England let the cat out of the bag

Spain celebrate Isco's late equaliser at Wembley on Tuesday evening

England let a two-objective lead slip as they drew 2-2 with Spain in Gareth Southgate's last match in  interim charge on Tuesday night.

Adam Lallana put the hosts ahead from the penalty spot following nine minutes at Wembley, taking after Jose Reina's stumble on Jamie Vardy, and England appeared to set out toward triumph when the Leicester forward scored his first goal in 15 games three minutes after half-time.

Gareth Southgate says he will reflect with 'gigantic pride' on his time in charge of England, yet won't affirm on the off chance that he needs the employment on a full-time premise

Yet, Iago Aspas, making his Spain make a big appearance, cut the shortage on 89 minutes and Isco slid home a sensational equalizer deep into added time to cap an engaging friendly.

Southgate should now wait for the Football Association to settle on a choice on Sam Allardyce's long haul successor, with his record perusing two wins and two draws from four recreations.

He made three changes from the win over Scotland on Friday, with Jesse Lingard, Nathaniel Clyne and Vardy called into the team, and the hosts quickly opened the scoring in front of a sell-out crowd.

Lallana, who limped off following 25 minutes through injury, assumed a crucial part in winning the penalty before venturing up to convert.

The Liverpool midfielder's through ball picked out the run of Vardy, who went down under the test of Reina, with Lallana close by to tuck into the top corner from 12 yards.

It came against the run of play and Spain kept on controlling possession subsequent to falling behind, with Vitolo specifically liable of misusing a brilliant opportunity to equalise.

England's players have advocated Southgate to be given the manager's job on a full-time premise

In any case, England had chances of their own before the break, with man-of-the-match Vardy inches far from reaching Raheem Sterling's enticing cross.

The Leicester man, who was without a goal since September 10, got on the score-sheet soon after half-time, meeting skipper Jordan Henderson's conveyance to plant a header past Reina.

 Jamie Vardy scored three minutes after half-time

Spain reacted and substitute 'keeper Tom Heaton welled to deny captain David Silva, while Aspas skewed wide from short range under pressure from Clyne.

Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera came on for his international bow, and his presentation, consolidated with that of Real Madrid duo Isco and Alvaro Morata, sparked the guests into life.

They grabbed a deserved goal through former Liverpool forward Aspas, who chose the top corner of Heaton's net, and grabbed a 96th-minute equalizer when Isco nutmegged Heaton.

England don't play again until March 2017, when they confront Germany in a friendly before continuing their World Cup qualifying campaign against Lithuania.

Former England skipper Terry Butcher trusts Southgate will be designated England manager on a permanent basis.