Football / Ice hockey results and scores: How to write and talk

Hi,

I have been thinking lately how to talk and write about sport results or the score of a game.
Here is how I have figured it out, what do you think?

England is leading/is losing/lost/won (by three to one / 3 - 1)
England is leading/is losing/lost/won (by three goals to one / 3 - 1)
England is leading/is losing/lost/won (by one goal to zero/nil / 3 - 0)
England is leading/is losing/lost/won (two nil/zero / two to nil/zero / 2 - 0)   

The match/game/score is now even 3-3 (three three / three to three) in the second half (football).
The match/game/score is now even 3-3 in the third period (ice hockey).


Thanks

Optilang-

Is that how it is said on sportscasts in England?  The team uses a plural verb, even if the noun (England/Manchester United/etc.) is singular?  In the US, we'd use the plural only when talking about the team name which is usually plural, eg The Yakees are losing./ New York is losing.

It gets confusing with the modern innovation of uncountable team names.  The Detroit Shock is winning (are winning?).

Old Man Gordon

Optilang-

Is that how it is said on sportscasts in England?  The team uses a plural verb, even if the noun (England/Manchester United/etc.) is singular?  In the US, we'd use the plural only when talking about the team name which is usually plural, eg The Yakees are losing./ New York is losing.

It gets confusing with the modern innovation of uncountable team names.  The Detroit Shock is winning (are winning?).

That is interesting indeed and I agree with you Old Man Gordon. I am from Finland and according to my Finnish-English dictionary I should say "Finland is leading 2-0" without using the plural verb and
"The Finns are leading 2-0" when using a plural expression. But I guess this is just a difference between British and American English.

optilang

This is how I would say them 

England is leading/is losing/lost/won (by three to one / 3 - 1)  - England are leading/losing/lost/won three one.

England is leading/is losing/lost/won (by three goals to one / 3 - 1) - OK

England is leading/is losing/lost/won (by one goal to zero/nil / 3 - 0) - by three goals to nil/ England are losing/lost won three nil.

England is leading/is losing/lost/won (two nil/zero / two to nil/zero / 2 - 0) two nil     or by two goals to nil.

The match/game/score is now even 3-3 (three three / three to three) in the second half (football). The result is a draw . Three three draw, nil nil draw
The match/game/score is now even 3-3 in the third period (ice hockey).

Thanks for suggestions.

My English-Finnish dictionary has an example of using the verb "win" and according to it I can say "win by three to one". 
Any thoughts? I think it would be ok since it is just a shortened version without the word "goals"
The Oxford Advanced Learner's dictionary mentions that the word "zero" is synonym of "nil" so maybe I can also say "two zero"?

And what about if I'll add the preposition "at" as follows?
The match/game/score is now even at 3-3

  

In BrE, one can use the singular or plural when referring to a team. It can England are leading OR England is leading. In AmE, the singular is used. This is another case of BrE vs AmE.