England and Scotland fought to a goalless draw in their Group D European Championship match at Wembley on Friday.
Gareth Southgate made two changes to the England lineup from their opening Euro 2020 match against Croatia before clashing with Scotland on Friday, adding Reece James and Luke Shaw, while visiting coach Steve Clarke made four changes to his side.
The Three Lions had the better chances at the start of the first half, with John Stones smashing a header from the post and Mason Mount shining within the opening 20 minutes.
Jordan Pickford was called into action just before the half-hour mark, going down and going into the break to take a well-hit volley away from Stephen O'Donnell of Scotland to keep the score level 0–0. was for.
England still looking for an opener and Scotland looking dangerous at times, Southgate saw Aston Villa attacker Jack Grealish try to bring his team's offense to life just 60 minutes later.
Captain Harry Kane again lacked sharpness and was replaced by Marcus Rashford with 15 minutes remaining.
Kane said after the match, "Fair result, fair game for Scotland, he defended well." "It wasn't our best performance, but it's another point closer to qualifying and it's our ultimate goal. We just have to recover and move on to the next game in a few days.
"[being replaced] is part of the game, the manager felt it was the right decision so you have to take it. It is what it is.
"It was a tough game - Scotland defended really well, made good blocks at the right time when we know no game is going to be easy, it's a European Championship and Scotland are playing for their lives is.
"We've got another big game in a few days against the Czechs, we want to finish fast - it's a point we didn't want but it's a step closer to qualifying. One step at a time and we're off again. go."
In the end, Scotland saw a significant result after losing to the Czech Republic in their opening match and both teams were left to settle for one point.
After the match, Southgate said: "I think it was a disappointing night, we know we can play better. Credit to Scotland they defended bravely and played well. We did enough to win the game. But after that we have to worry about tournament football, after that we have to make sure we don't lose it."
England fans booed the team as they left the pitch and Southgate said: "Our fans are entitled to react however they want - we are disappointed - I understand their reaction, we hope to beat Scotland , they will be disappointed by it. And in the end we have to deal with it."
The result leaves England still poised to progress, with group leaders Czech Republic at four points level, which they host on Tuesday, while Scotland and Croatia have a match ahead of their meeting in Glasgow on the same day. - There is one digit.