Palmer is still trying to make things happen for Scotland down the left but they're being closed down quickly by Russia's defence. Armstrong is out there to support him but is fouled by Kudryashov.
89'
The fourth goal has knocked the confidence out of Scotland and they're struggling to get a touch on the ball as Russia continue to keep possession high up the field.
87'
N. Komlichenko enters the game and replaces A. Dzyuba.
Dzyuba finally makes his way off the field after handing the captain's armband over to Kudryashov and Komlichenko comes on to replace him.
86'
The crowd are all on their feet to give Dzyuba a standing ovation as his number goes up on the board and he starts to make his way off the field. He's taking his time, applauding the crowd to run down the clock a little more.
84'
A. Golovin has scored a goal for Russia! Assist by A. Dzyuba.
AND IT'S FOUR! That looked almost too easy for Russia as they intricately passed their way through Scotland's defence before Golovin finished off the move by sidefooting his effort across goal, past Marshall and into the bottom right corner. 4-0 Russia!
It was a brilliant team goal from Russia, but it was Dzyuba that spotted Golovin in some space in the middle of the box and played the ball to him to set up the goal.
82'
S. Armstrong enters the game and replaces J. Fleck.
The final roll of the dice from Clarke sees Armstrong come on in place of Fleck.
81'
Scotland are still pushing forward, but this time, it's Palmer leading the way down the right. He spots McGregor's run ahead of him and tries to pick him out with a throughball, but it's overhit.
79'
I. Akhmetov enters the game and replaces A. Ionov.
Second change for Russia now and it's Ionov that's making way as Akhmetov comes into the game.
76'
Scotland are starting to move up the field with some pace again as they look for a goal to get them back into the game. They're getting some joy down the left, but haven't really been putting pressure on Russia.
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74'
Christie pulls away from his defender on the left and cuts inside to get a shot away. He strikes it low but it's straight at Guilherme and it's an easy save for the keeper.
72'
Scotland are just taking some time to pass the ball between their defenders as they try to find the best way past Russia to get into the final third.
70'
A. Dzyuba has scored a goal for Russia!
DZYUBA MAKES IT THREE! He has three defenders around him as he latches onto the nod down from Ionov. His first touch isn't great but he beats Mulgrew to it and pokes the ball past Marshall and into the back of the net. 3-0 Russia!
68'
R. Christie enters the game and replaces R. Fraser.
The second change for Scotland sees Christie come onto the pitch to replace Fraser.
66'
D. Cheryshev enters the game and replaces Y. Zhirkov.
Cherchesov makes his first change of the game now and he brings on Cheryshev to replace Zhirkov.
65'
Dzyuba weaves past his defender once again and this time goes for goal by curling his effort low towards the far corner. There's not enough curl on the shot though and it rolls wide of the post.
62'
Scotland are pushing forward following the restart but the second goal seems to have rattled them. They're passing has become sloppy in their haste to get up the field and they haven't been able to put a cross into the box.
60'
M. Ozdoev has scored a goal for Russia! Assist by A. Golovin.
IT'S A BRILLIANT GOAL FROM OZDOEV! Scotland don't clear their lines properly and it ends up with Ozdoev. The midfielder is a long way from goal but he hits the shot sweetly on the half-volley to fire his effort past Marshall and into the top-left corner. 2-0 Russia!
Golovin was on the edge of the box but had his back to goal when he got the ball so he just touched it into the path of Ozdoev.
59'
That goal has given Russia's confidence a boost as they're passing the ball around confidently once again. Kudryashov has put another couple of good crosses into the box but hasn't been able to pick out anyone yet.
57'
A. Dzyuba has scored a goal for Russia! Assist by A. Golovin.
DZYUBA BREAKS THE DEADLOCK! The corner is whipped into the box and Dzyuba gets ahead of his defender and gets his foot to the ball to send it past Marshall and into the top corner despite being off-balance. 1-0 Russia!
The cross into the box from Golovin was brilliant as it landed at the feet of Dzyuba in the middle of the box.
55'
Russia are still pressing high up the field and trying to close down Scotland quickly when they don't have possession. The away side are passing it around more comfortably now though and not letting them get the ball.
53'
Scotland are keeping the ball high up the field at the minute and pinning Russia back in their own half. Fraser puts a good cross into the box and Snodgrass rises in the middle to meet it, but it flies wide of the post.
48'
Scotland have made a bright start to the second half and are moving the ball around with much more pace than before the break. Snodgrass makes a good run down the left, but can't pick out Shankland with his cross.
46'
L. Shankland enters the game and replaces O. Burke.
Scotland get the game back underway for the second half!
Clarke has decided to make a change at the start of the second half as he brings on Shankland in place of Burke.
45' +4
HALF-TIME: RUSSIA 0-0 SCOTLAND.
45' +2
Dzhikiya plays a long ball over the top of Scotland's defence to pick out Dzyuba on the right side of the box. It's just a bit too high for the forward though and it bounces straight out of play.
45'
Scotland are trying to break quickly up the field when they do win the ball back, but their passing has been letting them down as soon as they get out of their own half and Russia are easily winning it back.
43'
Kudryashov whips a deep free-kick into the box and he's looking for Dzyuba at the far post. The captain rises to meet it but it's just too high for him to get on the end of it.
41'
J. Fleck gets yellow.
Fleck receives the first yellow card of the game after catching Golovin with a late challenge.
36'
Scotland are struggling to get out of their own half at the minute as Russia continue to pile the pressure on. The home side have looked confident on the ball and are creating some good chances for themselves.
33'
Kudryashov puts yet another great cross into the area but Marshall is quickly off his line to punch it away. It falls to Golovin on the edge of the box and Fleck catches him with a late challenge to give away a free-kick.
29'
Robertson plays a short pass to Snodgrass to set him off on the counter-attack. He tries to pick out Burke but Dzhikiya blocks it and Snodgrass gets another chance to run at him. This time, he tries to cut inside but the defender is once again equal to it.
21'
Dzyuba looks like he's in on goal, but he just hesitates in the area and gives Scotland a chance to get into position. He touches it onto Fernandes who squares the ball across the six-yard box, but it's just ahead of Ionov at the far post.
19'
Dzyuba has gone to ground in the box and there are some half-hearted shouts from the crowd for a penalty. He was pulling Mulgrew's shirt though and the referee rightly gives Scotland a free-kick.
17'
Yet another great cross is put into the box for Russia and this time it's from Dzhikiya. Ionov gets ahead of Mulgrew to flick it into the middle but Marshall is quickly off his line to get there before Dzyuba.
15'
Golovin wrongfoots Palmer and puts a brilliant cross into the box and Fernandes rises above Mulgrew at the far post to get on the end of it. His header loops up into the air and it's a comfortable save for Marshall.
13'
Russia are getting a lot of joy down the left wing at the minute as Kudryashov gets forward once again. He has Dzyuba ahead of him and tries to pick him out with a throughball, but he overhits it this time.
11'
Golovin whips a good cross into the near post, but Robertson is there to meet it. His deflection loops up and falls to Kudryashov and he takes the shot first-time on the volley, but can only fire his effort over the crossbar.
9'
Kudryashov plays a throughball towards Zhirkov who is making a run down the left. Palmer is marking him tightly though and he can't get on the end of the pass into him.
7'
Scotland are enjoying a good spell of possession now, but it's all in front of Russia. They can't seem to find a way through the midfield yet to get in behind them and cause them problems.
5'
Semenov spots Ionov's run into the box and plays a long ball over the top to pick him out. Ionov pulls away from his defender to get a shot away, but the whistle has already gone as he brought it down with his arm.
4'
Russia are keeping the ball well in the opening minutes of the game and they look comfortable in possession as they patiently pass their way up the field into the final third.
2'
Some space opens up for Russia down the left side and Barinov picks out Ionov with a good pass. He takes the ball to the byline before cutting it back, but Robertson is in the way.
1'
Ionov gets the game underway for Russia!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Euro 2020 qualifier between Russia and Scotland at the Luzhniki Stadium!
Scotland's chances of earning one of the automatic promotion spots in their group is looking very slim, and they could miss out even if they win their remaining four games. They've won just two of their qualifiers so far and have lost the last three on the bounce. As for Russia, they currently sit second in Group I, having won all five of their matches since losing 3-1 to Belgium in their opening qualifier.
RUSSIA STARTING XI (4-3-3): Guilherme; Mario Fernandes, Andrey Semenov, Georgi Dzhikiya, Fedor Kudryashov; Magomed Ozdoev, Dimitri Barinov, Yuri Zhirkov; Aleksey Ionov, Artem Dzyuba, Aleksandr Golovin.
RUSSIA SUBS: Zelimkhan Bakaev, Nikolay Komlichenko, Sergey Petrov, Vyacheslav Karavaev, Ilzat Akhmetov, Denis Cheryshev, Dmitriy Chistyakov, Vladislav Ignatjev, Andrey Lunev, Maksim Belyaev, Daler Kuzyaev, Soslan Dzhanaev.
SCOTLAND STARTING XI (4-3-3): David Marshall; Liam Palmer, Charlie Mulgrew, Michael Devlin, Andy Robertson; John Fleck, Callum McGregor, John McGinn; Robert Snodgrass, Oliver Burke, Ryan Fraser.
SCOTLAND SUBS: Craig MacGillivray, James Forrest, Stephen O'Donnell, Greg Taylor, Stuart Armstrong, Stuart Findley, Ryan Christie, Johnny Russell, Lawrence Shankland, Jon McLaughlin, Declan Gallagher.
The teams are out on the pitch now, with kick-off just moments away.
Scotland haven't had a single shot in the game so far and Clarke knows that that needs to change after the break. His side need to win this game if they want to stay in with a slim chance of automatically qualifying for the Euros, but they won't do that if they don't take some risks. Russia have looked good so far, but they need to be more clinical in front of goal and take their chances if they want to come out on top in this game.
That's all for today, goodbye!
So, Scotland can no longer get an automatic qualifying place for Euro 2020 after suffering back-to-back 4-0 defeats and remain fifth in Group I. They face bottom side San Marino on Sunday. As for Russia, they stay in second and it's looking likely that they'll qualify for the tournament. Next up for them a trip to Cyrpus, who sit just below them in the group.
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