Quiz! Can you name the England line-up from Gareth Southgate's first game as manager against Malta in 2016?

Gareth Southgate on the touchline as England face Malta
Gareth Southgate on the touchline as England face Malta (Image credit: Getty Images)

Time for a football quiz – and as it's Thomas Tuchel's first match in charge of the England team tonight, let's look back at the first game of the last boss.

Sam Allardyce's reign as England manager only lasted one game, beating Slovakia to leave his dream job with a perfect record following allegations of corruption.

In stepped Gareth Southgate, originally on an interim basis, and he remained in charge for a full eight years… even getting knighted after he left.

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Although a first tournament win since 1966 remained elusive, England reached two finals and a semi under his stewardship. Not bad, eh?

Much has changed since the routine 2-0 win over Malta that launched the Southgate era in earnest. Can you remember the first team he picked?

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Sean Cole is a freelance journalist. He has written for FourFourTwo, BBC Sport and When Saturday Comes among others. A Birmingham City supporter and staunch Nikola Zigic advocate, he once scored a hat-trick at St. Andrew’s (in a half-time game). He also has far too many football shirts and spends far too much time reading the Wikipedia pages of obscure players.