This was Scotland's first win at Wembley in 18 years thanks to a goal from Don Hutchinson. The scoreline could have
been worse had it not been for wonderful goalkeeping by David Seaman.
After an excellent win at Hampden Park 4 days earlier this was a disappointing display by England. The home side did
not have one shot on target for the whole 90 minutes. The closest England came to scoring was when Scholes pounced on
an error made by Hendry but Saturday's hero's shot went into the side-netting. However they did have a goal disallowed
after 34 minutes when Shearer was judged to have fouled Sullivan. To the dismay of the crowd Owen's header did not
give England the lead.
After 39 minutes of play Scotland were celebrating when Hutchinson headed the ball into England's net. England's defenders
were caught off-guard, McCann beating Campbell on the wing who crossed the ball to Hutchinson who beat Adams. England
went into the half-time break with much to discuss as they trailed to Scotland.
In the second half Hendry again made a mistake but Shearer failed to make the most of this opportunity when he
blazed the ball over the crossbar. Owen was denied moments later by a great tackle by Collins. Then Scotland
almost had a second goal when Seaman failed to keep hold of the ball after a free-kick by Hutchinson but he
managed to grab the ball at the second attempt to prevent Dailly scoring.
England could not find a way back into this match and conceded defeat to Scotland. They will now have much work
to do before next summer's final after this uninspiring performance.
Teams
ENGLAND:
Seaman, P Neville, Campbell, Ince, Adams, Southgate, Beckham, Scholes (Parlour 90 mins), Shearer, Owen (Heskey
63 mins), Redknapp.
Subs Not Used: Ferdinand, Wise, Guppy, Cole, Martyn. (Full Squad)
SCOTLAND:
Sullivan, Weir, Ritchie, Dailly, Hendry, Ferguson, Dodds, Burley, McCann (Burchill 74 mins),
Hutchinson, Collins.
Subs Not Used: Gould, Ritchie, Calderwood, Durrant, Camerson, McSwegan.
Match Details
Scotland Scorer: Hutchinson 39 mins
England cautions: Ince, Redknapp
Scotland caution: Davidson, Dailly
Referee: P Collina (Italy)
Attendance: 75,484