ENGLAND came out on top of their clash with the Republic of Ireland tonight at Wembley Stadium thanks to goals from Harry Maguire, Jadon Sancho and Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
- RESULT: England 3-0 Ireland
- Maguire, Sancho and Calvert-Lewin notch for Three Lions
- Jude Bellingham makes England debut
- Follow ALL the reaction with our live blog below…
THAT’S A WRAP
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TWO MORE OUT
There are two more players who Gareth Southgate will be unable to call upon for England’s next two meetings.
Conor Coady is having to self-isolate, having come into contact with someone who tested positive.
The Wolves defender tested negative but he will miss England’s next fixture.
Marcus Rashford will also miss England’s meeting with Belgium and Iceland after picking up an injury while playing for Manchester United against Everton.
BOSS SPEAKS
Gareth Southgate says: “I think considering we had a lot of young players and inexperienced players, we used the ball well and created a lot of chances.
“We could have been even more comfortable if they’d have taken some of those chances, but I thought we played well.
“I think we were a bit slow at the start, but that’s understandable as it’s a team that haven’t had a lot of time together.
“But as it went on, the play between out attacking players and wing-backs worked well.
“Jadon [Sancho] and Jack [Grealish] have the freedom to go either side of the pitch and create overload and I think they did that well and caused them problems.
“There are a lot players in the squad and there are real competitions for places.”
NOT KEANE ON THAT PERFORMANCE
Ireland are now without a goal in their last five matches in all competitions.
It’s their longest run without scoring since another run of five between November 1995-May 1996.
Speaking about Ireland’s performance this evening, Roy Keane said: “There wasn’t even a booking tonight, they need to be more aggressive.
“I think England would have had tougher training games than the game tonight, so there’s a long way to go for Ireland.”
JACK SPEAKS
Speaking on ITV, Jack Grealish says “It was obviously good to get my second start, I thought we controlled the game well and it was good to get the win.
“I’ve been trying to score more and get more assists- I obviously got the assist for Jadon which I’m happy about, but I know I could have scored this evening and provided more assists, but I’m happy with our result.”
On learning from the more experienced England players in the squad and the manager, Grealish says: “I think coming here and training with these guys, day-in-day-out for two weeks, has really stepped up everything in my game.
“Watching Harry [Maguire], Jordan Henderson, [Raheem] Sterling train has been great, I really have learnt stuff from them and I think it’s really helped me.
“I want to play as much as possible, all I have to do is try and impress the manager as much as I can.
” He’s been brilliant with me on and off the pitch, telling me what he wants to do, so finger’s crossed.”
THREE GOALS FOR THE THREE LIONS
It’s been a long time since England have beaten Ireland, but tonight they did it in style.
England should go into the Nations League games with plenty of confidence after this evening with Southgate given plenty of options.
FT: ENGLAND 3-0 IRELAND
ENGLAND 3-0 IRELAND
91. Corner to Ireland is taken short.
McClean whips it in with his left foot as he tries to pick out his captain.
Maguire and Duffy are both up to greet it, but the Ireland captain sends it just over the bar.
ENGLAND 3-0 IRELAND
90. James applies pressure and forces Hendrick to run the ball out just outside the England box.
ENGLAND 3-0 IRELAND
90. Two additional minutes at Wembley.
ENGLAND 3-0 IRELAND
88. As Mount was replaced, James assumes corner duties and curls the ball in well.
The England captain is up again to try and head the ball, but this time Maguire nods it just wide of the right post.
ENGLAND 3-0 IRELAND
86. From the left, Foden crosses the ball straight through the middle of the six-yard box aiming for Abraham.
But Long positions himself his in front of the Chelsea forward and hits the ball away into the stands.
England corner.
ENGLAND 3-0 IRELAND
86. Abraham thwarted in his attempts to squeeze the ball through to Maitland-Niles, deep in the Irish half.
ENGLAND 3-0 IRELAND
85. England have taken their foot off the gas here and are giving Ireland a bit more space.
ENGLAND 3-0 IRELAND
84. The young England debutants…..
Theo Walcott in 2006 (17y 75d)
Wayne Rooney in 2003 (17y 111d)
Jude Bellingham in 2020 (17y 136d)
ENGLAND 3-0 IRELAND
80. Ireland have a shot!
Curtis has a crack with a low, hard shot but Henderson isn’t too troubled.
ENGLAND 3-0 IRELAND
79. Sancho tries to pull the ball back for Maitland-Niles on the right wing, after making a decent solo run.
But Doherty intercepts the pass and sends it away from the danger area.
ENGLAND 3-0 IRELAND
78. Proud moment for the youngster who moved to Dortmund to ply his trade.
ENGLAND 3-0 IRELAND
76. Saka cross a ball in from the left and there are a host of blue shirts queueing up to greet it, but Duffy heads it clear.
ENGLAND 3-0 IRELAND
72. YOUNG LION IS THIRD YOUNGEST PLAYER EVER TO PLAY FOR THE NATIONAL TEAM.
Bellingham replaces Mount.
ENGLAND 3-0 IRELAND
70. Substitution for Ireland; Hourihane and Idah are replaced by Molumby and Curtis.
Young Bellingham looks to be taking off his coat on the side-line too, could the 17-year-old make his debut wearing a number that’s the same as his age?
ENGLAND 3-0 IRELAND
69. Elsewhere, Northern Ireland are now drawing 1-1 with Slovakia after an own goal from Skriniar!
ENGLAND 3-0 IRELAND
67. Keane unexpectedly picks up the ball at the top of the six-yard area, kicks it up in the air once before swivelling and hitting it on the volley.
It flies low towards the right post where Abraham races to meet it, but he can’t quite get his outstretched leg to it.
ENGLAND 3-0 IRELAND
65. Razor-sharp delivery from Saka into the centre of the six-yard box.
Maguire is up to greet it, but is an inch or so away from the ball and it flies out for a goalkick.
Randolph remained flat-footed on his line there.
ENGLAND 3-0 IRELAND
65. England win a free-kick about 35 yards out on the left.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
