England v Ghana
Play By Play
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It's all over in Boston, and Ghana have clung on to earn an impressive point against England. After an exhilarating win over Croatia in their opening match, England struggled for extended periods here. They only started to threaten late in the second half, with O'Reilly hitting the crossbar and Guehi having a header cleared off the line in stoppage time. Ghana made their gameplan clear from the outset as they sat deep and looked to pick England off on the counterattack. Although they didn't manage to get a goal themselves, they'll be pleased with a point that ensures they'll go into the final round of matches in the top two. The Black Stars will take on Croatia in their final outing, while England have a meeting with Panama. It's by no means a major setback for the Three Lions, but it will provide cause for concern when they come up against stronger opposition. Only three of England's 19 shots actually hit the target, but they were worth a combined expected goals (xG) value of 1.28. Ghana's only two shots had a cumulative xG of 0.29. That's all from us. Thanks for joining and see you again soon!
FULL-TIME: ENGLAND 0-0 GHANA.
Adu, who only came on in the 67th minute, has made way for Baba to tighten things up at the back for Ghana.
OFF THE LINE!! Rashford earns England another corner with a cross from the byline that's deflected behind by Peprah Oppong. It's deep from Rice and it's worked back into the middle for Guehi, whose header is cleared away by Peprah Oppong! The replays show it may have been heading just wide, though.
Rice swings a corner in from the left but Kane is seemingly unable to jump for it and make a connection at the back post. Maybe he thought someone was behind him, and that's why he didn't challenge Fatawu.
There are going to be a minimum of six minutes added to the end of the second half. This have started to open up, so this could be a very entertaining finale.
It looks like Rice might be struggling with an injury after a coming together with Yirenkyi. Rashford concedes a free-kick in the Ghana half after leaping over Yirenkyi to get a header.
Peprah Oppong is on to help keep Rashford contained, with Senaya's game now done.
ENGLAND HIT THE BAR! O'Reilly connects with a cross from James and it rattles the bar and drops down the wrong side of the line. The ball falls kindly for Kane but he lashes his follow-up effort over the top! That was their best chance of the game.
GREAT SAVE! After Opoku heads away a great delivery from Rashford, Saka pounces on the loose ball and sends a powerful effort towards the bottom-left corner. Asare does brilliantly to get down and keep it out, though.
England are starting to show a bit of desperation and it could potentially leave them exposed at the back. A couple of times now Ghana have looked for long balls in behind as soon as they get a chance.
Now it's time for Rashford, who comes on in place of Madueke.
Mensah climbs all over the back of Saka and gives away a free-kick on the right wing. Saka curls the delivery in with his left foot but Mensah nods it away at the near post. England's set-pieces have been really disappointing.
Time is running out for England, who continue to struggle to create meaningful openings. Ghana are defending well and are only a few minutes away from an impressive point.
HUGE CHANCE FOR GHANA! Eze is caught in possession by Fatawu and he puts Adu through one-on-one with Pickford. Konsa jumps in with a challenge that does enough to thwart the striker, and an offside is given as Adu kicks his follow-up straight at Semenyo.
Senaya is down injured after stepping in front of Kane to stop him closing down Asare. The goalkeeper tries to throw the ball out so Senaya can receive treatment but sends it straight to a white shirt. England immediately attack but the referee blows his whistle to halt them in his tracks.
Rogers instantly gets involved, twisting and turning to get away from Opoku and earning a corner. Rice fails to find an England shirt but the ball bounces to Madueke off Yirenkyi. Before he can pull the trigger, though, Fatawu knocks the ball off him for a goal-kick.
Play is back underway following the substitutions after the hydration break.
Eze gets the nod from Tuchel, coming on in place of Anderson.
Bellingham makes way for Rogers for the final stretch.
You would think Tuchel will make some other changes soon. Rashford would be a useful addition, particularly after his goalscoring cameo against Croatia.
Time for the hydration break now. Time is running out for England, so their win probability has dropped all the way to 51.7%. A draw now has a 41.5% probability.
Madueke whips a great cross over to the back post that Saka rises up to connect with. He can't get his header on target and Kane cuts a frustrated target right behind him!
The introduction of Saka has resulted in Madueke moving over to the left. It's the other sub, O'Reilly, who does well to win the ball in a central position and feed Kane. The striker has a go from 25 yards but it's close enough for Asare to make a comfortable save.
