The statistics do not lie - England did not lose a single home competitive fixture when touring the country during the rebuilding of Wembley.

Of the 34 games that England played, 14 were either World Cup or Euro qualifiers - and the team won 11 and drew three. Eight of these took place at Old Trafford, with six victories and two draws.

In the final 34 games at the old Wembley, England played 15 competitive matches, either qualifiers or Euro 96 fixtures. Counting the two games that went to penalty shoot-outs at Euro 96 as draws, England won seven, drew five and lost three.

However, England have not faced a major footballing nation in their home competitive matches since leaving Wembley, with arguably the match against Turkey at the Stadium of Light in April 2002 their toughest test.

In contrast, the defeats in competitive fixtures during the last 34 games at Wembley came against Italy, Scotland and Germany.