Ukraine 1-1 England: Saka, Belingham quiet as Southgate's men settle for unispiring draw

England were unable to get the better of a resilient Ukraine side as both teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw thanks to goals from Oleksandr Zinchenko and Kyle Walker.

England dominated the opening proceedings with Jude Bellingham in particular looking dangerous.

However, Ukraine drew first blood after 26 minutes. 

Yukhym Konoplya collected Victor Tsyhankov’s pass and played the ball across for Oleksandr Zinchenko to slide in the first goal England had conceded in 330 minutes.

England found an equaliser in the 40th minute when Harry Kane played a brilliant ball over for Kyle Walker, who ran behind Vitali Mykolenko and coolly finished to finally register his maiden international goal at the 77th attempt.

England continued to push in the second half and Bukayo Saka showed his quality by cutting inside Zinchenko and unleashing a powerful strike that Georgi Bushchan did superbly to tip onto the crossbar.

Both teams tried but failed to change the flow of proceedings and had to settle for a draw.