Heskey beats red-hot Defoe to England place

Emile Heskey has held off the challenge of Jermain Defoe to maintain his England spot for the crucial World Cup qualifier against Croatia at Wembley tonight.

Heskey beats red-hot Defoe to England place

Emile Heskey has held off the challenge of Jermain Defoe to maintain his England spot for the crucial World Cup qualifier against Croatia at Wembley tonight.

Defoe has been on a hot streak of goalscoring form with his country and has netted five times in the last three internationals – all as a second-half substitute.

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