ENGLAND captain Harry Kane has marked his 100th cap by scoring a delightful double to fire the Three Lions to another Nations League win.
Kane became the 10th player to make 100 England appearances where he received a golden cap.
And his two strikes fired Lee Carsley’s Three Lions to a second successive win.
Also before kick-off this evening, England paid tribute to the late Sven-Goran Eriksson after the former Three Lions manager passed away aged 76 last month.
- RESULT: England 2-0 Finland
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- England team: Pickford, Alexander-Arnold, Lewis, Stones, Konsa, Rice, Gomes, Saka, Grealish, Gordon, Kane
- Finland team: Hradecky, Peltola, Ivanov, Hoskonen, Kamara, Jensen, Uronen, Keskinen, Stahl, Schuller, Pukki
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Tributes for Sven
England paid tribute to former manager Sven-Goran Eriksson last night.
Tributes were also paid to Kevin Campbell, Craig Shakespeare and Tommy Banks.
Credit: PA How things stand
England now sit second in Group B2 on goal difference.
Greece cruised to a 2-0 win over Ireland on Tuesday evening and remain top of the group, with Finland down in fourth.
Credit: UEFA England get off to flying start in Nations League
England made it two wins from two in the Nations League with a 2-0 victory over Finland at Wembley.
Recap all the action with our match report:
‘We are not talking’
England interim boss Lee Carsley has revealed Ben White does NOT want to be contacted about a Three Lions call-up.
In his post-match press conference, he said: “I’ve not planned to talk to Ben White.
“He has asked to be NOT contacted. We’re not talking, it’s his decision.”
Credit: Getty Alexander-Arnold named Player of the Match
Trent Alexander-Arnold was named England’s Player of the Match this evening.
Kane receives gold cap
Harry Kane received a gold cap this evening for reaching 100 senior England appearances.
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Lee Carsley reacts
Interim England boss Lee Carsley tells ITV Sport: “Harry took his goals really well, a big occasion for him. Kids being here, an emotional night, but really happy for Harry. He fully deserves all the plaudits.
“What I have noticed this week is he is highly motivated to play for England and score goals and to have a centre forward like that, hopefully it continues.
“We played Trent in a different position, along with Rico, you have seen with Trent an array of passing, an ability to control the game. Not a surprise as we have seen him do it for Liverpool.
“I definitely don’t feel comfortable still, I have been out of my comfort zone. Enjoyable but we have to had make sure every single day we are producing high standards. Fortunate to get two good results and about building on that.”
Credit: Getty ‘I am really proud’
Following his England debut, Noni Madueke told BBC Radio 5 Live: “It was great to make my first appearance for the national team and I am really proud of myself. It has been a great week, the boys are great and the staff and players have made me feel welcome.
“It tried to go out there and be direct and cause problems. I got an assist for Harry on his 100th appearance – it can’t get much better than that. It is fitting that Harry got both goals – it is his night.
“It is fun to work with Harry because if you give him the ball in the box he is going to get you an assist – Stonesy [John Stones] has been great with me and Dec [Rice], Jack [Grealish] – it is a great group of lads.
“I cannot wait to get back to Chelsea and to keep performing.”
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How things stand
England now sit second in Group B2 on goal difference.
Greece cruised to a 2-0 win over Ireland this evening and remain top of the group, with Finland down in fourth.
Credit: UEFA Harry Kane reacts
England’s all-time top goalscorer tells ITV Sport: “It was a big night for me, really proud. I want to score goals and help the team.
“Whenever you are doubted, it makes you more hungry to prove people wrong. I always back myself to score goals and I am excited for the future.
“Trent backed up with another great performance. We always looked like the team who would break the deadlock. We spoke about being ruthless but in these games you have to keep knocking on the door and you will get your reward.
“The manager has come in with a great energy, talks a lot of about freedom and attacking and hurting the teams. Of course there is a room for improvement, but a great start for him.”
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Match stats
A well-deserved victory for the Three Lions.
Full-time: England 2-0 Finland
England take all three points thanks to a brace from Harry Kane on his 100th appearance.
Credit: PA 90+3. England 2-0 Finland
We’re halfway through this period of added time and the stands are already starting to empty.
Three points in the bag for England.
90+1. England 2-0 Finland
Five minutes have been added on here at Wembley.
88. England 2-0 Finland
England are basically playing a game of keep ball right now. Hardly exciting.
More and more paper planes are landing on the pitch as I type this.
84. England 2-0 Finland
Another change. This time for Finland.
Walta is on for Schuller.
79. England 2-0 Finland
England make another two changes, with centurion Kane making way for Bowen.
Guehi is also on for Stones.
77. England 2-0 Finland
Madueke plays a one-two with Alexander-Arnold on the right before sending a first-time pass to Kane in the box.
The striker goes for goal with his first touch, firing his shot into the top-left corner!
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Kane strikes again!
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75. England 1-0 Finland
Rice wins the ball in midfield and passes it to Grealish. The Man City star then sends it through to Eze in the box, but the winger is tackled before he gets his shot away.
73. England 1-0 Finland
Finland are next to make a change as Antman replaces Keskinen.
67. England 1-0 Finland
Another two changes for England.
Madueke replaces Saka and Gordon makes way for Eze.
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Schuller receives the first yellow card of the match for a challenge on Gordon.
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