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Euro 2016 Qualifying Review: England and Slovakia maintain perfect records

England and Slovakia remain perfect in Euro 2016 qualification so far, as both sides tasted victory in hard-fought encounters on Sunday.

Roy Hodgson's England came from a goal down to defeat Slovenia 3-2 in Ljubljana, while Slovakia held off Macedonia to earn a 2-1 victory at home.

Goals from Kornel Salata and Marek Hamsik had them in control at half-time, but Arijan Ademi pulled one back with 20 minutes to go before the visitors' cause was dented when Ferhan Hasani was shown a second yellow card late on.

In Group G, Austria maintained their four-point advantage over Sweden as Marc Janko's first-half goal proved enough to overcome Russia 1-0 in Moscow.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic struck twice after Marcus Berg's opener in Sweden's 3-1 home success over Montenegro, while the clash between the bottom two sides Liechtenstein and Moldova finished 1-1.