World Cup 2014 qualifiers: Ukraine v England - in pictures

England manager Roy Hodgson, right, speaks with his assistant coach Gary Neville ahead of what Hodgson has described as "a cup final". Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images

England's man in form warms up. Will Rickie Lambert make it three (or more) goals in three appearances? Photograph: Michael Regan/The FA via Getty Images

Frank Lampard is also in the starting line-up and becomes the eighth England player to win 100 caps. England's line-up is Hart; Walker, Jagielka, Cahill, Cole; Walcott, Lampard, Gerrard, Wilshere, Milner; Lambert Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

Ukraine's starting XI of Pyatov; Fedetskiy, Khacheridi, Kucher, Shevchuk; Stepanenko, Edmar, Gusev; Yarmolenko, Konoplyanka, Zozulya during their national anthem Photograph: John Sibley/Action Images

It's a lively opening quarter of an hour with both teams testing the opposition's keeper. England's best chance came when Theo Walcott gets inside Vyacheslav Shevchuk but the ball runs away from him and his prodded shot is smothered Andriy Pyatov in the Ukraine goal Photograph: Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images

Steven Gerrard gets stuck in with Edmar, left, and Taras Stepanenko as Ukraine get back into the game Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images

Andriy Pyatov is called into action again as the keeper punches clear whilst under pressure from Rickie Lambert Photograph: John Sibley/Action Images

Ukraine's Yevhen Konoplyanka shoots at goal but as the longer the half goes on the less threatening the home side become. Half-time: Ukraine 0-0 England Photograph: Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA

Just past the hour mark Olexandr Kucher, left, is shown the yellow card after bringing down Theo Walcott with a raking boot down the England man's achilles. Photograph: John Sibley/Action Images

It smarts somewhat Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images

Jack Wilshere isn't having the most successful evening, here Taras Stepanenko is standing in his way. Wilshere is replaced by Ashley Young after 67 minutes Photograph: John Sibley/Action Images

James Milner and Yevhen Khacheridi battle for the ball Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images

Yevhen Khacheridi and Rickie Lambert go up for a ball, it's not a very beautiful game Photograph: Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA

Is Roy Hodgson offerering an opinion on the game? Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

Gary Cahill, who has been instrumental in keeping Ukraine's efforts on goal to a minimum, snuffs out Edmar's forward forage Photograph: Michael Regan/The FA via Getty Images

Frank Lampard goes close to scoring on his 100th appearance but his header in the final minute flies wide of the post Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images

Lampard knows that he should have got the ball the right side of the post Photograph: John Sibley/Action Images

The final whistle goes and it's job done by Steven Gerrard and his team-mates and they have every right to be pleased with result, especially as they were missing key forwards. England will go into their final two matches on top of the group and if they beat Poland and Montenegro at Wembley in October, they are assured of their place at next summer's World Cup. Final score: Ukraine 0-0 England Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images