Spot on: Frank Lampard pulls a goal back for England with a penalty

The second was from a tighter angle but again on the left and this time Hart shared the shame with Milner, who deserted his post in a two-man wall.

Through the gap went the ball, and again Hart reacted too late as it curled in at the near post. It is tempting to suggest Wembley was stunned; in reality, it is used to such debacles and the booing was muted.

But within a minute, Wilshere advanced from midfield and was felled in the area by Arsenal teammate Johan Djourou.

Lampard duly converted the penalty, his last significant contribution before being replaced by Young at the break as the experiment with 4-3-3 was ditched for a more familiar 4-4-1-1. Young quickly proved his worth.

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