England go head to head with South Africa in Yokohama on Sunday with the World Cup trophy on the line – but where will the game be won and lost?

Here, the PA news agency assesses South Africa's fixtures over the last 12 months and the areas in which Eddie Jones' men must look to exert pressure.

Weather the storm

For the semi-final, the order of the day was to hit New Zealand hard and early – and England obliged thanks to Manu Tuilagi's second-minute try, the eighth time in 12 months they have scored in the first three minutes of a game.

South Africa, though, have been resilient in the early stages – only four times in the last year have they conceded a try in the first 20 minutes.

Seven of the 17 they have conceded have come in the 20 minutes leading up to half-time, while they have also conceded three tries and eight penalties (out of 29 in total) from the 65th minute onwards.

The Springboks have won 11 out of 15 games in that time, but the eight in which they have conceded in the final quarter-hour include their three defeats and the 16-16 draw with New Zealand.

The others were three-point wins over France and in last week's semi-final against Wales, a 24-18 win over Argentina – courtesy of two penalties after Pablo Matera's 65th-minute try levelled the scores – and just one relatively comfortable win, 35-17 against Australia.

With four of those coming from replacements, it could be set up for the fresh legs of Luke Cowan-Dickie to add another late score against the Boks. The Exeter man has five tries in his last nine caps, despite starting only three times, and has scored after coming off the bench against both Tonga and Argentina in this tournament.

Among the backs, South Africa have conceded tries to every spot from fly-half back to full-back – but with both wing positions and outside centre registering multiple scores, England's Jonny May, Anthony Watson and Manu Tuilagi will be eager to add to their prolific records.