World Cup qualifier: England v Moldova - in pictures

Fans make their way to the game in the early evening sunshine
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A band plays close to the Bobby Moore statue prior to kick-off
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Inside the stadium, England fans unfurl a banner. FA chairman Greg Dyke said recently that England should aim to win the World Cup in 2022 - but these guys aren't keen to wait that long
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A clutch of Moldova fans show their colours Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Serghei Georghiev (the number 11) has rather ruined this team-photo. His failure to conform doesn't seem to have amused one of his team-mates, behind him
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In the 12th minute, Steven Gerrard rifles a low shot into the bottom corner of the net to put England 1-0 up
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It's a wonderfully controlled strike which swung back towards the goal and nipped inside the post
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Gerrard celebrates his first England goal for three years
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Theo Walcott takes on Victor Golovatenco
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Ricky Lambert bags a second goal for England just before the half hour mark. The Southampton striker nodded home from close range after the Moldovan keeper parried Walcott's shot into his path. That's his second goal in two games for the national side
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Shortly before the interval, Danny Welbeck makes it 3-0. The Manchester United striker received Lambert's pass, strode past the visiting keeper and stabbed the ball into the empty net.
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But his goal celebration is muted as moments earlier he was yellow carded and he knows he will therefore miss England's next match against Ukraine - it's a critical blow
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Welbeck bags another after the break to make it 4-0, lifting the ball over the keeper after Lambert's weighted pass
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The young Everton player Ross Barkley, who is on as a substitute, runs with the ball
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James Milner rues a missed chance in the last minute
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England close out the match to win 4-0. It's enough to lift them to the top of their qualifying group, and were it not for Danny Welbeck's suspension this might have been considered a perfect result
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