Walcott inspires England victory

Under-21 boss Stuart Pearce controversially dropped the Arsenal winger at Gamla Ullevi but England were ahead five minutes after he came on, with Fraizer Campbell netting.

Walcott then set up the second goal for James Milner, who had a penalty saved in the first half.

Milner earned and took England's penalty just after the half-hour mark. Spain lost possession in their own half and Adam Johnson fed through Milner, who twisted his way past Javi Garcia before getting brought down.

It was a well-struck penalty but Sergio Asenjo was down sharply to his right to palm away.

Worse was to follow for England as Gabriel Agbonlahor had to be taken off six minutes before the break but it was Campbell, not Walcott, who came on.

Hart had a rush of blood to the head 10 minutes after the restart, racing out to meet Javi Martinez even though there was little danger. The Spain midfielder rolled the ball towards goal and Cranie was needed to clear off the goalline.

There were jeers when Barcelona's Bojan Krkic was taken off for Diego Capel just before the hour mark, with two of the biggest stars of the tournament on the bench at that stage. That lasted until the 62nd minute, when Walcott was introduced for Johnson.

Five minutes later, England were ahead. Milner won the ball in Spain territory and poked the ball through for Campbell, who cut inside Garcia before planting his finish in the bottom corner. Smoke then came out of the stand at the end Campbell scored in, but the situation appeared to be in control.

Pearce danced down the touchline when Walcott set up the second goal, racing behind the Spain defence by outpacing Garcia, then cutting the ball back for Milner to smash home. The only sour point was Milner's booking, which rules him out of the Germany game.