England cruise to 4-0 win over Malta to stay top of Group C
Kane penalty, Alexander-Arnold stunner and own goal put England 3-0 up inside 31 minutes
Wilson added late penalty as Three Lions continued 100% record in qualifying
Crystal Palace forward Eze made debut as second-half substitute
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Image source, ReutersTrent Alexander-Arnold's first-half strike made him the first Liverpool player to score from outside the box for England in a competitive international since Steven Gerrard against Moldova in September 2013 in a World Cup qualifier.
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A combination of Kieran Trippier and Declan Rice stop an attack down Malta's left just over the halfway line.
England have been quick to win it back when they lose possession tonight.
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Bjorn Kristensen clashes into Jordan Henderson and gets a yellow card for it.
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Oooh. Nice idea from Trent Alexander-Arnold as he tries to pick out James Maddison with an outside-of-the-boot through ball. Maddison can't quite bring it under control.
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Matthew Upson
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
He gets some time to get back into his groove again with England and in general. He probably hasn't had as much game time as he would have wanted recently.
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Phil Foden is the first of the Manchester City Treble-winning players to get on the pitch.
That means he partied the least.
Must do better next time.
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So it seems the evolution of Trent AA is similar to that of Gareth Bale, from full back to a forward to better exploit their attacking progressing abilities. Certainly that crossing-passing-shooting capacity of Trent is an asset not be missed at the back half of the pitch.
Felipe
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Back under way for the second half.
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Yannick Yankam is on for Malta. He replaces Matthew Guillaumier, who gave away the penalty in the first half.
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Matthew Upson
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
He's the best one-touch passer I've seen. His ability to see it and the confidence he has in his ability to do it. Whatever technique is required, he has it in his repertoire. That's the exciting thing about him as a player.
It's a false environment in terms of what he has to do out of possession, and that's a massive challenge for a midfield player. If you play against a top team, out of possession is such a key part of the game. We haven't seen him tested physically in that way, but we have seen him on the ball.
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Phil Foden is on for Bukayo Saka, presumably as a precaution for that knock he picked up in the first half.
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Joe Cole
Ex-Chelsea and England midfielder on Channel 4
Trent Alexander-Arnold's been outstanding. He's picked up great positions, he's probing with his passing, he's been the hub of everything that England have done. Everything good that England have done has come through him.
You have to get a system around getting Trent into positions where he can affect the game. He'd be a joy to play with.
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Rob Green
Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live
He's loving it. Creating the options and space and clearly been given the freedom. From there he's just had the joy and just had moments when he didn't have pressure on him and picked the pass, he's picked the shot. What a moment for him.
I think you're looking at something to say can he give you something different? You're used to seeing Rice Phillips and Henderson in there, he certainly gives us something different. Whenever anybody's made a run in behind he can look. It's just a different option, a different angle for England to attack from.
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Matthew Upson
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
Thoroughly professional. Did everything they need to do.
But second half, it's about coming out with that same tempo and still being professional and still on their game.
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Alex Howell
Football reporter at Ta' Qali National Stadium
A very comfortable half for England. Three well-worked goals, and Trent Alexander-Arnold looking good in the midfield role.
All positive for Gareth Southgate.
It's half-time in all tonight's Euro 2024 qualifiers. These are the scores...
Greece 1-1 Republic of Ireland
Gibraltar 0-2 France
Malta 0-3 England
North Macedonia 2-0 Ukraine
Wales 1-2 Armenia
Latvia 0-1 Turkey
Denmark 0-0 Northern Ireland
San Marino 0-1 Kazakhstan
Andorra 0-2 Switzerland
Belarus 1-0 Israel
Kosovo 0-0 Romania
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Think too many England fans have forgotten the dark days when we couldn't beat low ranking teams and string two passes together. Even with the so-called golden generation. This England squad will win Euro 2024.
Tom, Bolton
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Image source, Getty ImagesBukayo Saka was wincing a little as he walked down the tunnel. He might need some ice on that ankle at half-time. Gareth Southgate does have plenty of options on the bench too.
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Matthew Upson
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
It's a nice partnership, nice link-up between Alexander-Arnold and Saka. It's happened a few times in the first half of this game.
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England are cruising in Malta.
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