Good morning! Thank you very much for joining Sports Mole for today's match as England Under-21s get their Euro 2017 qualifying campaign back underway in Sarajevo against Bosnia Under-21s. Both sides have suffered contrasting fortunes in the group so far, so it is the visitors who enter the match as fairly substantial favourites to come away with the win. Let's start with a look at the two teams on show...

BOSNIA STARTING XI: Piric; Memija, Sanicanin, Cerimagic, Hajradinovic, Civic, Popovic, Sadikovic, Jovicic, Redzic, Prevljak

BOSNIA SUBS: Suljic, Bajric, Corluka, Festic, Satara, Gojkovic

ENGLAND STARTING XI: Pickford; Iorfa, Chambers, Stephens, Targett; Ward-Prowse, Chalobah, Loftus-Cheek, Baker; Akpom, Solanke

ENGLAND SUBS: Wildsmith, Aina, Forster-Caskey, March, Watmore, Gray, Woodrow

What can we make of those two sides, then? Well, Bosnia make two changes from the team that started their last match against Switzerland U21s, with one of those coming in goal as Piric replaces Karacic between the sticks. Civic is the only other new name in the team as Darko Nestorovic has been able to keep the bulk of his squad together. Cerimagic netted in that Switzerland game and starts again here, while Hajradinovic is the only other player with a goal to his name in the current qualifying campaign.

As for England, the headline news is that Dominic Solanke, who is currently on loan at Vitesse from Chelsea, makes his Under-21s debut having been included in Gareth Southgate's squad for the first time. He has impressed during his time in Holland so far and has previously represented England at Under-17 and Under-19 levels, but this is the first time that he has featured for the Young Lions. He starts up front with Chuba Akpom, who scored last time out against Kazakhstan, today.

In all, Southgate has made four changes to the team that faced Kazakhstan last time out, with Iorfa, Stephens and Chalobah joining Solanke in coming into the team. The likes of Chambers, Loftus-Cheek and especially captain Ward-Prowse bring Premier League experience to the team, which could prove to be important considering that Eric Dier, Jordon Ibe and Nathan Redmond are all missing from Southgate's last starting XI.

There is no doubt that Southgate's side will enter this match as favourites despite Bosnia having home advantage in Sarajevo. Nestorovic's side have been in pretty dismal form over the last couple of years, losing six competitive matches in a row since their last victory in October 2013. They have conceded 19 goals in that time, scoring just four, while looking beyond their 1-0 triumph over Albania two years shows that they have lost nine of their last 10 competitive games.

That run will be all the more disappointing for Bosnia considering it came off the back of a six-game unbeaten streak that included a thrilling 4-4 draw with Germany Under-21s. The future for Bosnia, whose senior team face a Euro 2016 playoff with the Republic of Ireland on Friday, looks a lot bleaker now than it did back then, but a shock victory over England could be exactly what they need to spark their qualification campaign into life.

As things stand, though, they sit bottom of the group with zero points from their three games so far - one of only six teams yet to pick up a point in the entire qualifying campaign. They are already seven points off the top two having lost to Norway, Kazakhstan and Switzerland, while after today they don't play again until March. Their home form will not exactly fill them with confidence ahead of this one either, having not won a competitive match in front of their own fans since June 2013. They have lost all four of their outings since.

England, on the other hand, have begun their rebuilding phase after this summer's poor showing at the European Championships and remain perfect after two games of their qualifying campaign. They began with victory over Norway courtesy of a James Ward-Prowse strike, while Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Nathan Redmond and Chuba Akpom were all on the scoresheet as Southgate's side put Kazakhstan to the sword in their most recent outing.

England do only sit third in the group despite their 100% record, but they have two games in hand over Norway and one over Switzerland, the two teams that sit above them in the table. A victory, or even a draw, would send Southgate's side top of the group and extend their winning run in all competitions to four games since that Euro 2015 disappointment, when they finished bottom of the group having lost to both Portugal and Italy.

Indeed, the failure in tournaments is an issue that Southgate will be desperate to resolve if and when England reach Euro 2017. The Young Lions rarely have trouble reaching that stage, having won each of their last 12 qualifiers and not lost any of their last 19, dating back four years. In contrast, though, they have only won one of their last 12 European Championship games in the tournament itself (excluding penalties), dating back to the 2009 tournament where they were thrashed by Germany in the final.

For now, though, the immediate focus is on the qualifiers. England are one of five teams in all of qualifying yet to concede a goal in the current campaign, and one of eight still with a 100% record. Away from home they are unbeaten in their last nine qualifiers, again dating back to that defeat in Belgium four years ago, while their last six have all ended in victories for the Young Lions.

PREDICTION: We're just five minutes away from kickoff in Sarajevo, which means that it is time for a prediction! England's record in qualifying is remarkable and, coupled with Bosnia's form over the past year or two, I really only see one way this game could go. I'm going for a 3-0 away victory to England.

As mentioned, Bosnia are not in action again until March after this game, but England's next game comes on Monday afternoon when they host Switzerland in Brighton. That will be an important match in terms of the group, with both sides in contention for a top-two place, so Southgate will want a particularly convincing performance here in order to boost confidence heading into Monday's game.

KICKOFF! Here we go then! We're underway in Sarajevo as England look to take one step closer to qualification for Euro 2017.

SAVE! Half a chance for Baker early on here as the cross arrives from the right and he rises highest to get his head to it, but it is straight at the keeper.

SHOT! This time it is Bosnia's turn to threaten as, after Iorfa is twisted inside and out in defence, the subsequent cross is only cleared as far as Memija on the edge of the box. He lashes a powerful effort towards goal, but it flies narrowly over the crossbar.

England win a free kick in a decent crossing position here, which Ward-Prowse whips into the box. His delivery is good, as ever, but it is well defended and the ball goes behind for a corner.

After talking up the crossing ability of Ward-Prowse, he proceeds to waste the corner by failing to beat the first man. England, as expected, on top right now, though.

Bosnia are keeping disciplined in defence at the moment, with England playing so decent passing football but getting nowhere fast. They have largely been limited to crosses into the box so far, which hasn't yielded much for them up to this point.

Again England win a free kick in an almost identical position to the last one, just on the other side of the field. This time, though, the delivery flies straight into the arms of the keeper.

The onus is very much going to be on England to find a way through in this match, but right now they are lacking a touch of quality in the final third and Bosnia are coping fairly comfortably. It remains to be seen how long the hosts can keep their discipline for, though.

Patience is going to be key for England here, you feel. Bosnia are working very hard off the ball, sprinting up the field as soon as they get it clear in order to prevent themselves from falling too deep. That has to have an effect as the game wears on, and England will be confident of tiring their hosts out eventually.

Decent spell for the hosts as they spend a bit of time inside the England half, which hasn't happened often so far in this match. The visitors need to be wary that they don't give anything silly away as they have been very much on top so far.

We've had half an hour of this match and, in truth, there hasn't been much to shout about so far. James Ward-Prowse and Lewis Baker have had England's only two shots on target, while Pickford in the England goal has thus far been untroubled.

Southgate will not be entirely pleased with how his side have played so far. They have been dominant in terms of possession, but that was the least that he would have expected. Despite that, their passing has not been great and they are sorely lacking in creativity at the moment.

Most of England's joy, if you can call it that, is coming down the right flank through the overlapping runs of Iorfa. However, they are still being limited to crosses into the box which are being comfortably dealt with.

Good pressing from Bosnia high up the pitch as they prevent England from crossing the halfway line too readily. It has been a good defensive performance from the whole Bosnia team so far, and that has started right at the front.

YELLOW CARD! Popovic becomes the first name in the book, and he can have no complaints having cynically tugged his man back.

CHANCE! Half a chance for England to break the deadlock as Ward-Prowse swings the free kick in from deep which Chambers gets his head to. It is a relatively free leap for the Arsenal man, but he gets too much on it and flicks it over the top.

Good play from Iorfa as this time he cuts inside instead of charging down the flank. He tries to poke the ball through, but it is just too heavy for Akpom and the keeper is able to collect.

Bright play from Baker as he collects the ball almost 30 yards from goal and immediately lets fly with a half volley on the turn, but the shot is no trouble for the keeper, who makes a simple stop down to his left.

Handbags here as both sets of players get involved in a shoving match over something which looks minor. A Bosnia player is down receiving treatment when Loftus-Cheek and Hajradinovic begin to take issue with each other.

YELLOW CARDS! The referee eventually calms things down, and both Loftus-Cheek and Hajradinovic go into the book.

There will be just the one minute of added time at the end of this first half.

That first half comes to an end in Sarajevo, and it has been a frustrating one for England so far. They started the match well enough, but have struggled to break their hosts down since and it remains goalless at the break. Southgate will still be confident of coming away with maximum points, but it doesn't look like it will be quite as straightforward as some may have expected.

Clear chances have been few and far between for England, but they looked most like scoring in the opening 10 minutes or so when both James Ward-Prowse and Lewis Baker tested the keeper with efforts. Neither were too troubling for Piric, however, and the Bosnia shot-stopper has had a much more comfortable match so far than he might have been expecting.

There was a chance later in the half for Calum Chambers, who got free of his man to nod a Ward-Prowse free kick towards goal. The Arsenal man got too much contact on his header, however, sending it over the crossbar when he probably should have done better. It wasn't exactly a gilt-edged chance, but Chambers will be annoyed that he failed to at least hit the target.

Bosnia have shown one or two suggestions that they might be capable of nicking a goal at the other end, but those have been very few and far between. Instead, they have focused mainly on defending, making it very difficult for England to get through the middle. Instead, Southgate's side have been forced out wide in almost every attack and, if they do manage to get a cross in, the vast majority have been comfortably dealt with.

It has been a very good team performance defensively so far, with the strikers setting the tone from the front by working very hard off the ball. The hosts aren't exactly parking the bus as such, but they have been very disciplined in defence and England have not come up with the quality to break through as of yet. The half-time stats show that Bosnia have actually had 48% of the ball, which is surprisingly high considering it feels as though England have controlled the tempo of this game so far.

KICKOFF: England get us back underway for the second half in Sarajevo as they attempt to make the breakthrough. They immediately get on the front foot through Akpom, but his low cross into the box is cut out by the keeper.

SAVE! England win a free kick in a decent position but take it quickly, with the ball given to Iorfa on the right. I think the full-back is attempting a cross, but it turns into a difficult effort for the keeper to deal with at the front post. It is bobbling all over the place, but Piric gets his body behind it to make the save.

It is that right flank that is providing England with their route forward all the time. If a goal is going to come it looks like it will stem from that side, but they need to try to break Bosnia down through the middle as well.

SHOT! Another warning sign for England as Cerimagic unleashes a thunderous strike from range that has Pickford worried. In the end it is a couple of yards over the top, but I'm not sure there would have been much Pickford could do about that one had it been on target.

Good play again from Bosnia on the counter attack as Cerimagic gives the ball inside before receiving it back down the left flank. England are struggling for numbers back there, but Cerimagic's effort is turned behind for a corner.

This is a really good spell for the hosts at the moment, with England on the back foot right now. Gareth Southgate's side are in a game here, make no mistake about it, and Bosnia are looking increasingly threatening.

Cerimagic is becoming more and more influential for Bosnia, and he comes forward again here having picked the ball up off Popovic. This time England get out to him just in time, however, and the deflection on his shot makes it simple for Pickford to collect.

Stephens strides forward from defence and breezes past a number of blue shirts on his way into the final third, but once again the final ball is missing. That has been the story all too often for England today.

You can almost see Bosnia growing in confidence here. They were rightly regarded as underdogs before the match, but England don't seem to have anything in attack right now and, at the moment, you'd probably say the hosts look most likely to nick a goal on the break.

England win a free kick in another good crossing position, and once again Ward-Prowse's delivery is a good one, but Chambers is penalised for a foul before any white shirt has a chance to get on the end of it.

SHOT! Bosnia are mostly letting fly from outside the box, as soon as they get into shooting range, but one of those could go in. This one never really threatens Pickford's goal, though, as Sadikovic's 25-yard effort swerves comfortably wide of the target.

As soon as England try to play the ball into the box, it all goes wrong for them. Their approach play in and around the area is alright, if lacking come creativity, but they have got no joy inside the box itself.

SHOT! Ward-Prowse tries to bend an effort into the corner from a few yards outside the area, but his strike flies a couple of yards wide of the target.

YELLOW CARD! Someone give that man an Oscar! Or a Golden Raspberry, or something at least. Popovic goes down under a mistimed challenge from Stephens and makes the most of it, to say the least. It was a foul, though, and Stephens goes into the book as a result.

ENGLAND SUB: The first change of the day comes from England, and it is Akpom who makes way to be replaced by Duncan Watmore.

Oh dear, oh dear! Things go from bad to worse for Gareth Southgate's side as they are reduced to 10 men, with Stephens picking up a second yellow card just two minutes after his first. He has Targett to blame, in truth, as the Southampton full-back's pass was straight to the dangerous Cerimagic. He skipped past one before knocking the ball beyond Stephens and going down when the England defender appeared to block him off. Once again, there are a few amateur dramatics involved, but you can see why the referee gave the foul and, once that decision had been made, those are usually a yellow card. Even so, it is a soft one.

Does England's priority now switch to holding on to a point here? That would have been a disappointing result before the match but, with a man sent off and Bosnia looking increasingly dangerous through Cerimagic and co, that may be their best bet now. A draw does still put them top of the group, after all.

SAVE! Iorfa has probably been the England player most involved today, and he goes for goal here only for Piric to make a comfortable stop.

YELLOW CARD! Some of these Bosnian dives are getting ridiculous. Prevljak is the latest to fall with style, doing about three full rotations before even hitting the ground following a tussle with Chambers, who stays standing. This time, though, the referee gets it right and books Prevljak.

There have been a few spiky moments in this match, with England wound up on more than on occasion with the antics of their hosts. That probably plays into the hands of Bosnia, though, and they seem to be enjoying their roles as the wind-up merchants.

Targett is left flat out on the ground following a collision with Redjic, who walks away expressing innocence with his hands in the air. It is only a free kick given by the ref, while Targett is fine to continue after some treatment on the pitch.

Cerimagic is a tricky little player to pin down. He has run this second half for Bosnia and dances his way into the area down the left channel here before cutting a dangerous ball back into the box. There are no blue shirts on the end of it, however, and it runs through to safety.

YELLOW CARD! Chambers is the latest player in the book for a high foot on Sanicanin. The Arsenal man was certainly going for the ball, but it was dangerous piece of play and he caught the Bosnian quite badly on the top of his head. Perhaps a little fortunate not to see a different colour there.

ENGLAND SUB: While Sanicanin receives treatment, England make a change as Jake Forster-Caskey replaces Loftus-Cheek.

ENGLAND SUB: A final throw of the dice from Southgate sees Cauley Woodrow replace debutant Solanke.

There will be four minutes of added time at the end of this match. Can either side find a late winner?

England have been so, so poor going forward for the vast majority of this match. They have shown no signs of creativity or the guile needed to break down a stubborn and well-organised defence, and in truth they deserve no more than what they are getting at the moment. It has been a thoroughly disappointing performance from Gareth Southgate's side.

CHANCE! They do create a late chance, but once again it comes from a set piece. Ward-Prowse is the man with the delivery once more, and Chambers, not for the first time, is on the end of it. Again he should do better with his header, only succeeding in planting it wide of the target.

BOSNIA SUB: A late change for the hosts as Cerimagic is replaced by Dino Bajric for the final seconds.

Well, that wasn't exactly the most positive endorsement for the future of English football. Gareth Southgate's Under-21 side are held to a goalless draw by Bosnia Under-21s in Sarajevo, ending their 100% start to the Euro 2017 qualifying campaign as well as their streak of 12 qualifying victories on the bounce. Bosnia, meanwhile, avoid defeat for the first time in more than two years and actually looked like the more dangerous team in the second half. England do go top of the group as a result of the draw and are still yet to concede in qualifying, but there is no getting away from the fact that this is a disappointing result.

Clear chances were few and far between for both sides throughout the course of the match, with neither managing to really create an opening inside the opposition box. The main talking point came with just under 20 minutes left when Stephens was sent off for the visitors having picked up two yellow cards in an many minutes. Both were fairly soft and perhaps influenced somewhat by some Bosnian playacting, but you could see why the referee made his decisions.

That is all we have time for this afternoon! Thank you very much for joining Sports Mole for what was, in truth, an underwhelming match in Sarajevo as Bosnia Under-21s and England Under-21s played out a goalless draw. I will leave you with our match report, and be sure to stick around for reaction from the England camp. The seniors are in action tomorrow night, so be sure to check back in with us for live coverage of that game too. From me, though, it is goodbye for now!