I'd have put my house on Defoe scoring - Southgate

Elsewhere in World Cup qualifying, Christian Eriksen found himself up against former Spurs team-mate Vlad Chiriches as Denmark travelled to Romania. However, his side was forced to settle for a point as the game ended goalless. Earlier in the day, Victor Wanyama put in a 90-minute shift for Kenya as they won 2-1 at home to DR Congo in a friendly.

Bradley Lowery walked out at Wembley alongside his favourite Sunderland player, Jermain Defoe Jermain Defoe admitted he struggled to contain his emotions even before scoring on his return from England exile in a 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over Lithuania. Although Joe Hart wore the captain's armband, Defoe led the Group F leaders out at Wembley Stadium with five-year-old Bradley Lowery, the cancer-stricken Sunderland fan with whom he has forged a strong bond. Defoe scored his first goal on the international stage for four years when he broke the deadlock from close-range after good work from Raheem Sterling. Defoe scores for England against Lithuania on his first appearance since late 2013 "I had to keep my emotions in the beginning with little Brad with me," Defoe said after his first England appearance since November 2013.

Roker Report There's no two ways about it - Sunderland, right now, are going down without a fight. David Moyes looks just as uninspired as his tactics, whilst the players on the pitch lack fight and look like a group that aren't exactly sure what exactly is required of them.

“It’s always a big challenge when you come up against Jermain Defoe,” said Watford defender Cathcart. Jermain Defoe and the rest of the England 20+ goals club Monday, 27th March 2017 JERMAIN DEFOE scored his 20th England goal at the weekend, but who else has reached that landmark? 1 / 22 GETTY Jermain Defoe (Tottenham, Portsmouth, Sunderland) - 20 “He seems to have got better with age” Watford defender Craig Cathcart “He is deadly in the box so you can’t afford to give him chances as he is such a good finisher. “I’m really looking forward to the game, especially on the back of Northern Ireland getting such a good result, as you always like testing yourself against quality strikers like Jermain Defoe,” added Cathcart.

Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email Here is a scary statistic for all Evertonians ahead of the Merseyside derby on Saturday - the Blues have only been awarded one penalty at Anfield in the last 80 years. The incident in question came on December 11, 1988, when Wayne Clarke slotted home after David Burrows brought down Trevor Steven. Referee for the derby Anthony Taylor likes to give a penalty or two and does have history with Liverpool. Despite Everton not getting much luck at Anfield, these statistics show we could be in for a lively Merseyside derby.