Southgate stepped away from his seat and moved to the edge of the technical area, hands in his coat pockets.
He stared at the ongoing battle on the pitch before slowly drifting towards the scoreboard and the stadium timer.
29:34
His eyes found the scoreboard next, which still hadn't changed after half an hour of football.
Away on the broadcast, the commentary also had the same arithmetic going through their minds.
"So, the half-hour mark approaching," the main commentator said, "and the scoreboard tells you everything and nothing at the same time.
Nil-nil, yes, but this has been a genuinely absorbing game of football. Both keepers have been the difference so far."
"Pickford first," the co-commentator said.
"He's kept England level at least twice already. That save from Leo's shot early on, and then the one from Barella's effort in the twentieth.
You look at those two moments, and England could easily be behind."
