ylber Ramadani, Arlind Ajeti, Thomas Strakosha, Gentian Selmani, Rey Manaj, Klaus Gjasula, Florian Kamberi, Sherif Kallaku, Ermir Lenjani, Albi Doka.
ENGLAND (4-3-3): Nick Pope; Kyle Walker, John Stones, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw; Mason Mount, Kalvin Phillips, Declan Rice; Phil Foden, Harry Kane (c), Raheem Sterling.
SUBS: Sam Johnstone, Dean Henderson, Jude Bellingham, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Reece James, James Ward-Prowse, Jesse Lingard, Ben Chilwell, Tyrone Mings, Kieran Trippier, Ollie Watkins, Conor Coady.
It's 20 years to the day since England last played away at Albania, winning 3-1 in Tirana in March 2001. Albania have grown in recent years though. Edoardo Reja's team have won their last four consecutive matches and are looking to start their World Cup qualifying campaign with two wins after beating Andorra 1-0 last time out.
The two teams are out on the pitch in Tirana. England's players drone through God Save The Queen. Albania sing Himni i Flamurit with a little more gusto.
England continue their strong start to their World Cup qualifying campaign then. They've had an easy time so far but next week's game against Poland will offer a better sense of their level at the moment. That's all for now. Goodbye!
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