New England Boss Allardyce Begins Tenor As Manager With Vital Win

Adam Lallana struck a 95th-minute winner to secure Sam Allardyce a dramatic 1-0 win over Slovakia in his first match in charge of England.

The Liverpool forward scored with almost the last kick of the match to earn the new England boss a morale-boosting victory and three points in Sunday’s World Cup Qualifier.

For long spells, it looked as though England would not be able to force a breakthrough in their opening Group F match in Trnava despite playing the last 33 minutes against 10 men following a red card for Slovakia captain Martin Skrtel.

But after substitute Theo Walcott was denied a late winner by the offside flag, Lallana struck his first international goal to break the hearts of the home side and give England a positive start in their qualification campaign for the 2018 tournament in Russia.