England 3-2 ScotlandWembley Stadium - Friendly
Rickie Lambert came off the bench and scored with his first touch to give England a 3-2 friendly win over Scotland.
The Southampton striker thumped home a 70th-minute header from Leighton Baines' corner to put England in front for the first and only time at Wembley.
James Morrison had fired Scotland into an early lead with Theo Walcott equalising before the break, while a fine early second-half strike from Kenny Miller was cancelled out by Danny Welbeck before Lambert's dramatic introduction.
Roy Hodgson handed a start to unsettled Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney and and although he sent a shot across the face of goal early on, it was Scotland who took the lead on 11 minutes.
Welbeck headed a corner away but Walcott could only clear the ball on as far as Morrison. The West Brom man's 20-yard shot was fumbled by Joe Hart, who was slow to react.
The equaliser came just before the half-hour mark when an excellent defence-splitting pass from Cleverley down the right channel freed Walcott. The Arsenal forward cut inside Steven Whittaker and finished from five yards.
Frank Lampard replaced Jack Wilshere at the start of the second half but it was Scotland who were soon back in front.
Alan Hutton's cross from the right was chested down by Miller, who sidestepped Gary Cahill and blasted a powerful shot thatflew past Hart.
However England were level again within four minutes when Welbeck headed Steven Gerrard's free-kick into the bottom corner of McGregor's net.
Rooney made way for Lambert midway through the second half and with his first touch, the Saints ace put his country in front.
He met Baines' 70th-minute corner with a thumping header that gave McGregor no chance.
Lambert also hit the post in stoppage time as England held on to claim a narrow win over the Auld Enemy.
England: Hart (Man City), Walker (Tottenham), Cahill (Chelseaa), Jagielka (Everton), Baines (Everton), Gerrard (Liverpool), Wilshere (Arsenal), Cleverley (Man Utd), Walcott (Arsenal), Welbeck (Man Utd), Rooney (Man Utd)
Used Subs: Lampard, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lambert, Milner, Zaha
Unused: Foster, Johnston, Cole, Smalling, Defoe, Ruddy
Scotland: McGregor, Hutton, Martin, Hanley, Whittaker, Forrest, Brown, Morrison, Snodgrass, Miller, Maloney
Used Subs: Conway, Mulgrew, Griffiths, Rhodes, Nalsmith.
Unused: Gilks, McArthur, Burke, Adam, Webster, Bannan, Mackay-Steven, Dorrans.
Wales 0-0 Rep Ireland
Cardiff City Stadium - Friendly
Wales and Republic of Ireland played out a goalless draw in a disappointing friendly in Cardiff.
Chances were few and far between in a disappointing encounter with a lack of competitive edge evident in the display of both sides.
Shane Long had Ireland's two best chances but he could not find the net, while Wales badly missed the influence of the injured Gareth Bale.
Wales had the first opening of the game after 15 minutes when Keiren Westwood flapped at an in-swinging corner from Craig Bellamy, but John O'Shea got a vital a touch to deny Ashley Williams.
Long should have given Ireland the lead on 25 minutes when James McCarthy cut the ball back to him inside the area, but the striker got his shot all wrong and blazed over.
Wales had to wait until 36 minutes to have their first effort at goal when Johnny Williams found space 30 yards from goal, but he sliced his effort wide.
Robbie Brady went close to breaking the deadlock five minutes before the break when he saw his superb curling right-footed shot flew past the far post with Boaz Myhill beaten.
Wales had the game's first effort on target in the game on 55 minutes when Craig Bellamy's long-range free-kick was kept out by Westwood.
Johnny Williams had a sight of goal on 68 minutes when the ball dropped to him on the edge of the box, but he drilled his effort over the crossbar.
Yeovil striker Paddy Madden was handed his Ireland debut on 69 minutes and he was quickly into the action, working a one-two with Long to send the West Brom forward in on goal, but Myhill kept out his Hawthorns team-mate's shot.
Ireland almost grabbed the winner with 10 minutes remaining when Madden saw his shot pushed out by Myhill and the ball fell to James McClean, but man-of-the-match Williams produced a superb block.
N Ireland 1-0 Russia
Windsor Park - World Cup Qualifier (Group F)
Northern Ireland recorded a shock victory as they beat Russia 1-0 in their World Cup qualifier in Group F.
Michael Paterson's 43rd-minute header sent gave Michael O'Neill his first win as Northern Ireland boss, sending the team six points from qualification.
The Green and White Army worked hard, pressuring their opponents into continuous mistakes.
And the home side had several half chances of their own early on, with McGinn and Shane Ferguson causing problems down the flanks.
But just after Ward had seen his effort come back off the woodwork, McGinn did well to reach a long ball and delivered the ball in the area, where Paterson rose above the Russian rearguard to give his side a shock lead at the break.
The Eastern Europeans made a few changes for the second-half, with Artyom Dzyuba injecting some urgency into their attacks.
However, with Gareth McAuley and Craig Cathcart imperious at the back, the visitors never really troubled home goalkeeper Roy Carroll.
Ireland could have extended their lead with Patterson's goal ruled offside and the referee signaled a surprise win for the hosts. Ireland host Portugal in their next qualifying match in September.