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FT: England 5-0 Republic of Ireland - Kane, Gordon & Gallagher all score within six minutes; Bowen adds fourth & Harwood-Bellis scores on debut
Scales sent off for visitors for second yellow card
England earn promotion to Nations League top tier, Ireland face relegation play-off
Final game of Lee Carsley's interim tenure
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Image source, Getty ImagesWe're wrapping things up for the evening with Lee Carsley ending his time as England interim boss with a big win that sees them promoted back to the top tier of the Nations League.
The next time the Three Lions gather Thomas Tuchel will be the man in charge.
Until next time, see you later.
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Finally from England's interim head coach Lee Carsley, speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live about Harry Kane: "We spoke about that yesterday, about the difference between Harry and Ollie Watkins.
"Harry has the vision of a midfielder and Jude running off him was a brilliant run, an all-round great goal."
On Taylor Harwood-Bellis' debut goal: "I think he took his goal so well, it was brilliant to get him on the pitch. He has captained the under-21s, hopefully we get him back in March, but he will be keen to stay with the seniors."
On messages to Thomas Tuchel: "The pool of players has increased.
"I'll give him as much information that he needs."
On his interim tenure: "I have enjoyed it in parts, the games have always been the best bit.
"I am still gutted about the Greece game at home, if anything I am not thinking about the five wins, it is the one we have lost."
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England's interim head coach Lee Carsley, speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live: "We spoke about it at the first press conference about gaining promotion in the Nations League and it was a relief if I'm honest.
"I don't think you can ever get too excited, the performance against Greece was so good. For at least three minutes on the coach driving to the airport I was excited, but then I was thinking we have got another game."
On the performance: "I enjoyed watching the lads, to play with the aggression and intent that they played with.
"I loved the reaction from the crowd at half-time. If they had got a bit nervy that would have transferred to the players. I think they could tell the players were playing with intent."
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Clinton Morrison
Former Republic of Ireland striker on BBC Radio 5 Live
Thomas Tuchel is a winner. When he goes to clubs he delivers.
This job is one of the hardest jobs in the country.
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Matthew Upson
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
I think they struggled with the corners, Ireland.
For all their hard work and organisation it was the corners into the box, you could pick that hole in Ireland and that's got to improve.
Ireland have got the quality of players to be better at it, but for me that was a weakness in Ireland.
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Some good debutants under Carsley's short reign. I do think some will drop back down though once Tuchel takes over. Some of them have played a few good games in the Premier League and are now capped for their country. A few years ago you had to play well for a lot longer to get a cap!
Rob
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Matthew Upson
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
Anthony Gordon is very measured and well informed.
The way he puts his point across, the way he handles himself is very good - it's an excellent asset for him.
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England's Anthony Gordon, speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live about his first international goal:"Better late than never. It's definitely about time!
"It was a good feeling to see it hit the net, I got to spend it with some of the lads that I have come through the England setup, that made it a bit more special.
"They made it really hard, they were defending with 11 players behind the ball, but I said to the lads, 'they can't keep up that running for 90 minutes, it is not possible'.
"I think Lee [Carsley] deserves a lot of credit, he fills us with so much confidence."
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Clinton Morrison
Former Republic of Ireland striker on BBC Radio 5 Live
I would have loved to see Lee Carsley get the England job, but in the back of my mind he wants to get back to the under-21s.
With all of these youngsters, I hope they remember what job Lee Carsley has done in getting them into this senior side.
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So, let me get this straight. Lee Carsley beats Finland, Ireland & Greece, but also loses to Greece and he's the next Pep. I reckon given the chance I would have achieved just as much as he did. Bring on Thomas Tuchel.
Richard, Maidenhead
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Republic of Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson speaking to RTE:
"First half was like we wanted it but it's easy to say we had a good first half but when you lose 5-0 there's nothing you can say."
Asked if the red card denied the Irish a possible result, he added: "We'll never know that. It was six, eight minutes of madness, ending up with conceding a penalty. Losing the ball is one thing, not reacting is another and conceding a penalty, losing a player, it was a lot of shock. 1-0 and then in your face you get a second and I just felt we lost our heads at that moment. After that, there was no way back.
"We kind of just gave up. Easy to stand outside and criticise the players but it was a crazy moment that killed everything, not only the gameplan but the momentum and fight seemed to be taken away from them.
"There is hardly anything I can say now. You try to pick the positives and the positive was the first half."
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Alex Howell
BBC football news reporter at Wembley Stadium
Strong words from Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrímsson in his post-match press conference:
"I’m lost for words. Six minutes of madness. It was a shock, conceding a penalty, conceding a goal and losing a player. We probably lost our heads."
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England interim boss Lee Carsley, speaking to ITV Sport, said: "It was a good performance. I thought the way we started the game was good and we played with real intensity. It was frustrating to come off 0-0 at half-time but I had the belief that we would score the goals.
"It was a great evening for a lot of players and the main thing was getting promotion. That was the main thing we said we wanted to do so that was pleasing."
Asked what his overriding feeling was at the end of his spell in his charge, Carsley said "relief" and added: "I wanted the England team to be exciting to watch and be attacking. I see them day in day out on the training ground and now we've seen it.
"I can only do what I was in control of. It's not a gamble with some of these players, they are excellent players, they want to overcome anything in front of them and at the under-21s they have had an expectation of winning.
"It [his spell in charge] has given myself and the staff the confidence that we can do the job. You always doubt whether you can do the job, and there's a lot of people in their homes picking the squad and picking the team.
"The trust from my bosses has been a massive boost of confidence."
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With a new manager coming in who will want to build his own team rather than just inheriting Southgate's, I wonder if some of the players who stayed home this international break might find themselves lower down the pecking order now? The young players who replaced them staked their claim so well.
Theo
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England debutant and scorer Taylor Harwood-Bellis, speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live: "It is a great day for me and my family. It's every young kid's dream to make their debut, and to score the goal is magical.
"I had a few hints yesterday that I would be needed at some point, when I got the nod to come on I was over the moon.
"There's always a pathway and us young ones, we do believe we can get into the seniors. We know the door is open if we take our chances, I've got to thank Lee [Carsley] for calling me up and I have repaid him with a nice goal.
"Playing for my country at every level is something I take such pride in. To play for the seniors is something you dream of, it is the pinnacle of football, to do it and score is some feeling."
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Matthew Upson
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
On Thomas Tuchel not starting his role till January...
I don't think it has been wasted the way Lee Carsley has shown the players and made those decisions.
I think you can take a lot of information from those six games.
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I have a feeling that Lee Carsley will be the next manager after Thomas Tuchel. Tuchel will have his 18 months, have a bash at the World Cup, then leave.
Ian
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Image source, Getty ImagesThe Football Association's chief executive, Mark Bullingham, has paid tribute to Lee Carsley:
"I would like to thank Lee Carsley and his coaching team for their hard work and results in the last six games.
"Lee has achieved the main objective from the six fixtures this autumn: securing promotion back to the top tier of the Nations League. He has selected some exciting new players and will be providing Thomas Tuchel and Anthony Barry with a very detailed handover as they start work on our qualifying campaign for the 2026 Fifa World Cup.
"The players have really enjoyed working with Lee and his team – they have made a real impact in their interim roles. Lee will now return to the Under-21s and will continue to play a vital role supporting the seniors by developing England’s best young players.
"His leadership and coaching gives us the best possible chance of back-to-back U21 Euro wins next summer, and he will continue to play a big part in elite football development across the FA."
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Image source, Getty ImagesIn Anthony Gordon, Conor Gallagher, Jarrod Bowen, and Taylor Harwood-Bellis, four players scored their first ever England goal in the same game for the first time since October 1930 against Northern Ireland (Harry Burgess, Jimmy Hampson, Sammy Crooks, Eric Houghton).
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England captain Harry Kane, speaking to ITV Sport: "A really important win for us. It has been a really good camp and two tough games. We got the job done in Greece and again here. It was a tough first half but we came out with more energy and we finished it off.
"We spoke about new opportunities for new lads and they've shown why they are here and a couple of good finishes. It was nice for Jarrod [Bowen] too to come on and score straight away.
"Thomas [Tuchel] has a lot of players to choose from. A lot of young players that have come in and done well and some more experienced players that are injured and will be looking to come back so there's a good balance. I'm sure he [Tuchel] will be looking at everyone."
On Lee Carsley's impact as interim boss: "He has been top drawer, him and all the staff. After the Euros it was never going to be easy to come and go straight into the Nations League and sometimes the motivation is a bit less.
"I'm really glad we won today and finish off on a high."
Anthony Gordon's first England goal helped them to an emphatic victory
England returned to the top tier of the Nations League in emphatic fashion as the Republic of Ireland were thrashed at Wembley in Lee Carsley’s final game as interim manager.
Carsley hands over to Thomas Tuchel, who starts on 1 January, after winning five of his six games, with England turning on the power here following a drab first half to run riot after the break.
Harry Kane broke the deadlock from the spot eight minutes after half-time, the captain's superb pass releasing Jude Bellingham, who was fouled by Liam Scales, earning the defender a second yellow card and a dismissal.
England capitalised on the numerical advantage ruthlessly, Anthony Gordon scoring his first England goal two minutes later, pouncing at the far post after the Republic defence failed to clear debutant Tino Livramento's cross.
As England overpowered the depleted and dispirited visitors, Conor Gallagher and substitute Jarrod Bowen also got on the mark for the first time at senior level.
Gallagher stole in on Marc Guehi's flick from Noni Madueke's corner after 58 minutes while Bowen beat Republic keeper Caoimhin Kelleher with his first touch 15 minutes from time.
The firsts continued as Taylor Harwood-Bellis, the future son-in-law of former Republic of Ireland captain Roy Keane, came on as a second-half substitute for Kyle Walker and marked his debut by flashing a header past Kelleher.
I never felt like I was drowning or struggling as England interim boss - Carsley
Carsley ended his six-game tenure as England's interim manager in the same way he started it, with a comfortable victory over the nation he represented with distinction as a player.
He has had his share of unflattering scrutiny during his spell in charge, particularly regarding his bizarre team selection for the Wembley defeat by Greece in October, then his mixed messaging around whether he wanted the England post or not. But the final two victories - in Athens on Thursday, then this demolition of the Republic at Wembley - means he can reflect on a job well done.
He continued to back his own decisions and was rewarded here, with four players scoring their first England goals, including two from his substitutes Bowen and Harwood-Bellis, who enjoyed a dream moment when he headed England's fifth.
It made up for a non-event of a first 45 minutes, in which there were no shots on target and both teams were as mediocre as each other.
Kane’s magnificent pass from deep to Bellingham that led to the penalty was the game changer, resulting in a penalty which the captain scored, the Republic also being reduced to 10 men with Scales’ red card.
Carsley will now return to his post as coach of England Under-21s, no doubt with the grateful thanks of the Football Association following the somewhat chaotic background noise in the lead-up to Tuchel's appointment and, more significantly, with the results than mean the new coach is now spared Nations League play-offs in March.
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
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| 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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| 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 4 |
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| 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 4 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
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| 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
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| 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 4 |
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| 4 | Israel | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 4 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 13 |
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| 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
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| 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 5 |
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| 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 | -13 | 1 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
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| 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
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| 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 5 |
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| 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 2 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
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| 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
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| 3 | Estonia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 4 |
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| 4 | Azerbaijan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 1 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
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| 2 | Kosovo | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
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| 3 | Cyprus | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 6 |
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| 4 | Lithuania | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 0 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
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| 2 | Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 8 |
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| 3 | Belarus | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
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| 4 | Luxembourg | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 16 |
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| 2 | Armenia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 7 |
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| 3 | Faroe Islands | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
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| 4 | Latvia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 4 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | Gibraltar | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
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| 2 | San Marino | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
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| 3 | Liechtenstein | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | Moldova | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
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| 2 | Malta | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
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| 3 | Andorra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
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| 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
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| 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
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| 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 5 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 15 |
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| 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
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| 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 6 |
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| 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | -11 | 0 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 13 |
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| 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 11 |
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| 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 8 |
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| 4 | Kazakhstan | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 15 | -15 | 1 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
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| 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
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| 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
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| 4 | Montenegro | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 |
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Manager: Lee Carsley
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Heimir Hallgrímsson
Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
Manager: Lee Carsley
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Heimir Hallgrímsson
Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
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England have won their last two matches against the Republic of Ireland, beating them 3-0 in November 2020 and 2-0 in September this year. They have never won three in a row against Eire before.
Republic of Ireland won their first away match against England back in September 1949 at Goodison Park; since then, all seven of their games in England have been at Wembley and they’ve won none of them (D3 L4).
England are unbeaten in their last 41 matches in all competitions when they’ve netted the opening goal (W38 D3) since losing 2-1 to Czechia in October 2019 in a UEFA European Championship qualifier.
England have lost three of their last five games at Wembley (W1 D1), as many as they had in their previous 50 combined (W39 D8 L3). It’s only the third time the Three Lions have lost three games at the national stadium in a single year, along with 1977 and 1981, but have never lost four in one year.
Republic of Ireland have won two of their last three UEFA Nations League matches (L1), as many as they’d won in their first 18 games in the competition combined (W2 D6 L10).
Curtis Jones scored on his England debut against Greece in the last UEFA Nations League match – the last player to score in his first two England caps was Rickie Lambert in 2013, while the last Liverpool player to do so was Roger Hunt in 1962/63.
20-year-old Evan Ferguson has scored four goals in 17 caps for the Republic of Ireland – the only Ireland players with more goals before turning 21 are Robbie Keane (7) and David Connolly (6).
Jude Bellingham’s 39 caps have all been while playing for non-British clubs (24 for Borussia Dortmund, 15 for Real Madrid). He is now level with Owen Hargreaves for England caps won while playing for non-British teams, with only David Beckham winning more (55).
