Express Sport is on hand to provide live updates of England's game against Denmark (Image: GETTY)
England stumbled to a disappointing 1-1 draw against Denmark in their second group stage match at Euro 2024. As a result, the Three Lions will need to wait until Tuesday to confirm their place in the knockout stages of the tournament.
Gareth Southgate's men started well enough and were duly rewarded inside the opening 20 minutes when Harry Kane fired home from close range. However, they failed to capitalise on their early spell and were pegged back when Morten Hjulmand smashed the ball home from outside the box.
It was the same story after the break, with England struggling to carve out chances while giving Denmark plenty of opportunities to test Jordan Pickford. Southgate tried to roll the dice by hauling off Phil Foden, Bukayo Saka and Harry Kane but the changes did not have the desired impact.
The final whistle was met with loud boos from the travelling England faithful, who were understandably left frustrated by another timid display from the Three Lions.
"We know people will be disappointed with our performances," says the England boss.
"At the moment we are not pressing with the intensity that we need to and that's meaning we are having to sit be a bit deeper.
"They are the problems and we need to find the solutions. We need to asses the two performances and work through it together.
"If you allow players to pick passes then they can play passes which can hurt you."
Quizzed on why he is playing Trent Alexander-Arnold as a midfielder, Southgate replies: "He's had some moments where he's delivered what we thought he would.
"We know it's an experiment. We know we don't have a natural replacement for Kalvin Philips. We're trying different things and at the moment we're not flowing as we'd like."
A day that began with England fans leaping in fountains ended with them talking amongst themselves.
Unlike the opening game in Gelsenkirchen, there was no nasty pre-game punch-up to spoil the party atmosphere. Gareth Southgate’s team was on hand to do that.
The night before England took to the field against Denmark was feisty with three arrests, fans scrapping amongst each other and songs about Tommy Robinson.
But with effective policing from the Germans, there was rarely the feeling that the situation might boil over into disorder.
Fans might have woken up with hangovers but they were soon lifted by sunshine and excitement for the game.
However, a flat, lifeless display by Gareth Southgate’s men was soon generating groans from the thousands of England fans who had packed into Frankfurt’s picturesque fan park overlooking the River Main.
Three Lions supporters were talking amongst themselves by the midpoint of the second half, barely able to muster jeers at the disjointed display.
By the time the final whistle sounded there was a quick boo before the crowds flooded out to drown their sorrows.
Supporters had been warned not to cool off from the summer heat by leaping into the water before the game.
But, given the somber mood which had descended by evening, there was little chance of anyone taking another dip in the fountain let alone bothering the river.
"[The result was] clearly not what we would have hoped [for]," says Gareth Southgate in his post-match interview.
"We're not using the ball well enough and we have to accept that if you do that you will suffer at times as we have tonight. We know there's another level we have to find."
Asked if he instructs his players to drop deep after scoring, he replies: "No. I think we've played teams that are quite fluid in back threes and it's not easy to get pressure on them.
"But we've got to do that better than we have in these last two matches. Not keeping the ball has been another problem.
"There's a huge amount of work, that's evident from the two performances we've given and we've got to be tight. We understand people will be disappointed with the performances and rightly so."
Gareth Southgate will be hoping for rapid improvements (Image: GETTY)
Gareth Southgate cannot possibly name another unchanged side when England face Slovenia in their final group game on Tuesday.
His experiment with Trent Alexander-Arnold in midfield has clearly failed. Kobbie Mainoo or Conor Gallagher would be far better in the engine room alongside Declan Rice.
Harry Kane needs to drop deeper to create space for his team-mates, as he did so effectively at the last Euros when England reached the final.
Phil Foden is also on borrowed time with Cole Palmer and Anthony Gordon yet to play a single minute of football in Germany.
A performance like today just won't cut it against Slovenia or any other half-decent side, but will Southgate be brave enough to shake things up?
The current system is not working and England need to change if they are serious about going deep into this tournament.
Gary Lineker feels Harry Kane is predominantly to blame for England's timid display in the final third.
He says: "As a striker you have two jobs, score goals, which Harry Kane has been good at all his career, and make space. He needs his manager to come to him and ask a little bit more of him.
"I would have expected that if I'd put in that kind of performance. Against a back three he has to stretch the play, run one way and then come short so you don't have to come too far to receive it.
"He needs to make more space for the midfield players behind him to create chances."
Harry Kane was replaced by Ollie Watkins in the second half (Image: GETTY)
A furious Alan Shearer has been offering his thoughts on England's poor showing against Denmark.
"Gareth Southgate will get serious questions," he says in his role as a BBC pundit.
"You see the players out there. Phil Foden and what he has done all season for Manchester City.
"Jude Bellingham turning up in the first game and not so much tonight, John Stones and what we have seen him do at club level.
"There is far more to get out of those players than he is getting at the moment.
"As I got older I needed pace in and around me. I could still score goals, head the ball, get into positions in the box, but one thing I could not do is run in behind.
"Harry Kane is the same now. He needs players that have the legs to run beyond and make the space. That's why I would have Anthony Gordon in the team.
"Phil Foden is occupying the same spaces as Harry Kane at the moment and it's not working."
The final whistle, which comes after three uneventful minutes of stoppage time, is met with loud boos from the England supporters.
Gareth Southgate's men have failed to beat Denmark, with the Three Lions nowhere near good enough for the vast majority of proceedings.
It means they will need to wait until Tuesday to confirm their place in the knockout stages of the Euros.
On today's evidence, they will be in for a hiding if they come up against the likes of Germany, France or Spain in the latter stages of the tournament.
Kieran Trippier looks dejected after England fail to beat Denmark (Image: GETTY)
"I’ve genuinely never heard a crowd talking amongst themselves this much during an England game," says our reporter on the ground, Zak Garner-Purkis.
"There are a fair few leaving already, pulling down their flags with glum faces. Not sure we’ll have quite the same party atmosphere as we did before the game."
We're into three minutes of stoppage time and it does not look like an England winner is on the cards.
Our reporter on the ground, Zak Garner-Purkis, is watching the game from the England fan park in Frankfurt.
He says those in attendance delivered a mixed reaction to Gareth Southgate's tweaks from the bench.
"They've travelled in numbers but so far their beloved Three Lions have disappointed. A mixture of groans, boos and limited applause as Southgate makes the triple change."
England have looked much better since Conor Gallagher was introduced in midfield.
He is making plenty of driving runs with the aim of disrupting Denmark's build-up play and it appears to be working.
It seems the Trent Alexander-Arnold experiment may finally be over. The Liverpool ace is simply not as effective in the middle of the park as he is at right-back.
"A really frustrating half for England," says Alan Shearer on the BBC.
"I thought once they got the goal they would push up and get more of the forward players on the ball and go for the next goal. We haven't seen any of that.
"Credit to Denmark and how they have bounced back and taken control and gotten the equaliser."
Micah Richards adds: "It's not good enough now. They started better today, you have to respect Denmark but they are way better tactically.
"England are too deep, the back four are too deep as well. They can't get out. They had the same problem against Serbia.
"Second half, we have to make some substitutions. Ollie Watkins has to come on and stretch this game because it's too easy for Denmark."
Denmark forward Rasmus Hojlund is already familiar with English fans and will be hoping to find the back of the net for his country today.
Rio Ferdinand believes he could be a real threat for the Danes if England's defenders fail to keep him in check.
"If you get this kid service, he is always in the right areas to score," says Ferdinand on the BBC.
"He wants to be in and around the box, make direct runs towards the goal, occupying the centre halves. You have to keep your eye on him because he has such good movement."
Rasmus Hojlund is leading the line for Denmark today (Image: GETTY)
BBC pundit Micah Richards has singled out Christian Eriksen as Denmark's biggest threat ahead of kick-off, which is coming up in just over 15 minutes.
"If England give Christian Eriksen time and space today then he can still hurt you," said Richards.
"We saw him score against Slovenia, a lovely run into the box, chest control and quick finish, it was a great moment for him. My moment of the tournament."
Gareth Southgate has issued a response to the criticism of England's performance in their narrow victory over Serbia last weekend.
Jude Bellingham's early goal secured all three points for the Three Lions but it was far from a vintage display, with Serbia threatening to equalise late on.
"We didn’t set out to sit back," explained Southgate in yesterday's press conference.
"Serbia also came at us, they were a goal behind and had to take a different approach and are not an easy team to press. They get five players and are complicated to prepare to play against.
"To give as few opportunities as we did, we were really pleased with that aspect and we have to be better with the other aspect. We have to get both things right."
Gareth Southgate knows England will need to improve against Denmark (Image: GETTY)
Gareth Southgate is set to name an unchanged England line-up today, sticking with the side that beat Serbia four days ago.
Jordan Pickford will be in goal, with a centre-back pairing of John Stones and Marc Guehi ahead of him.
Kyle Walker is set to feature at right-back, while Kieran Trippier will be on the left with Luke Shaw still working his way back to full fitness.
Trent Alexander-Arnold will be partnered in midfield by Declan Rice with Jude Bellingham playing further forward behind Harry Kane, who will start as the lone striker.
Bukayo Saka will occupy the right wing for England while Phil Foden is expected to play on the left.
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