1049 - Tuesday, 17th October 2023, 7:45pm

Assist: Jude Bellingham. "England needed something quickly and they got it when Bellingham surged towards a breaking ball, straining every sinew to get there ahead of Di Lorenzo, feeling the contact from him and going down [27:46]. Kane’s side-foot was his 21st successful penalty for England."Harry Kane60th of 74 goals. Right-footed from 12 yards., 32' 31:01 (pen)
Assist: Jude Bellingham. "The game was meandering when Bellingham again stepped up, sliding to win the ball off Nicolò Barella on the edge of his own area, watching Phil Foden get on it and setting off himself. Foden’s Velcro touch and outside-of-the boot pass got England moving and then Bellingham did what he does – another surge, making the ball his ahead of Frattesi. He dinked it on, ran, found Rashford and ran some more, giving the Italy defence something to worry about. Rashford took his cue."Marcus Rashford17th of 18 goals. Right-footed from 18 yards., 57' 56:15
"It was all over when Kane punished slack Italy defending to extend his England goals record to 61..."Harry Kane61st of 74 goals. Right-footed from 18 yards., 77' 76:03

1Jordan PickfordEverton, 56th of 78 caps
29 years, 7 months, 10 days
Goalkeeper
2Kyle WalkerMan City, 79th of 96 caps
33 years, 4 months, 20 days
Right Back
3Kieran TrippierNewcastle Utd, 45th of 54 caps
33 years, 0 months, 28 days
Left Back
4Declan RiceArsenal, 46th of 68 caps
24 years, 9 months, 3 days
Midfielder
5John StonesMan City, 69th of 83 caps
29 years, 4 months, 20 days
Centre Back 63'62:14
6Harry MaguireMan Utd, 60th of 64 caps
30 years, 7 months, 12 days
Centre Back
7Phil FodenMan City, 29th of 45 caps
23 years, 4 months, 20 days
Right Attacking Midfielder
8Kalvin PhillipsMan City, 30th of 31 caps
27 years, 10 months, 15 days
Midfielder 9'8:05 "...Kalvin Phillips jumped in for a ball he ought to have got only to miss it and clatter Davide Frattesi for a yellow card." 70'69:10
9Harry KaneBayern Munich, 87th of 109 caps
30 years, 2 months, 20 days
Centre Forward (c)62nd captaincy
10Jude BellinghamReal Madrid, 27th of 44 caps
20 years, 3 months, 18 days
Attacking Midfielder 85'84:06
11Marcus RashfordMan Utd, 57th of 64 caps
25 years, 11 months, 17 days
Left Attacking Midfielder
12Marc GuéhiPalace, 7th of 25 caps
23 years, 3 months, 4 days
Centre Back 63'62:14
14Jordan HendersonAl-Ettifaq, 80th of 85 caps
33 years, 4 months, 0 days
Midfielder 70'69:10
20Jack GrealishMan City, 34th of 39 caps
28 years, 1 months, 7 days
Attacking Midfielder 85'84:06

"Luciano Spalletti’s players looked nervous at the outset but then they did not, working a move over from the left and up the right, Giovanni Di Lorenzo crossing low and Frattesi swinging and missing under pressure from Harry Maguire. Scamacca was all alone in front of goal for an easy finish and an England inquest."Gianluca Scamacca, 15' 14:45

1Gianluigi DonnarummaGianluigi Donnarumma.
Born 25th Feb 1999, Castellammare di Stabia.
(c)
2Giovanni Di LorenzoGiovanni Di Lorenzo.
Born 4th Aug 1993, Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, Italy.
30'29:58 Tripping Bellingham for the penalty [27:46] after a length VAR check.
6Destiny UdogieIyenoma Destiny Udogie.
Born 28th Nov 2002, Verona, Italy.
10'9:08 Pulling back Foden. 63'62:46
19Giorgio ScalviniGiorgio Scalvini.
Born 11th Dec 2003, Chiari, Italy.
65'64:36 Phillips is very lucky to avoid a second yellow after a late stamp on Barella. Scalvini thinks he should get one and waves an imaginary card at the referee. Turpin books Scalvini.
15Francesco AcerbiFrancesco Acerbi.
Born 10th Feb 1988, Vizzolo Predabissi, Italy.
63'62:31
17Davide FrattesiDavide Frattesi.
Born 22nd Sep 1999, Rome, Italy.
16Bryan CristanteBryan Cristante.
Born 3rd Mar 1995, San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy.
18Nicolò BarellaNicolò Barella.
Born 7th Feb 1997, Cagliari, Italy.
11Domenico BerardiDomenico Berardi.
Born 1st Aug 1994, Cariati, Italy.
78'77:38
9Gianluca ScamaccaGianluca Scamacca.
Born 1st Jan 1999, Rome, Italy.
63'62:54
22Stephan El ShaarawyStephan Kareem El Shaarawy.
Born 27th Oct 1992, Savona.
87'86:37
23Alessandro BastoniAlessandro Bastoni Cavaliere.
Born 13th Apr 1999, Casalmaggiore, Italy.
63'62:31
3Federico DimarcoFederico Dimarco.
Born 10th Nov 1997, Milan, Italy.
63'62:46
7Moise KeanBioty Moise Kean.
Born 28th Feb 2000, Vercelli, Italy.
63'62:54
10Giacomo RaspadoriGiacomo Raspadori.
Born 18th Feb 2000, Bentivoglio, Italy.
78'77:38
20Riccardo OrsoliniRiccardo Orsolini.
Born 24th Jan 1997, Ascoli Piceno, Italy.
87'86:37

England Starting Formation

4-2-3-1

Notes

QualificationEngland qualify as group winners with two games to spare.
Penalty: Harry Kane21st scored from 25 taken (84.0%). England's 146th overall. 32nd minute. "England needed something quickly and they got it when Bellingham surged towards a breaking ball, straining every sinew to get there ahead of Di Lorenzo, feeling the contact from him and going down [27:46]. Kane’s side-foot was his 21st successful penalty for England."