England clung on to gain an unexpected and morale-boosting 1-0 win over world champions Spain at Wembley.
Stand-in skipper Frank Lampard netted the winner when he stooped to nod home a loose ball three minutes after half-time when Darren Bent's header struck the inside of a post.Led superbly by man-of-the-match Scott Parker, England then remained defiant in the face of concerted Spanish pressure to secure only Fabio Capello's second victory against top-rated opposition in his four years in charge.It was also the Three Lions' first outright victory over Spain at Wembley since 1968.England manager Capello and regular skipper Terry lead the team out for a training session at Wembley Stadium, London
Acting captain Frank Lampard earned England a shock 1-0 victory over European and world champions Spain with his second-half goal at Wembley
Despite a huge amount of possession for the away side, Joe Hart didn't really have an awful lot to do in the England goal.
Glen Johnson played right-back for the full 90 minutes and had an impressive game. He was strong in defence, stronger than most people are willing to give him credit for on many occasions, and generally did well in his one-on-one battles.
Much of England's success in keeping out Spain owed to the work-rate and selfless performances of Scott Parker and Phil Jones.
On paper, a more-or-less 4-2-3-1 would have had these three players, Theo Walcott, Frank Lampard and James Milner, playing ahead of the two central midfielders and behind the forward line.
A thankless day for lone forward
Darren Bent who often found himself 30 yards away from his nearest team-mate.
Fabio Capello made his full allowance of six changes during the match as two England players won their first caps in the process.
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