ENGLAND labored to victory in their Euro 2016 warm-up campaign against Portugal.
Roy Hodgson's side looked to be heading for a bore draw despite playing against 10 men for 55 minutes.
But centre-back Chris Smalling ensured England head to France with three straight warm-up victories.
The Manchester United man got in front of ex-Chelsea man Ricardo Carvalho to nod in a Raheem Sterling cross five minutes from time.Despite playing more than half the game a man light, Portugal more than held their own against the hosts.
Defender Bruno Alves was shown a straight red after catching Harry Kane in the head with a wild challenge 10 minutes before half-time.
But that was about as lively as things got at Wembley before Smalling's late intervention.
England started with Wayne Rooney, Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy up top but looked disjointed in attack.
The team struggled for rhythm and momentum despite their numerical advantage.
Boss Hodgson will be hoping for better from his side when they take on Russia in their tournament opener a week Saturday.
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