“England's relentless pressure finally told as Vladimír Coufal turned the ball into his own net under pressure from a Trent Alexander-Arnold delivery.”
Pivotal“Harry Kane doubled England's lead with a clinical finish from Morgan Rogers' cross, capping a dominant first half display.”
Pivotal“Kane completed his brace with a header from a Lewis Hall corner delivery, putting the game beyond any doubt at 3-0.”
Pivotal
England
Czech Republic
Outstanding performance
England•AttackerEngland completely overwhelmed Czech Republic, racking up 64% possession and 17 shots to just 5 as their quality told from the opening exchanges. A deflected own goal from Vladimír Coufal opened the floodgates before Harry Kane struck twice either side of halftime, once from a Morgan Rogers cross and again with a header from a corner routine. Kane was the standout performer, but Morgan Rogers' creative influence and Trent Alexander-Arnold's delivery from the flanks underpinned the victory, with England creating four big chances to Czech Republic's none. For England, this result extends their dominant form at the top of their Nations League group, while Czech Republic will need to regroup quickly having offered little attacking threat all match, managing zero shots on target.
How entertaining was this match?
Foul committed by Robin Hranác of Czechia.
Elliot Anderson wins a free kick for England in the defensive half.
Trent Alexander-Arnold from England misses the attempt with a right-footed shot from outside the box, sending it too high. Jude Bellingham provided the assist.
Substitution for Czechia: Adam Hlozek comes on for Lukás Ambros.
assist: Lewis Hall
Goal! England leads 3-0 as Harry Kane scores with a header from the left side of the six-yard box into the bottom left corner. The assist comes from Lewis Hall, who delivered a cross following a corner.
Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham's right-footed shot from the center of the box is saved by Lukás Hornícek in the center of the goal. Morgan Rogers provided the assist.
Corner awarded to England after a concession by Alex Král.
Foul committed by Michal Sadílek from Czechia.
Morgan Rogers from England wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Michal SadílekYellow CardMichal Sadílek from Czechia receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
Myles Lewis-Skelly of England receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
Harry Kane from England hits the bar with a right-footed shot from outside the box, assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Foul committed by Myles Lewis-Skelly of England.
Pavel Sulc from Czechia is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Matej Radosta commits a foul for Czechia.
Lewis Hall of England is awarded a free kick on the left wing.
Martin Vitík from Czechia is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Harry Kane (England).
Foul committed by Martin Vitík of Czechia.
Eberechi Eze wins a free kick for England in the attacking half.
The second half begins with the score at England 2, Czechia 0.
Substitution for Czechia: Matej Radosta comes on for Ondrej Lingr.
First half ends with England leading 2-0 against Czechia.
Czechia wins a corner after Jarell Quansah concedes.
The fourth official has indicated there will be 1 minute of added time.
Foul committed by Marc Guéhi of England.
Ondrej Lingr from Czechia is awarded a free kick in the attacking half.
England win a corner after Jirí Sláma concedes.
England wins a corner after Michal Sadílek concedes.
Ryan Naderi from Czechia is awarded a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul committed by Jarell Quansah of England.
assist: Morgan Rogers
Goal! England leads 2-0 against Czechia. Harry Kane scores with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom left corner, assisted by Morgan Rogers' cross.
Attempt blocked. Harry Kane's right-footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Morgan Rogers provided the assist.
Ryan Naderi from Czechia commits a foul.
Jude Bellingham from England is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze's header from the center of the box is blocked. The cross was assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Foul committed by Martin Vitík of Czechia.
Harry Kane wins a free kick for England in the attacking half.
Elliot Anderson from England misses the target with a right-footed shot from the center of the box, going too high. He was assisted by Morgan Rogers.
Lukás Ambros from Czechia commits a handball.
Own goal by Vladimír Coufal for Czechia. England leads 1-0.
Jude Bellingham from England misses a header from the center of the box, sending it to the left. The cross was assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers from England has a left-footed shot from the right side of the box that is blocked. Harry Kane provided the assist.
Pavel Sulc wins a free kick for Czechia in the defensive half.
Elliot Anderson commits a foul for England.
Delay in the match in England.
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
Czechia wins a corner after Marc Guéhi concedes.
Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (England) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold following a corner.
Corner awarded to England after a concession by Jirí Sláma.
Morgan Rogers from England misses the attempt with a left-footed shot from outside the box, sending it high and wide to the left. Jarell Quansah provided the assist.
Delay is over. The game is set to continue.
Lukás Hornícek wins a free kick for Czechia in the defensive half.
Morgan Rogers commits a foul for England.
The match is delayed due to an injury to Lukás Hornícek from Czechia.
Foul committed by Ryan Naderi of Czechia.
Eberechi Eze wins a free kick for England in the attacking half.
Foul committed by Jirí Sláma of Czechia.
Morgan Rogers wins a free kick for England in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Alex Král from Czechia takes a right-footed shot from outside the box that is close but goes to the left. He is assisted by Ondrej Lingr.
Michal Sadílek from Czechia is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Jude Bellingham commits a foul for England.
Corner awarded to England after Lukás Hornícek concedes.
Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (England) takes a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes close and misses to the left from a direct free kick.
Foul committed by Jirí Sláma of Czechia.
Morgan Rogers wins a free kick for England in the attacking half.
Foul committed by Michal Sadílek of Czechia.
Myles Lewis-Skelly (England) is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Ryan Naderi of Czechia.
Jordan Pickford wins a free kick for England in the defensive half.
First half begins.
England ride into Wembley full of confidence after thumping Croatia 7-0, while a winless Czech Republic side arrive bruised and shorthanded following a loss to Spain. With Ladislav Krejčí suspended and the Czechs already beaten by England earlier in the campaign, Thomas Tuchel's men look poised to extend their winning run.
