England got off to a flying start in their first match of the Euro 2020 qualifying stage after hitting five past Czech Republic with the help of an own goal at Wembley tonight.
Raheem Sterling broke the deadlock on the 24th minute when Jadon Sancho, on his first competitive start, squared the ball to the Manchester City player who slid it home.
Great move… great goal! ?#threelions pic.twitter.com/jrAzlD4EaT
— England (@England) 22 March 2019
Harry Kane doubled England’s lead by smashing in a penalty after Sterling got fouled prior to half time.
No mistake from @HKane! ?#threelionspic.twitter.com/TIHURnVCMk
— England (@England) 22 March 2019
A third goal was netted on the 62nd minute when Sterling grabbed his second with composed finish, curling the ball inside the far corner.
2️⃣ for @sterling7 ?
3️⃣ for the #ThreeLions ?pic.twitter.com/88hvEPjKM4— England (@England) 22 March 2019
He then completed his hat-trick six minutes later with a deflected 20-yard strike to make the scoreline 4-0.
Good luck taking that one away from @sterling7! ?pic.twitter.com/bHKq215Vie
— England (@England) 22 March 2019
The 84th minute saw Callum Hudson-Odoi – the youngest player in the history of the England national team to win his first cap in a competitive match (18 years 135 days) – have a shot saved, but the ball rebounded off Kalas and trickled over the line.
It's FIVE for @England!
Kalas turns into his own net after Hudson-Odoi's strike is saved
Watch live on @ITV right now pic.twitter.com/V4eUhvX8Fu
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) 22 March 2019
Check out the player ratings for both sides below…
PLAYER RATINGS (according to website WhoScored)
ENGLAND:
7.2 – Pickford
7.2 – Walker
7.7 – Maguire
7.1 – Keane
7.7 – Chilwell
7.0 – Henderson
6.5 – Dier
7.1 – Alli
7.9 – Sancho
8.1 – Kane
9.6 – Sterling
6.3 – Rice (sub)
7.3 – Barkley (sub)
6.5 – Hudson-Odoi (sub)
CZECH REPUBLIC:
5.7 – Pavlenka
4.8 – Kaderábek
6.2 – Celustka
5.5 – Kalas
6.3 – Novak
6.4 – Pavelka
6.4 – Soucek
6.1 – Selassie
6.1 – Darida
6.1 – Jankto
6.2 – Schick
5.9 – Masopust (sub)
6.0 – Skoda (sub)
6.1 – Vydra (sub)
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Supporters gave their thoughts on Twitter at the final whistle with some mocking Scotland’s result still – we’ve rounded up what they’ve been saying, take a look on the next page.
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