Good evening! Thank you very much for joining Sports Mole for tonight's Euro 2016 qualifier as England host Lithuania looking to further strengthen their position in Group E. A place at France 2016 is a realistic target for both of these sides, but the hosts enter the match as heavy favourites and it would be a major shock should they fail to pick up another maximum points haul tonight. Let's start with a look at Roy Hodgson's men...

The wounds of last summer's World Cup may take quite a while to heal for England, but they have certainly gone about recovering from their disappointment in Brazil. They have a 100% record since that drab goalless draw with Costa Rica in the final group game that at least ensured the Three Lions weren't sent home without a point. Questions were raised over Hodgson's future following the campaign, but he appears to have steadied the ship somewhat since.

While it was undoubtedly a disastrous campaign in Brazil as England put in their worst World Cup showing since 1958, their performances against Italy and Uruguay weren't all bad. There were positives to take for Hodgson and it was a very tough group to get out of anyway, but even so the Three Lions underachieved last summer. Euro 2016 is closer to home, with the tournament taking place in France, so Hodgson will be keen to get it right this time in what is likely to be his final major tournament as manager.

England have always been a formidable force in qualifier, rarely failing to achieve their goal of reaching the tournament, albeit often at a late stage. They look to be cruising towards France 2016 as well, winning all four of their qualifiers so far to sit top of Group E. The lead to second, third and fourth is already a commanding six points - the biggest lead in any of the groups so far - and it looks unlikely that they will drop many points throughout the campaign.

Indeed, Hodgson will be optimistic of finishing qualifying with a 100% record given that their toughest game on paper - away to Switzerland - has already been. They won 2-0 in that match, before subsequent victories over San Marino, Estonia and Slovenia. Lithuania are another team they will expect to beat with a little bit to spare in what is turning out to be a very straightforward qualifying campaign for Hodgson's side.

No team in the qualifying campaign has conceded fewer goals than England so far, with Joe Hart letting just one in from the four matches. They have been firing at the other end as well, scoring 11 goals - a tally only Poland and Spain can top at this stage of the campaign. They haven't been shy to shoot either, having 85 efforts so far, which is the third highest total in qualifying.

That has helped England to be one of only four teams who can still boast a 100% record in the groups, alongside Czech Republic, Slovakia and Israel, the latter of whom have only played three games so far. The traditional heavyweights, such as Germany and Spain, have already slipped up, so it is entirely possible that England could end the campaign with the best overall record in qualifying. Of course, that doesn't mean much for their chances in the tournament itself, but it would still be a morale-boosting achievement.

Tonight, England are bidding to win for the seventh match in a row - a feat they haven't managed since 2005-06. They have kept four clean sheets in their six consecutive wins so far, but the two exceptions there have been their last two outings. Slovenia managed one in a 3-1 defeat in the last qualifier, while Scotland succumbed by the same scoreline in a friendly against the Auld Enemy up in Glasgow in November.

Here at Wembley, England have five wins in a row, with 13 goals scored and one conceded in that time. The last time they failed to win a home game was back in November 2013, when they fell to back-to-back defeats at the hands of Germany and Chile. In qualifiers, though, their record is magnificent. They have lost just two home qualifiers for any major tournament since the turn of the century, with just one of those coming since 2000.

That defeat was a costly one, however, as Steve McClaren's England side slumped to a 3-2 loss at the hands of Croatia on a rainy November night. They are unbeaten in 12 European Championship qualifiers home and away since then and 23 qualifiers including for the World Cup. They have not lost a competitive game at Wembley since the loss to Croatia in 2007 that cost them a place at Euro 2008, 16 matches ago.

Lithuania are looking to become the unlikely team to break that record, and they come into this match having made a fairly good start to their own qualification hopes. Thought of reaching France 2016 would have been slim before the campaign began, but victories in their opening two matches have given them a fighting chance.

Indeed, with four games gone Lithuania are tied in a three-way tussle with Slovenia and Switzerland, all of whom are on six points. Switzerland are expected to improve and clinch the second automatic qualifying spot, but the introduction of a third qualifying place to go into the playoffs this year have made things interesting for the likes of Slovenia and Lithuania. They are likely to be in a straight battle for third.

Slovenia would be favourites to oust Lithuania, it must be said, but Igoris Pankratjevas's side will expect to do the double over both Estonia and San Marino, so one or two surprise results in addition to that could give them a good chance. They have won four of their last five competitive matches, which is a decent return for a country of their stature, and will be hoping to continue their encouraging form over the coming months.

Any result tonight would be a major shock, though, with Lithuania having picked up six wins in their last 31 games compared to England's six in a row. The visitors are winless in three, but did hold Ukraine to a goalless draw away from home in their most recent outing. They haven't gone four games without a win since a run of six in 2012-13, while a failure to find the back of the net tonight would see them draw four blanks on the bounce for the first time since 1997.

San Marino are the only team Lithuania have beaten away from home in their last five games on the road, while they have only picked up four away victories in a 27-match run since 2009. They have also lost four of their last five away European Championship qualifiers, but did pick up an impressive victory in the Czech Republic during their last Euro qualification campaign.

TEAM NEWS: The teams are in for both sides, and the headline news is that Harry Kane is left on the bench by Roy Hodgson. Welbeck and Rooney continue up front for the Three Lions, but it is all change in midfield form last year's win over Scotland. Jones and Baines come into the defence too, while Hart wins his 49th cap in between the sticks. As for the visitors, Tomas Mikuckis is handed a start following a lengthy absence, but Leicester City's Stankevicius is left out. Full teams for both sides coming right up...

ENGLAND STARTING XI: Hart; Clyne, Cahill, Jones, Baines; Henderson, Sterling, Carrick, Delph; Rooney, Welbeck

LITHUANIA STARTING XI: Arlauskis; Freidgemas, Mikuckis, Kijanskas, Zaliukas, Andriuskevicius; Cernych, Zulpa, Chvedukas, Mikoliunas; Matulevicius

What can we make of those two sides, then? Well, the big story from the England camp is that Harry Kane is made to wait for his debut despite his blistering form at club level. Sturridge's withdrawal from the squad appeared to pave the way for the in-form Tottenham man to make his first senior start, but he misses out this evening. It is something of a surprise call considering he has scored 29 goals in all competitions this season, including a hat-trick in his most recent game.

Then again, Hodgson can make a very good argument for sticking with Welbeck and Rooney too. The latter was always going to start, being captain, and he could move ever closer to history tonight as he continues to close in on Sir Bobby Charlton's record goals haul. Rooney is currently on 46, three short of Charlton and two away from Gary Lineker, so a hat-trick for him tonight would be extra cause for celebration. Welbeck, meanwhile, is the joint-highest scorer in all of qualifying so far having notched five goals in his four games.

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Welbeck is likely to operate on the left flank again this evening, with Sterling balancing things out of the opposite wing despite ongoing troubles with a toe injury. The youngster has been playing through the injury for Liverpool and will do so again tonight, but he is expected to miss Tuesday's friendly with Italy in order to return to his club side. Sterling has already courted a fair amount of criticism and controversy in his short international career, but he is a key member of Hodgson's side now and will be hoping to open his England goalscoring account tonight.

Sterling's Liverpool teammate Jordan Henderson joins Carrick and Delph in midfield, with all three enjoying good form of late. Henderson has been central to Liverpool's revival, particularly in the absence of the injured and now suspended Steven Gerrard, while Carrick has also played a key role in United's bid for a Champions League place. Delph's aims are a little lower at Aston Villa as they battle to avoid the drop, but he has recovered from a big to start tonight.

At the back, Clyne continues on the right having enjoyed a tremendous season with Southampton to work his way into Hodgson's thinking, and he is joined by Cahill as the only two survivors in the back five of England's victory over Scotland last time out. Jones partners Cahill at centre-back, while Baines returns to the international scene on the left of the defence. England have an impressive defensive record since the World Cup so will be looking to continue that tonight.

Behind them is Joe Hart, who will be just one appearance away from his half-century for England after tonight. He is expected to reach the landmark against Italy on Tuesday, with his usual closest challengers - Fraser Forster and Ben Foster - both sidelined through injury. Hart would become the youngest goalkeeper to win 50 caps for England and, at 27, would be well on course to challenge Peter Shilton's all-time record of 125 caps. Shilton was six years older than Hart when he won his 50th cap, although his record may have been lost to Rooney by the time Hart can challenge it. The England skipper is making his 102nd appearance for his country tonight.

As for Lithuania, they welcome Mikuckis back into the side after more than a year out of the international scene due to an injury that required surgery. They also have Cernych available after the midfielder recovered from a foot injury in time for this match, but Novikovas and Spalvis are both missing for the visitors.

PREDICTION: We're 10 minutes away from kickoff at Wembley, which means that it is time for a prediction! England are rightly heavy favourites to win this match and I expect nothing less than a home victory here. Often qualifiers like this aren't filled with goals, however, and England rarely make it too entertaining either, it must be said. It should be comfortable for the hosts, but I don;t see a rout here tonight. I'll go for 2-0 to the Three Lions.

Lithuania come into this match ranked 94th in the world, a full 77 places below England. Roy Hodgson won't pay too much heed to a ranking system which has been widely criticised in the past, but England's poor World Cup has left them languishing down in 17th place at the moment, which could again prove problematic when it comes to seeding.

The hosts are taking a step into the unknown somewhat tonight. Hodgson has tried to do his homework on Lithuania, but this is the first ever meeting between the two nations and it is safe to assume that the Lithuania players will know more about their opponents than England will theirs. That may be a slight advantage to the visitors, but it is unlikely to have a decisive impact on the game.

There are a number of other qualifiers taking place tonight as international football returns following its winter break, and I will be keeping you up to date with any major events from around Europe as and when they happen. Of particular interest to both England and Lithuania will be the other games in Group E - Slovenia vs. San Marino and Switzerland vs. Estonia.

The players are out, the anthems have been sung and the flags exchanged. We're just about ready to go here for the latest European Championship qualifier at Wembley. Can Lithuania pull off a shock or will England maintain their perfect start?

KICKOFF: Lithuania get us underway here at Wembley for their first ever meeting with England. Even if they can't get anything from this game, it will be a memorable occasion for all of the visiting players involved.

As expected, it is England who have taken control of the match in the opening exchanges here. They have bossed possession so far, and that is a theme that we expect to continue for the entire 90 minutes.

OFF THE POST! England are inches away from taking an early lead as Delph lifts the ball over the defence for Rooney to race on to. He only has the keeper to beat and gives him the eyes to do that with ease, but his effort hits the inside of the post and trickles away to safety. Agonisingly close from the skipper, but he probably should have scored.

England goal number 47 for Rooney, but this one is all about Welbeck. The Arsenal man skips past his marker and into the box before firing an effort across goal. The Lithuania keeper gets down well to make a good save, but Rooney is there to nod home the rebound into an empty net. He is just one away from Lineker now!

This has been a really bright start from England, who so often can find it tough to break teams down. The tempo of the game usually suffers as a result, but England have started quickly here and have already got behind Lithuania on a few occasions.

Lithuania are trying to pack out the middle of the park as smaller teams often do against England here at Wembley, but the hosts are not finding it too difficult to pick holes in the defence at the moment. This could be a long evening for the visitors.

UPDATE: There have been goals for Macedonia, Slovakia and Slovenia elsewhere in Europe already, with the latter moving clear of Switzerland and Lithuania in second place of Group E as this stand.

Lithuania have just settled a little in the last couple of minutes as England take their foot off the pedal a bit. They enjoy their first real spell of possession and get into the England half, but nothing comes of the attack.

The visitors win their first corner of the game and deliver it deep to be hooked back into the middle. It strikes Carrick and a number of yellow shirts appeal for a handball inside the box, but the referee is having none of it.

England have lost some of the tempo that made them dangerous in the opening quarter of an hour or so, which is a shame as they were keeping the crowd entertained in the early stages.

OFF THE BAR! Rooney, who already has one goal to his name, hits the woodwork for the second time tonight. It is good work from Welbeck down the right as he makes it to the byline before clipping the ball across for his skipper. Rooney loops a header towards the far corner, only to see it come off the bar with the keeper beaten. It drops down into a dangerous area, but Henderson can only hook it over.

We're just over 20 minutes into this one and already Rooney could have equalised Bobby Charlton's record having scored and hit the frame of the goal twice. Tonight could well be the night that the skipper creates history. He has never scored a hat-trick for his country, but getting one to equal the record would be as good a time as any!

Lithuania's first sign of a threat as a diagonal ball arrives into the box that Clyne is slow to react to. Mikoliunas is very interested in it and Clyne takes a bit of a risk by easing him out of the way inside the box so that Hart can claim.

Slick move from England as Baines, Rooney and Welbeck all combine in and around the area to tee up Henderson. The ball is just underneath the Liverpool vice-captain's feet, however, and he shanks a left-footed effort harmlessly wide.

Really good hounding from England as they pin Lithuania back into their own half, winning possession back quickly as a result of a number of players pressing. Nothing comes of it this time, but it is good to see the hosts playing with such intent both on and off the ball.

UPDATE: Switzerland are two goals to the good against Estonia now and, with Slovenia also still winning, it looks like Lithuania will be losing ground on that pair in Group E tonight. Elsewhere, Slovakia and Austria have both doubled their leads, while Spain have broken the deadlock at home to Ukraine.

Promising break forward from the visitors as they commit a few yellow shirts forward on their way into the final third. Again nothing comes of the attack, but they have made one or two ventures forward so far and England will want a second goal just to give them a cushion.

Again England threaten as Welbeck is tackled in the area and Delph feeds the ball back out to Henderson. He lifts a cross towards the back post from the right flank that Rooney can't meet, but the ball drops to Baines. The Everton man is caught in two minds, however, and in the end blazes one well off target from a good position.

Jones is forced into an important defensive contribution here as he comes across to deny Matulevicius. The Lithuania striker had made a good run to the near post to meet a dangerous low cross, but Jones snuffed out the danger really well.

Still Rooney's goal is the only thing that separates these two sides with 10 minutes to go until the break. The hosts have had the chances to make things more comfortable and will want a second goal before half time.

England win a free kick right on the edge of the area after Welbeck had been fouled when looking to get on the end of a one-two from Rooney. The whistle went as Henderson fired the loose ball goalwards, with his low effort fizzing just wide.

SAVE! It is Rooney who takes on the free kick, but it is a fairly comfortable one for the keeper. The England skipper went to the goalkeeper's side and it lacked the power to cause him too many problems, although it did look for one moment as if it may escape his grasp.

YELLOW CARD! This is one of the clearest cards that you will ever see as Zaliukas sticks out his arm to blatantly stop a ball forward.

SHOT! England move quickly from the resulting free kick as Welbeck picks up a loose ball after Rooney couldn't win a header against two defenders. Welbeck skips inside onto his right foot, but fires his strike over the top from around 20 yards when he should have done better.

Great football from England as Henderson plays a one-two with Welbeck before playing a lovely through-ball forward for Sterling to race on to. The winger continues the move with a clever pass inside for Welbeck, but he then turns down the shot and is blocked when trying to cut back. The referee says no penalty and the chance goes begging.

England double their advantage on the stroke of half time as Henderson bends a cross/shot into the middle that Welbeck bravely flicks on with his head. The ball strikes Kijanskas right in front of the keeper and deflects into the back of the net, but the initial effort was on target so it should go down as a Welbeck goal.

The referee plays no injury time at the end of the first half as England go into the break with a two-goal advantage that they very much deserve. They have been comfortably the better side, as expected, and it is hard to see any way back for Lithuania. That second goal may well have been a killer blow for the visitors.

It was Wayne Rooney who opened the scoring with his 47th goal for England, and he won't have had too many easier. Welbeck was the creator with some good skill to burst past his man into the box, but his subsequent shot was saved by the keeper. The rebound bounced into a dangerous area, however, and Rooney was waiting there to nod home into the empty net.

The second came right on the stroke of half time, and it will be Welbeck who claims it despite the final touch coming off Lithuania skipper Kijanskas. It was Henderson who was responsible for the ball into the box, although he may have initially intended it as a shot, and Welbeck flicked a header on. It struck Kijanskas right in front of his keeper, who could do nothing to prevent it deflecting in.

It could, and perhaps should, be even better for England at the break and Rooney in particular. He has hit the woodwork twice in addition to his goal, the first of which came after just four minutes when he was played through by Delph. The skipper only had the keeper to beat and sent him the wrong way with his eyes, but his low shot towards the near post hit the foot of the upright and trickled to safety.

He also hit the crossbar later in the half with a fine header that he was unfortunate not to see drop in. The cross arrived from the right and he looped one back where it came from and towards the top corner. The keeper was resigned to seeing it drop in, but it came back off the bar and Henderson could only hook the rebound over the top.

Rooney started the match three goals short of Bobby Charlton's record, and he could well have reached that tally in the first half alone. He will be hopeful of adding more in the second half, though, with Lithuania's resolve sure to have been hit by that second goal. The visitors are likely to tire in the coming 45 minutes and, providing England keep up a decent tempo, they could help themselves to quite a few more goals in this one. Lithuania, meanwhile, have made one or two promising ventures forward, but the likelihood of them coming back from this now is very slim.

KICKOFF: England get us back underway for the second half here as they look to complete the job and perhaps help Rooney even closer to Bobby Charlton's record.

The hosts have quickly resumed control of this match as they go in search of a third. It will be interesting to see whether England push on for extra goals here or settle for just the comfortable win.

CHANCE! England almost have a third, but Arlauskis makes a fine save to deny Delph. It was Rooney who floated the ball over to the unmarked Aston Villa man inside the box, and he fired a first-time volley back across goal. The Lithuania keeper got down really well to push the ball behind for a corner, though.

I wonder how long it will be before we see Harry Kane. It would be a big surprise if he didn't feature at some point tonight and, with this game more or less over as a contest already, Hodgson may already be turning his thoughts to the Tottenham man.

Lithuania win a free kick in a good crossing position, but Mikoliunas's delivery is dreadful. The visitors need to make more of those chances as they have been few and far between so far.

SAVE! Electric pace from Welbeck as he collects a Henderson pass before bursting down the right flank. He advances into the box and drills a powerful effort towards goal, but the angle is against him and Arlauskis parries it behind for a corner.

Again Welbeck threatens down the right channel, with Baines winning the ball back for Sterling, who links up with Henderson to work the ball over to the Arsenal man. Again he goes on the outside and works a yard before firing a low ball across the face of goal that is just about dealt with by the visitors.

A good day for England gets even better as Sterling picks up his first international goal moments after Welbeck had a penalty appeal turned down. Rooney is the creator as he drifts out wide right before firing a low effort into the middle. Sterling makes a good run to the near post and just sweeps it in off the post to break his England duck.

The hosts almost grab an identical goal just moments after that Sterling strike, but some good defending denies both Rooney and the Liverpool man in the middle. Somehow the referee does not see the important interception, however, and awards a goal kick rather than a corner.

This could be a question of how many England want now. They seem to be getting in behind the Lithuania defence whenever they start zipping the ball around quickly, so if they keep the intensity up then they could end up with five or six here.

Kane will fancy his chances of getting in on the act when he gets on, and it does look to be a case of when rather than if. The Tottenham man is preparing for his introduction now and his debut is only moments away.

Lithuania have their first shot of the evening, but it is a poor one. Carrick carelessly gives the ball away inside his own half and Matulevicius looks to take advantage. He winds up a shot from 20 yards, but blasts it a long way over the crossbar.

LITHUANIA SUB: The first change of the night comes from the visitors as Mikuckis is replaced by Leicester City's Simonas Stankevicius.

England are just in complete control now and, in truth, they have been that way from the very first whistle. They have taken their foot off the pedal a little in the last few minutes as they just knock the ball about amongst themselves, but they look like scoring every time they choose to take things up a notch.

England are just in complete control now and, in truth, they have been that way from the very first whistle. They have taken their foot off the pedal a little in the last few minutes as they just knock the ball about amongst themselves, but they look like scoring every time they choose to take things up a notch.

ENGLAND SUBS: Here is the big moment for Harry Kane as he replaces Rooney for his England debut in one of two changes from Hodgson. Ross Barkley is also introduced, replacing Henderson.

Of course he's scored! Within minutes of coming on for his debut, Kane has his first goal for his country. Sterling does well down the left channel as he twists and turns past his man before hanging a ball up to the back post. Kane is waiting unmarked to simply plant his header into the empty net after the keeper had missed the cross. He'll beat Rooney to Bobby Charlton's record at this rate!

More brilliant play from Sterling as he skips past a couple of markers inside the box but can't apply the finishing touch. Moments later a scramble ensures inside the Lithuania box, but the visitors just about survive with both Kane and Welbeck lurking.

ENGLAND SUB: A third and final change for the hosts as Welbeck, who has been a constant threat tonight, is replaced by Arsenal teammate Theo Walcott.

YELLOW CARD! Another bright, direct run from Sterling towards the edge of the box until he is stopped by a hefty collision with Andriuskevicius, who has come off worse. Sterling is shown a yellow card after receiving treatment, while the Lithuania left-back remains down.

This looks like a serious one for Andriuskevicius. His leg is put in a temporary cast as he is carried off on a stretcher, and he may be out for quite some time if that is as bad as it appears to be.

LITHUANIA SUB: Vaidas Slavickas is the man to replace the stricken Andriuskevicius.

SHOT! Good football from England in and around the box as Baines, Kane and Delph link up. It is the latter who looks to sweep an effort into the bottom corner, but he scuffs his effort a little and it goes a yard or so wide.

Who writes the scripts for his man? It has been a successful night for England so far, but the entirely predictable highlight is Harry Kane scoring within seconds of coming on as a sub for his debut. If you haven't seen enough of him celebrating already this season, here is another shot of the Spurs man wheeling away in delight:

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LITHUANIA SUB: The visitors make their third and final change of the match as Kazlauskas comes on for Mikoliunas.

There will be a minimum of three minutes added time at the end of this match.

YELLOW CARD! Kazlauskas wastes no time in going into the book, picking up a yellow card for kicking the ball away.

England maintain their 100% record in Group E of Euro 2016 qualifying with a comfortable 4-0 victory here at Wembley, and it could have been more for the hosts. Wayne Rooney hit the woodwork twice in the first half and also opened the scoring after just six minutes, while Danny Welbeck doubled England's lead right on the stroke of half time. Raheem Sterling then grabbed his first goal for England, but the headlines will once again be written by Harry Kane, who scored just 80 seconds into his debut to make it four.

That is all we have time for this evening! Thank you very much for joining Sports Mole on another successful night for England as they make it seven wins on the bounce and maintain their 100% record in Euro 2016 qualifying. I will leave you with our match report, and be sure to stick around for reaction, analysis and player ratings. From me, though, it is goodbye for now!