Rashford wins a free-kick for England, which should be enough to see out the victory in the corner flag.
90' +1
England once again attempt to take the pace out of the game. The visitors are not out of the contest with the amount of additional time remaining.
90'
There will be five minutes of added time.
86'
A. Rashkaj gets yellow.
Rashkaj is booked for a terrible challenge on Mount. He is fortunate to escape a red card.
85'
F. Hasani enters the game and replaces V. Berisha.
M. Rashford enters the game and replaces J. Sancho.
There will no hat-trick tonight for Sancho as he is replaced by Rashford.
Berisha is also denied a hat-trick as he makes way for Hasani.
83'
M. Mount enters the game and replaces R. Barkley.
V. Berisha gets yellow.
Berisha kicks the ball away in frustration after fouling Sterling. He goes into the book for his reaction.
Barkley is withdrawn for Mount in the England midfield.
82'
The Three Lions are struggling to kill off the game. Barkley wastes a couple of openings in the final third to pick out team-mates.
80'
Kosovo continue to threaten as Paqarada finds space down the left flank. His cross into the middle is repelled by Keane heading away from danger.
78'
Once again England are attempting to take the pace out of the game. They've not controlled the contest in the second period, which will frustrate Southgate.
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73'
OFF THE POST! Kane robs Halimi in the final third and he releases Sterling into the left inside channel. He goes for a quick strike on his left foot, but Muric gets enough on the ball to deflect it on to the post.
72'
Celina lines up a strike from distance, but he can only hammer his attempt harmlessly over the bar.
70'
F. Aliti gets yellow.
Aliti brings down Sancho on the charge and he goes into the book for his challenge.
67'
Sterling has space on the counter and he surges into the box, but on this occasion his offload lets him down, failing to pick out Kane and Barkley in space.
65'
L. Paqarada gets yellow.
Penalty saved by A. Murić!
Paqarada goes into the book for encroachment.
Muric takes an early step off his line, but there's no VAR to punish him. He dives well to his right to make the stop to deny Kane.
MISS! KANE FAILS TO CONVERT FROM THE SPOT! The striker goes to the bottom left corner and does not strike well enough to beat Muric, who gets across with a big hand to make the stop. A vital moment in the game as it keeps Kosovo alive.
63'
B. Halimi gets yellow.
Halimi goes into the book for dissent following the penalty decision.
PENALTY TO ENGLAND! Barkley makes a probing run into the box and goes down under a loose challenge from Rrahmani. The referee points to the spot.
61'
England are trying to take the pace out of the game with slow possession across the pitch. They need to re-establish their grip on the contest.
59'
A. Rashkaj enters the game and replaces I. Voca.
Voca makes way for Rashkaj for the visitors.
58'
Barkley works the ball to Kane with his back to goal before he offloads to Sancho. The winger stands up a cross into the middle, but Muric comes off his line to claim.
56'
Southgate will be furious with his side's start to the second half. England have been sloppy once again at the back.
55'
Penalty goal scored by V. Muriqi for Kosovo!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! MURIQI CONVERTS!! 5-3!!! Kosovo are well and truly back in the game as the striker blasts his effort into the net. Pickford gets a hand to the ball, but cannot stop it crossing the line.
53'
PENALTY TO KOSOVO! Maguire brings down Muriqi in the box and the referee points to the spot.
49'
V. Berisha has scored a goal for Kosovo! Assist by V. Muriqi.
Muriqi breaks down the left flank and puts in a sublime cross to pick out Berisha, who scores a fine effort.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!! BERISHA SCORES HIS SECOND!! 5-2!!! Kosovo have a goal back to start the second half, capitalising on a mistake by Rice. The midfielder gives the ball away in the middle of the park allowing Muriqi to break forward and bend a cross to the back post. Berisha pulls into space before controlling the ball and bending an effort into the top right corner.
46'
L. Paqarada enters the game and replaces F. Muslija.
Paqarada replaces Muslija in the final third for the visitors.
We're back underway at St Mary's Stadium.
45' +3
HALF-TIME: ENGLAND 5-1 KOSOVO
45' +1
J. Sancho has scored a goal for England!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! SANCHO HAS HIS SECOND!!!!!! 5-1!!! ENGLAND AND STERLING ARE RAMPANT!! The City man is the architect of another goal. He surges past Vojvoda down the left flank, using his blistering pace. Sterling goes for a goal from a tight angle, but sees his effort saved. He gathers the rebound and slides it for Sancho to tap in from six yards out. Simply brilliant from England and Sterling.
45'
There will be three minutes of added time.
44'
J. Sancho has scored a goal for England! Assist by R. Sterling.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! SANCHO SCORES HIS FIRST ENGLAND GOAL!!!! 4-1!!!!!!!! Sancho notches his first strike at international level, converting from close range following a brisk counter. Rice wins the ball in his own half before releasing Sterling down the left flank. He surges into the box before sliding an offload for Sancho in the right inside channel. He takes a touch before firing past Muric.
Sterling collects Rice's pass and races forward before teeing up Sancho to score.
42'
After their early scare, England are in complete control of the contest heading into the break.
38'
M. Vojvoda is unfortunate, scores an own goal!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! VOJVODA SCORES AN OWN GOAL!!! 3-1 ENGLAND!!!! The home side have a third goal and Kosovo are not happy about. Aliti goes down with an injury on the left flank, but England continue their attack down the right flank. Sancho probes down the wing before firing a low ball into the middle. Vojvoda steers it into his own net by sticking out a left boot.
34'
Sterling has another dart at the Kosovo defence, running into the left inside channel. He wins a corner off the legs of Rrahmani.
30'
Celina breaks into a promising position down the left flank. Alexander-Arnold does well to close to win a goal-kick with a solid challenge.
Henderson tries to thread a pass through to Sterling on the charge, but the City forward just cannot take the ball in stride in the box under pressure from Aliti.
29'
The game has been fairly open since kick-off and England appear to be trying to slow down the tempo with their possession game.
27'
Sterling is a danger every time he pushes forward, but on this occasion he gets crowded out before he can threaten on the edge of the box.
25'
Rrahmani fouls Barkley in the final third, but the Kosovo defence are able to clear the danger from Chilwell's delivery into the box.
23'
England move the ball well across the pitch before Sancho has a dart down the right inside channel. He checks back to tee up Barkley for a strike, but he sends his effort over the bar.
21'
A minor scare for the hosts as Berisha gets down the left inside channel and fires the ball across the face of goal. It evades Maguire, but also Muriqi in the middle before the Three Lions clear the danger.
19'
H. Kane has scored a goal for England! Assist by R. Sterling.
Sterling bamboozles his marker in the middle of the park before sprinting away to the edge of the box. He feeds Kane before the skipper does the rest.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLL!!! KANE BLASTS ENGLAND IN FRONT!!!! 2-1!!! The Three Lions take the lead through their captain courtesy of fine work from Sterling. The City forward turns his man with ease in the centre circle before speeding to the edge of the box. He picks out Kane in the left inside channel, who allows the ball to travel across to his left foot. The England skipper goes for power, smashing his attempt through the legs of Muric.
18'
Muric almost endures a calamity at the back as he takes a poor first touch, which sees the ball roll towards the goalline. However, he quicky gets back to clear the danger.
17'
Barkley surges through the middle of the Kosovo midfield before teeing up Sterling on the edge of the box. The Manchester City man tries to weave his way through to goal, but is crowded out. Alexander-Arnold then overhits a cross out of play for a goal-kick.
15'
Sterling has space on the counter and he has options to the left and right of him. He goes for an offload to Kane, only to be denied by an interception by Aliti.
12'
Chilwell lifts the corner into the box, but Muric comes off his line to make the claim.
Chilwell has a dart down the left flank and he fires a low ball towards the middle, forcing Rrahmani to stick a leg out to send it behind for a corner.
10'
It has been a frenetic start to the contest, but England are slowly beginning to assert their authority over the visitors.
8'
R. Sterling has scored a goal for England! Assist by M. Keane.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLL!!! STERLING EQUALISES!!! 1-1!!! England are back on level terms within seven minutes. Barkley hangs a cross from his corner to the back post where Keane rises to head towards the six-yard box. Sterling meets the header of his team-mate, nodding his effort past Muric from close range.
Keane atones for his error by winning a header and teeing up Sterling to find the net.
7'
Barkley and Henderson combine to release Sancho down the right inside channel. The winger goes for a low cross into the middle, but sees the ball diverted behind by Hadergjonaj.
5'
The home side are trying to establish a possession game, knocking the ball patiently around the pitch. Southgate will be keen to see a quick response from his team.
3'
England have been rocked by Keane's early mistake. He did receive a poor pass from Barkley, but he should have done a lot better with his offload. The Three Lions have to battle adversity not for the first time in the group stage.
1'
V. Berisha has scored a goal for Kosovo! Assist by V. Muriqi.
We're underway at St Mary's Stadium.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!! BERISHA PUTS KOSOVO AHEAD!!! Stunning scenes at St Mary's as the visitors lead after 34 seconds. Keane plays an awful cross-field pass straight to Aliti. The midfielder finds Berisha in front of goal and he needs no second invitation to race through on goal before slotting his strike into the left bottom corner.
Muriqi collects the loose ball and tees up Berisha to score.
England continued their impressive start to their qualifying campaign againt Bulgaria last time out, earning their third win on the bounce. Gareth Southgate's men claimed a comfortable 4-0 victory courtesy of a hat-trick from Harry Kane, while Raheem Sterling also got on the scoresheet. The Three Lions can take a large stride towards Euro 2020 with another win tonight.
Good evening and welcome to the live commentary of the Euro 2020 Group A qualifying match between England and Kosovo at St Mary's Stadium.
ENGLAND (4-3-3): Jordan Pickford; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Michael Keane, Harry Maguire, Ben Chilwell; Jordan Henderson, Declan Rice, Ross Barkley; Jadon Sancho, Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling.
ENGLAND SUBS: Kieran Trippier, Tom Heaton, Danny Rose, Joe Gomez, Tyrone Mings, Harry Winks, Mason Mount, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, James Maddison, Marcus Rashford, Nick Pope, Callum Wilson.
KOSOVO (4-2-3-1): Arijanet Muric; Mergim Vojvoda, Amir Rrahmani, Fidan Aliti, Florent Hadergjonaj; Idriz Voca, Besar Halimi, Florent Muslija, Bersant Celina, Valon Berisha; Veda Muriqi.
Kosovo have been one of the surprise packages of qualifying thus far, sitting in second place only one point behind England. They've taken eight points from their opening four matches, including an impressive victory over Czech Republic last time out. Vedat Muriqi and Mergim Vojvoda found the net to guide their side to a 2-1, keeping the momentum building after previously Bulgaria. However, the challenge of the Three Lions will be their toughest one yet.
KOSOVO SUBS: Samir Ujkani, Ibrahim Dresevic, Anel Rashkaj, Florent Hasani, Elbasan Rashani, Visar Bekaj, Leart Paqarada, Mirlind Kryeziu, Atdhe Nuhiu, Edon Zhegrova, Bernard Berisha.
Kosovo came out with the intention of playing attacking football against England this evening. It's a bold strategy that has not worked out as the visitors have been victimised by Sterling on the counter. They've looked dangerous at times in the final third, but their defence has been cut open time and again. Bernard Challandes may need to rethink his approach at the break to avoid a complete humiliation.
England are next in qualifying action against Czech Republic in Prague on October 11, while Kosovo play Montenegro in Pristina on October 14.
Thanks for joining our commentary this evening. Until next time, goodbye.
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