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Ross Barkley, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and an Arlauskis own goal saw the Three Lions past the Baltic nation, ensuring a blemish-free record at the end of Group E

England cruised to a 3-0 victory over Lithuania in Vilnius on Monday to ensure they finished their Group E qualifying campaign with a perfect 10 wins from as many matches.

Ross Barkley opened the scoring with a deflected effort midway through the first half and it was two before the break when Harry Kane's shot bounced in off Giedrius Arlauskis for an own goal.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain sealed the three points with a powerful strike after the break, while Danny Ings came off the substitutes' bench to make his England debut.

The win means Roy Hodgson's side are the only team in Euro 2016 qualification to finish with a 100 per cent record and just the sixth team ever to do so in the history of European Championship qualification.

England made eight changes from their last game against Estonia, with Adam Lallana, Barkley and Kane the only players to remain in the starting XI.

Early on, Kane cut inside from the left and Arlauskis did well to push his shot wide, before the Tottenham striker forced the goalkeeper into another parried save after Lallana's pass.

Kane was looking the most likely source of a goal and did well to receive Barkley's pass and turn on the edge of the area before testing Arlauskis with his third effort of the opening stages.

The same duo combined again as England took the lead after 29 minutes. This time it was Kane who fed Barkley and the Everton star's long-range shot deflected off Tomas Mikuckis and bounced in via the post.

Lithuania threatened for the first time when a quick break led to Fedor Cernych finding Lukas Spalvis, whose shot from the edge of the area was pushed away in a good one-handed save from Jack Butland.

England doubled their lead 10 minutes before the break. Kane and Lallana linked up with a neat one-two and the 22-year-old's shot hit the near post before bouncing back in off Arlauskis.

It should have been three for England early in the second half after Oxlade-Chamberlain seized on an error from Linas Klimavicius down the right. 

The Arsenal man squared for Kane, who saw his initial effort saved by Arlauskis, before his poorly struck left-footed follow-up was blocked by Georgas Freidgeimas.

From the resulting Lallana corner, Barkley diverted a strong header towards the bottom corner but Arlauskis got down well to deny him.

The third goal did arrive in the 62nd minute. Kyle Walker made a timely interception and slipped a pass through to Oxlade-Chamberlain, with the winger blasting his shot high past Arlauskis, who could not make a save at the near post.

Ings struck a powerful shot towards goal as he looked to mark his debut in style, but Arlauskis was equal to it as England concluded qualifying with 31 goals scored in the group and only three conceded.

• That's all from me, Matthew Judge, and it has been a great pleasure talking you through all of tonight's action. We hope you can join us again very soon. Take care!
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  The damage, in truth, was done in the first half by England as the second 45 minutes was rather scrappy as neither side really dominated. Lithuania finish fifth in Group E on 10 points.
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  It's all over and England make it 10 wins from 10, qualifying for this summer's Euros in better fashion than anybody else. Strikes from Barkley and Oxlade-Chamberlain, either side of an own goal from Arlauskis, wraps up the points for the Three Lions.
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  FULL-TIME: LITHUANIA 0-3 ENGLAND
• 90' + 2'

   

  Gibbs powers forward down the left-hand side and curls in a cross towards an onrushing Alli inside the penalty area, but Arlauskis comes off his line and collects the ball with ease.
• 90'

   

  The fourth official indicates that there will be a minimum of three minutes added on to this second half. Lithuania are in control of the ball at the moment.
• 89'

   

  Yellow CardEgidijus Vaitkūnas
  Shortly after Spalvis' booking for bringing down Townsend, Vaitkunas does the same thing and hands England a free-kick. The referee also issues the substitute a caution minutes after coming off the bench.
• 88'

   

  Ings plays the ball out wide to Walker who whips in a good cross towards the middle of the penalty area, but Mikuckis clears the danger for Lithuania late on.
• 86'

   

  SubstitutionLukas Spalvis Deivydas Matulevicius
  Lithuania make their final change of the encounter tonight as Spalvis, who fed on scraps for large spells up top, gets replaced by Matulevicius.
• 86'

   

  Any rare spark we saw in the second half has completely gone now as we approach the latter stages of the game. England are seeing the game out with the ball, with little attempt to grab a fourth.
• 84'

   

  Yellow CardLukas Spalvis
  Spalvis becomes the first man for Lithuania to get booked tonight for a poor challenge. He brings down Townsend down the right flank and hands England a free-kick.
• 84'

   

  Luck falls kindly for Alli as he collects the ball off the corner flag and drives forward towards the box, but he sends a cross towards the back post with too much weight.
• 82'

   

  SubstitutionVytautas Andriuškevicius Egidijus Vaitkūnas
  Lithuania make their second substitution of the night as Andriuskevicius heads off the field and Vaitkunas runs on as his replacement.
• 82'

   

  Shelvey tries to receive the ball between the two centre-backs but he quickly plays it back to Butland under pressure from Slivka as the England shot-stopper punts the ball forward. Good pressing from the hosts.
• 80'

   

  Lithuania are on the front foot at the moment as we edge ever closer to the full-time whistle. The hosts look set to make their second change of the night, too.
• 79'

   

  Yellow CardJamie Vardy
  Minutes after Shelvey gets booked for blocking Lithuania's free-kick with his hand, Vardy does the exact same from the retake. The referee thus books the Leicester City forward.
• 78'

   

  Yellow CardJonjo Shelvey
  Shelvey get his name taken by the referee for a handball in the wall. The man in charge of the cards penalises him for blocking the ball illegally and states that Lithuania must retake it.
• 78'

   

  After a succession of illegally-blocked attempts, Slivka curls a free-kick over the England wall at the third time of asking but it flies too close to Butland, who gobbles it up with ease.
• 77'

   

  Vardy brings down Lithuania skipper Panka inside England's half and hands the hosts a free-kick from a good position. Andriuskevicius is standing over the ball at the moment.
• 75'

   

  Ings plays a cutback to Walker down the right-hand side but as Oxlade-Chamberlain tries to latch onto the end of the Spurs man's pass, Andriuskevicius gets his body in the way well and snuffs out the danger.
• 73'

   

  SubstitutionRoss Barkley Andros Townsend
  Hodgson makes his final change of the affair as Barkley, who opened up the scoring tonight with a long distance strike, comes off to good applause for Spurs man Townsend.
• 73'

   

  It's still all England as time ticks on in the second half. Ings and Alli have been bright since coming on, with the pair hoping to make an impression in the final Euro 2016 qualifier.
• 71'

   

  Oxlade-Chamberlain almost plays in Ings before the Liverpool man receives the ball seconds later from Alli but sees his good shot from just outside the box bring out another solid save from Arlauskis.
• 69'

   

  England look set to make their final change of the match as Townsend gets ready to come on when the ball next heads out of bounds. The Three Lions are knocking it around well at the moment.
• 67'

   

  SubstitutionAdam Lallana D. Alli
  Hodgson makes his second change of the night as he withdraws Lallana just past the hour mark here in Lithuania. Another newcomer to the England setup, Alli, replaces the Liverpool man.
• 67'

   

  Barkley makes tracks in Lithuania's half but as he tries to play in Oxlade-Chamberlain to set up another England attack, the Arsenal man fails to get a grip of the ball as the chance runs clear.
• 65'

   

  Slivka cuts inside from the right and drives infield past Jagielka but as a shot opens up for him, he curls his left-footed effort too wide and high as Butland watches it head out for a goal-kick.
• 63'

   

  SubstitutionArvidas Novikovas Deimantas Petravičius
  Lithuania boss Pankratjevas makes his first change of the match as Novikovas, who was bright in spells in the first half, comes off. Petravicius runs onto the field of play as his replacement.
• 62'

   

  AssistKyle Walker
• 62'

   

   

   

  GoalAlex Oxlade-Chamberlain
  GOOOOOOOOOOAAALL!! It's 3-0 to England! Walker powers forward from right-back in a narrow position and slips in Oxlade-Chamberlain, who makes no mistake from close range as he fires the ball into the top corner.
• 60'

   

  Oxlade-Chamberlain plays a one-two with Vardy deep into Lithuania's half and skips past a few defenders before he sends a shot comfortably into the arms of Arlauskis.
• 59'

   

  SubstitutionHarry Kane Danny Ings
  Hodgson makes his first change of the game as he takes off Kane, who brought about England's second goal tonight with a long-range effort. Ings runs onto the pitch in his place, making his senior international debut in the process.
• 58'

   

  Lithuania enjoy their best spell of possession in this second half as the defenders move the ball between them. It looks as though England are set to hand an international debut to Danny Ings in the next few minutes.
• 56'

   

  Shelvey picks up Lallana's short pass inside Lithuania's area and the Swansea man ignores his team-mate's run for a one-two, and drives a shot over the crossbar from distance.
• 54'

   

  Lallana takes his time getting to his feet as he takes a knock under a challenge from Spalvis. As he quickly shifts the ball from right to left, the Lithuania forward forces him to the floor and hands England a free-kick.
• 52'

   

  SAVE! Lallana whips in the resulting corner from Kane's blocked effort towards Barkley, who heads low towards the bottom corner but Arlauskis saves well to his left. Superb goalkeeping.
• 51'

   

  CHANCE! Oxlade-Chamberlain steals the ball away from Klimavicius and plays in Kane, who forces a good save from Arlauskis before his rebounded effort gets diverted over the crossbar by Freidgeimas.
• 50'

   

  Lallana bends in a corner from the left towards the box which Arlauskis just about clears but only to Shelvey, who hits a volley first-time but it flies away from goal and out of bounds.
• 48'

   

  Vardy ghosts past Freidgeimas and into the box as he tries to get on the end of a cross from the right flank, but it contains too much pace and it bypasses him for a Lithuania throw-in.
• 46'

   

  Welcome back! England get us back under way here in Lithuania, with neither side making a personnel change during the half-time break.
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  But the Three Lions have been the better of the two teams by having the lion's share of the chances in the first half, and deserve to be winning at the half-time interval. It'll be interesting to see how early Hodgson thinks about making some changes now.
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  England's two strikes have both contained a helping hand from Lithuania with Barkley's long-range effort coming off the back of Mikuckis on its way through, before Kane's shot rebounded off the post onto the back of Arlauskis.
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  Goals from Barkley and an own goal from Arlauskis have England two-nil to the good here in Lithuania. Hodgson's men are closing in on making it 10 wins from 10 in Group E ahead of the European Championships in France this summer.
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  HALF-TIME: LITHUANIA 0-2 ENGLAND
• 45'

   

  Gibbs anticipates Cernych's wayward pass towards Novikovas and feeds in Vardy, who cuts inside from the left flank but sends his curling effort well over the crossbar from inside the box.
• 44'

   

  Slivka rolls the ball back to Novikovas and as the Lithuanian wide man angles it onto his left foot, his shot from distance slices away from goal and out of bounds for an England goal-kick.
• 42'

   

  Barkley thrusts forward with the ball in midfield and slips it to the side for Shelvey, who winds up a long range shot but his effort flies comfortably into the arms of Arlauskis between the sticks.
• 40'

   

  Novikovas collects the ball from the right-hand side just outside the England box and fires a left-footed effort just past the post from distance, though Butland had it covered.
• 38'

   

  Kane receives the ball deep into Lithuania's half once again and sends a good-looking shot just wide of the target from outside the box. The England striker has been excellent so far tonight.
• 36'

   

  Cernych picks up the ball down the left flank and curls in a good, low cross towards the England penalty area but Jagielka steps across and hooks it clear for the Three Lions.
• 35'

   

   

   

  Own GoalGiedruis Arlauskis
  GOOOOOOOOAAAALLL!! It's 2-0 to England and a mountain to climb already for Lithuania! Kane plays a lovely one-two with Lallana deep into their opposition's territory and sees his shot strike the post and then the back of Arlauskis on its way into the net.
• 33'

   

  SAVE! Spalvis gets half a yard on Jones in England's half and forces a great save from Butland as his effort from distance takes a slight nick off the Manchester United defender on the way through. Corner to Lithuania.
• 31'

   

  Oxlade-Chamberlain tries to feed in Lallana, powering forward from midfield in support down the right, but the England man gets pushed over rather robustly by Andriuskevicius. Free-kick to the visitors.
• 29'

   

  AssistHarry Kane
• 29'

   

   

   

  GoalRoss Barkley
  GOOOOOOOOOAAAALLL!! It's 1-0 to England! Barkley shifts the ball from right to left past Panka and drives a shot into the back of the net past Arlauskis, via a deflection of the back of Mikuckis. Lift off for the Three Lions.
• 26'

   

  Both sides are seeing a bit of the ball at the moment as they each struggle to put a succession of passes together. England, perhaps, are still adjusting to the artificial turf here in Lithuania.
• 24'

   

  Lallana slips in the middle of the pitch as he tries to latch onto Walker's sideways pass and that allows Slivka to collect. The Lithuania man tries to switch it to Novikovas down the right but Shelvey blocks his attempt with good reading of the danger.
• 22'

   

  Barkley gets into good space in the Lithuanian half and plays in Kane, who pins Mikuckis to his spot as he sets himself up for a long-range shot but Arlauskis saves well down to his right-hand side.
• 20'

   

  Lithuania enjoy one of their best spells in control of the ball as Novikovas picks it up down the right and sprays a long pass towards Cernych, but Butland rushes off his line to snuff out the danger.
• 18'

   

  It's all England at the moment in terms of possession and, much like how their previous nine games in Group E have gone, they're having to be patient in order to break down a sturdy opposition structure without the ball.
• 16'

   

  Oxlade-Chamberlain marauds down the right flank and tries to get a cross in towards the likes of Kane and Vardy, but Spalvis, working hard for his team, nips the attack in the bud with a good tackle.
• 14'

   

  SAVE! Kane shows his good movement once more as he again drifts out to the flank and stings the palms of Arlauskis, who parries it out for a corner. Lallana curls in the resulting set play towards Jagielka but the England skipper fails to get his head to the ball.
• 12'

   

  Oxlade-Chamberlain gets on the end of a spillage outside the Lithuania penalty area and tries to thrust through a ball towards Vardy, but he puts too much on it as it heads out for a goal-kick.
• 10'

   

  CLOSE! Kane conjures up the first real chance of the match as he peels away from the left-hand side and drives a shot towards goal, which almost slides into the bottom corner from distance. Lovely effort for him.
• 9'

   

  Gibbs clips a lofted pass down the left-hand side towards Vardy, who gets a touch to the ball but it flicks off his outstretched right foot and goes out for a Lithuania throw-in.
• 7'

   

  Kane drops deep to receive the ball in a good chunk of space between the Lithuanian midfield lines. He gets his head up and picks out Vardy making tracks down the left but the Leicester City man fails to keep the ball in play, which creeps over the line for a goal-kick.
• 5'

   

  Shelvey attempts to play a one-two with Barkley in the middle of the park but as the former tries to latch onto the end of the return ball, he brings down Novikovas in the process for a Lithuania free-kick.
• 3'

   

  Walker drives infield from right-back and tries to play in Lallana ahead of him but he overcooks his pass under pressure from Cernych. The Spurs man appeals for a free-kick but the referee waves away his protests.
• 1'

   

  Lithuania get us under way here in Vilnius. The man in charge of the cards for tonight's encounter is Danish referee Kenn Hansen.
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  Both sets of players are stripped and raring to go as they leave the tunnel and enter the field here in Lithuania. We are just moments away from seeing the action start here, with just over 5,000 fans packed into the stands for this one.
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  ENGLAND substitutes: Heaton, Smalling, Walcott, Clyne, Bertrand, Townsend, Ings, Sterling, Alli.
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  ENGLAND (4-3-3): Butland; Walker, Jones, Jagielka (c), Gibbs; Lallana, Shelvey, Barkley; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Kane, Vardy.
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  LITHUANIA substitutes: Slavickas, Cesnauskis, Vaitkunas, Matulevicius, Zubas, Petravicius, Pilibaitis, Kuklys, Veliulis, Baravykas, Cerniauskas.
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  LITHUANIA (4-4-2): Arlauskis; Freidgeimas, Mikuckis, Klimavicius, Andriuskevicius; Novikovas, Panka (c), Zulpa, Cernych; Slivka, Spalvis.
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  TEAM NEWS: Three Lions boss Hodgson has made wholesale changes to the side which started England's 2-0 victory over Estonia in their last outing. Butland, Walker, Jones, Jagielka, Gibbs, Shelvey, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Vardy all come into the first eleven.
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  TEAM NEWS: Igoris Pankratjevas has made three alterations to the side which started Lithuania's last match against Slovenia. Arlauskis, Mikuckis and Andriuskevicius all get the chance to impress from the get-go.
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  Lithuania, on the other hand, sit fifth in Group E and just three points behind Slovenia, who occupy the play-off spot as things stand, but are unlikely to move ahead of them into third with a huge goal difference between them.
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  Roy Hodgson's charges have their minds set on making it the perfect 10 tonight as they travel to Lithuania for the very first time. England have comfort on their side having gained maximum points with just one qualification game left to play ahead of France this summer.
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  Good evening and welcome to our LIVE text commentary of tonight's UEFA Euro 2016 qualification clash between Lithuania and England. I'm Matthew Judge and I will be your host for the match, which kicks off at 7:45pm.