Gordon and Kane fire England to Nations League victory against 10-man Czechia
Anybody can lose to Spain. But when England did so at Wembley on Saturday, it served to turn up the temperature for this trip to Czechia. England have form for finding it difficult at this compact stadium. Remember the European Championship qualifier here in 2019 when they lost 2-1?
TL;DR
- England defeated Czechia in the Nations League.
- A red card for Czechia's Pavel Sulc in the 23rd minute significantly impacted the match.
- Anthony Gordon scored the opening goal assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- Harry Kane added England's second goal.
- This was England's first clean sheet in seven matches.
- England had a difficult start, with Czechia being the better team until the red card.
- Morgan Rogers hit the post for England early in the game.
- Manager Thomas Tuchel made tactical changes, including substitutions and a formation shift.
- Alex Scott and Rio Ngumoha made their debuts for England.