A perfect night forEnglandwhich recovers from the bad defeat suffered in the home temple of Wembley. Three goals, a clean sheet and back in control of group 2, League B, of the Nations League. Watkins opened the ball after just seven minutes, Vlachodimos’ own goal affected the score in the second half and Curtis Jones scored the hat trick in the 83rd minute.
A job well done by interim coach Lee Carsley, with the Three Lions back at the top of the table on 12, equal on points with Greece. A combination between Evan Ferguson and Caoimhin Kelleher – who saved Ireland – gave Dublin three points against a Finland now at the bottom of the table.
The scoreboard of the match
Greece – England 0-3
(Watkins 7′, Vlachodimos own goal 78′, C.Jones 83′)
Greece (4-2-3-1): Vlachodimos; Rota, Mavropanos, Koulierakis, Tsimikas; Siopis, Zafeiris; Masouras, Bakasetas, Tzois; Pavlidis. Trainer: Jovanovic.
England (4-2-3-1): Pickford, Walker, Konsa, Guehi, Lewis, Jones, Gallagher; Madueke, Bellingham, Gordon, Watkins. Available: Trafford, Henderson, Gibbs-White, Angel, Kane, Hall, Livramento, Quansah, Harwood-Bellis, Rogers, Bowen, Solanke. Trainer: Carsley.
The scoreboard of the match
Ireland – Finland 1-0
(Ferguson 45′)
Ireland (4-4-2): Kelleher; Doherty, Collins, Scales, O’Dowda; Ebosele, Cullen, Knight, Johnston; Ferguson, Szomodics. Trainer: Hallgrimsson.
Finland (4-4-2): Hradecky; Alho, Hoskonen, Ivanov, Uronen; Antman, Kamara, Lod, Peltola; Kairinen, Kallman. Trainer: Kanerva.
League B standings, group 2
England 12
Greece 12
Ireland 6
Finland 0