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Express Sport brings you England’s players ratings from their comfortable 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over Malta [The FA via Getty Images]
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England 2 Malta 0: Sturridge and Alli goals help Three Lions ease to victory
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England did what they should have done with Wayne Rooney controlling the match against a team who have now lost 159 of their 185 internationals. Comfortable for interim manager Gareth Southgate, who saw his team play neatly – but they should have scored more. But it would have been similarly comfortable with his predecessors Sam Allardyce and Roy Hodgson in charge. After all, this was Malta, who lost their opening group match 5-1 at home to Scotland. Daniel Sturridge and Dele Alli scored the goals as England cantered to a World Cup qualifying victory. Southgate, in charge for the first time, made five changes to Allardyce’s starting line-up in the 1-0 win in Slovakia.
Ryan Bertrand, Alli, Sturridge, Jesse Lingard and Theo Walcott replaced Danny Rose, Eric Dier, Harry Kane, Adam Lallana and Raheem Sterling, the last three being unavailable for the game through injury. Bertrand, though, lasted only 19 minutes before being hit by a hamstring injury and had to be replaced by Rose and England have called up Arsenal’s Kieran Gibbs as a replacement. But a constant in the England team – skipper Rooney – set the tone from the start at Wembley, where the crowd was an incredible 81,781. The Manchester United captain, despite playing in a deep-lying midfield role, produced England’s first two efforts. After a free-kick was charged down, Rooney unleashed a shot which was well saved by the diving Andrew Hogg, Malta’s English-born goalkeeper. Lingard, on his debut, then shot over when he should have done better and Hogg saved well again from a Alli header.
That header came from a Jordan Henderson cross and a similar delivery from the Liverpool midfielder led to England’s opening goal. This time, in the 29th minute, Henderson’s Anfield team-mate Sturridge headed down and into the corner of the net. More goals should have followed immediately as England totally dominated. Hogg saved well yet again from a close-range Lingard header and Gary Cahill shot wide from a corner. But the Wembley crowd did not have to wait long for a second England goal. It came in the 38th minute, Alli scored at the second attempt after his first shot was saved, following a surging run and pass by the outstanding Henderson.
Another Rooney effort from a free-kick was turned over the bar by the busy Hogg, who then denied Walcott when the Arsenal forward – to boss Southgate’s obvious frustration – failed to score from close range. Almost immediately, Walcott – in his first England start for 12 months – was replaced by Manchester United wonderkid Marcus Rashford. England keeper Joe Hart – currently on loan at Torino – had a very quiet evening and did not have a save to make until the 81st minute, when he turned a low drive by Andrei Agius for a corner. Alli should have scored again five minutes from time – but somehow sent Rashford’s fine, low cross which fizzed across the six-yard box and was begging to be smashed into the net, high over the bar. In truth, it was almost too easy for England, such was their control – as you would expect against footballing minnows such as Malta. And there was even some booing from some sections of the packed-out Wembley crowd as the match mercifully drew to a close. It will be more difficult for Southgate and his men in Slovenia on Tuesday in their hunt for qualifying points, that is for sure.
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Player Ratings: Who shone for England under Gareth Southgate at Wembley?
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The Three Lions took the lead through Daniel Sturridge before Dele Alli doubled the advantage.
It means they sit top of Group F with six points from their first two games and face Slovenia away on Tuesday.
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Bertrand limps off in England win
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Southampton’s Ryan Bertrand started for England, but his afternoon ended in disappointment as he limped off injured.
The left-back started for Gareth Southgate in his first game as Interim England manager, while club teammate Fraser Forster was named among the substitutes.
The Saints defender started brightly, before pulling up when looking to latch onto a pass from Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney.
Bertrand was replaced shortly after by Tottenham’s Danny Rose.
England took the lead soon after, as Daniel Sturridge headed home, before Dele Alli ensured Southgate’s side took a two-goal advantage into half time.
That was as good as it got for the hosts, as they failed to find a way through in the second half.
Bertrand will now return to the south coast to be assessed by Saints’ medical team.
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England news: Arsenal’s Kieran Gibbs called up to Three Lions squad after injury to Ryan Bertrand
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Arsenal defender Kieran Gibbs has been called up to replace Ryan Bertrand, with the Southampton star pulling out after picking up an injury in Saturday’s win over Malta.
Bertrand started the 2-0 win, but was taken off after 19 minutes and replaced by Tottenham’s Danny Rose.
With a game against Slovenia coming up on Tuesday, Bertrand has been replaced by Gibbs to ensure caretaker manager Gareth Southgate has cover for the left-back position.
Gibbs has previously won 10 caps for the Three Lions, making his last appearance in 2015.
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Arsenal’s Gibbs receives England call-up following Bertrand injury
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Arsenal’s Kieran Gibbs has been called up to the England squad for the World Cup qualifier against Slovenia.
The 27-year-old will replace Ryan Bertrand, who limped out of Saturday’s 2-0 victory over Malta after suffering an injury in the first period.
Bertrand was replaced by Tottenham’s Danny Rose in the 19th minute and has returned to Southampton to begin his recovery.
Gibbs has not featured for England since October 2015 and returns to the set-up under Gareth Southgate after missing out on the Euro 2016 squad.
The Gunners man has played just 37 minutes of Premier League football this term.
He will team up with the rest of the squad before jetting out to Ljubljana as Southgate’s side look to maintain a perfect start to qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
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Southgate confirms Bertrand injury
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England interim manager Gareth Southgate has confirmed Kieran Gibbs has been called up to the squad after Ryan Bertrand suffered a hamstring injury in the win over Malta.
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Kieran Gibbs replaces Ryan Bertrand in England squad
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Kieran Gibbs has been called up to the England squad to replace Ryan Bertrand, who was injured during England’s defeat of Malta at Wembley.
Bertrand started at left-back on Saturday night for the 2-0 win over Malta in Gareth Southgate’s first match as interim manager.
But he sustained a knock early on and had to be substituted just before the 20-minute mark, as Danny Rose of Tottenham entered the fray.
Rose will be favourite to start in Slovenia on Tuesday, but Gibbs is to cut short a holiday in Dubai in order to join the squad and is poised to act as back-up.
England will be looking to make it three wins from as many matches in Group F, having kicked off with wins over Slovakia and Malta.
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Davis nets in win against San Marino
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Southampton’s Steven Davis netted from the penalty spot as Northern Ireland beat San Marino at Windsor Park.
Captaining Michael O’Neill’s side in their first home game since enjoying a successful UEFA EURO 2016 campaign, Davis scored from the penalty spot with 26 minutes gone to calm any early nerves.
The game became easier for the hosts when minnows San Marino were reduced to ten men just after the start of the second half, as Mirko Palazzi was sent off.
Despite the man advantage, Davis and his teammates had to be patient, but the second goal arrived with 15 minutes remaining, as Kyle Lafferty found the net.
Jamie Ward added a third with four minutes left to play, before Davis grabbed an assist as Lafferty netted his second of the night to make it 4-0.
The result leaves Northern Ireland on four points from two Group C qualifiers.
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Northern Ireland 4-0 San Marino
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San Marino were never likely to spoil the party, especially with 10 men, but it still needed three late goals from Northern Ireland to kill off the Group C underdogs and mark the official opening of the new Windsor Park with a handsome victory.
Kyle Lafferty climbed off the bench to score twice and give manager Michael O’Neill some food for thought ahead of Tuesday’s clash with world champions Germany in Hannover which will represent a very different test for his team.
Lafferty’s tally might be an impressive nine goals in 11 qualifiers, but O’Neill is concerned that a chronic lack of playing time with Norwich City is making it difficult to pick his talisman.
‘We can talk about it until we’re blue in the face but the reality is Kyle’s not in the 18 for his club side,’ said O’Neill.
‘It’s very difficult to walk into international football and just play if you’ve not played for your club. I think he understands.
‘Do I play him for 50 minutes and take him off because he’s not played many minutes over the past year? Or do we get more out of him bringing him into the game later on?
‘Tonight he proved what a huge asset to the team, but we need him more match-ready than he is and I think he knows that.’
Against a San Marino team without so much as a point in World Cup qualifying in 15 years, Northern Ireland dominated with 74 per cent of possession and had enough chances to have put this game to bed much earlier.
Considering the goalless draw with the Czech Republic in Prague last month was the fifth time in six games that O’Neill’s side had failed to score, it was perhaps asking too much to expect a goal rush, even against a team of San Marino’s limited ability, and so it proved for the first quarter of the match.
Northern Ireland made the breakthrough midway through the first half when Josh Magennis was fouled in the box and captain Steven Davis converted from the penalty spot.
Goalkeeper Aldo Simoncini guessed the right way and got a hand to Davis’s effort, but couldn’t prevent it from going inside his right-hand post. It was the first penalty scored by Northern Ireland at Windsor Park in more than 11 years.
The task facing San Marino became almost impossible four minutes after the restart when they were reduced to 10 men. Michael McGovern caught a high ball and tried to release a quick throw to Stuart Dallas, but the referee spotted Palazzi clearly impeding the Northern Ireland keeper who tumbled to the floor. San Marino’s No.7 had already been booked for a foul on McGinn in the first half and had to go.
But Simoncini made a string of fine saves and it was the 79th minute before he was beaten again as Lafferty struck six minutes after coming on for Magennis. Man of the match Davis was instrumental in the move as he made an interception and swept past two opponents before feeding Ferguson on the left. His low cross picked out Lafferty’s run to the edge of the six-yard box, and he steered the ball home.
Jamie Ward got the third in the 85th minute, firing in from close range after Lafferty had flicked on another Ferguson cross, and man-of-the-match Davis set up Lafferty to score his second in an empty net with the last kick of the game.
‘We just had to make sure we got the second goal,’ added O’Neill. ‘The keeper had made five or six good saves to keep it at 1-0. Our own quality at times let us down. We could have showed a bit more quality going into the box.’
Northern Ireland will fly to Germany on Sunday in the knowledge that the roles will be reversed as they start as underdogs against Germany. The game comes nearly four months after O’Neill’s side lost 1-0 to the world champions in Euro 2016 after withstanding a battering in Paris.
‘Anything will be a bonus,’ he said. ‘It’s a completely different mind-set. It would have been more difficult if the fixtures had been reversed. We will have to play with a totally different approach on Tuesday night.
‘Germany will take ownership of the game, it’s how we deal with it and try to nullify the German threat. When you do start to possibly nullify them in one aspect, they start to hit you with other problem. That’s down to the quality of their players. Most of our team will be looking at video and reflecting on the game in Paris.
‘Joachim Low can probably change eight players, but I’m going to have to be very selective. There will be no surprise element in terms of how tough it’s going to be.’
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Højbjerg and Denmark beaten by Poland
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Southampton’s Pierre-Emile Højbjerg was unable to stop Denmark from suffering a 3-2 defeat away to Poland on Saturday night.
The Saints midfielder played the full 90 minutes of the FIFA 2018 World Cup qualifier, as Robert Lewandowski’s hat-trick proved to be the difference.
The Bayern Munich man netted in the 20th, 36th and 48th minute to give Poland a three-goal lead, before Denmark started to fight back.
An own-goal from Kamil Gilk made it 3-1 just a minute after Lewandowski had completed his hat-trick, before Yussuf Poulsen pulled another one back with 20 minutes remaining, but Poland held on to their lead.
The defeat leaves Denmark on three points from their opening two Group E games, having beaten Armenia last time out.
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