England 4-Zero Andorra: Three Lions rating three late targets after sluggish begin

Jesse Lingard scored his first goals for England since November 2018

England secured a predictably comfortable win over Andorra at Wembley, while the smooth path to next year’s World Cup in Qatar continued with their fifth straight win in the qualifying group.

Coach Gareth Southgate made 11 changes to the team that won 4-0 in Hungary in preparation for what is arguably the toughest test in European Group I in Poland on Wednesday.

Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford made his debut but failed to hit the net in the usual one-sided battle against Andorra, despite his damage control exercise having been relatively successful up to the last 20 minutes.

Jesse Lingard gave England the lead on 18 minutes with his left foot, but it took until the 72nd minute to double that lead when Harry Kane, who came on for Bamford, fouled his 40th Christian Garcia on Mason Mount.

Andorra was inevitably tired, with Lingard taking their second and England’s third with a low shot that escaped the grasp of Andorra goalkeeper Josep Gomes.

And in a moment that was greeted with real glee at Wembley, Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka, whose last Wembley experience missed the decisive penalty in England’s Euro 2020 final against Italy, celebrated his 20th birthday with five minutes left hit with a clean header.

Bellingham did a class

England’s performances, both individually and as a team, must all be shaped by the context of an Andorran opposition currently nestling between New Caledonia and the Dominican Republic at # 156 on the current Fifa rankings.

However, it is undisputed that England has a real climber in its ranks with the 18-year-old Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund.

The youngster, who showed up in Birmingham City before following his English teammate and new Manchester United Jadon Sancho to Dortmund, carries the hallmark of quality in everything he does.

And while this opponent may be low in the rankings, it’s also worth noting that Bellingham has looked exceptionally calm and at home in just about every international he has played in an English shirt.

A first moment of sleight of hand got the Wembley people on their feet in appreciation, and he then spun around undeterred, towering over everyone else on the field until Southgate removed him from the action.

Bellingham was honored as a young man with a distinguished career as soon as he became known in Birmingham, and has since done nothing to change the widespread belief that England holds an artist of the very highest order.

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England

1. Cadre number19thPlayernameAssemble
2. Cadre number20thPlayernameKane
3. Cadre number23PlayernameReally

Andorra

1. Cadre number1PlayernameJosep Gomes

2. Cadre number18thPlayernameChus Rubio

3. Cadre number14thPlayernameChristian Garcia

4. Cadre number3rdPlayernameMarc Vales

5. Cadre number20thPlayernameMax Llovera

6. Cadre numberfifteenPlayernameVery St. Nicholas

7. Cadre number10PlayernameLudovic Clemente

8. Cadre number4thPlayernameMarc Rebés

9. Cadre number8thPlayernameMarcio Vieira

10. Cadre number23PlayernameJordi Rubio

11. Cadre number9PlayernameAaron Sanchez

1. Cadre number6thPlayernameIldefons Lima

2. Cadre number16PlayernameAlex Martinez

3. Cadre number17thPlayernameJoan Cervos

4. Cadre number19thPlayernamegrandson

5. Cadre number21stPlayernameMarc Garcia

Constellations

England

formation 4-3-3

1Johnstone

2James5Coady6thMings3rdTrippier

4thAlexander-Arnold8thHenderson7thBellingham

10Lingard9Bamford11Says

• 1Johnstone
• 2JamesReplaced byReallyat 62 ‘protocol
• 5Coady
• 6thMingsBooked at 82 minutes
• 3rdTrippier
• 4thAlexander-Arnold
• 8thHenderson
• 7thBellinghamReplaced byAssembleat 62 ‘protocol
• 10Lingard
• 9BamfordReplaced byKaneat 62 ‘protocol
• 11Says

substitute

• 12thWalking aid
• 13thPope
• 14thShaw
• fifteenStones
• 16Maguire
• 17thrice
• 18thPhillips
• 19thAssemble
• 20thKane
• 21ststerling
• 22ndPickford
• 23Really

Andorra

formation 5-4-1

1Gomes Moreira

18thRubio Gomez14thGarcia Gonzalez3rdGonzalez coupons20thLlovera González-AdriofifteenSan Nicolás Schellens

10Clemente Garcés4thRebés Ruiz8thVasconcelos scallop23Rubio Gomez

9Sanchez Alburquerque

• 1Gomes Moreira
• 18thRubio GomezBooked at 90 minutes
• 14thGarcia GonzalezBooked at 71 minutes
• 3rdGonzalez couponsBooked at 38 minutes
• 20thLlovera González-Adrio
• fifteenSan Nicolás SchellensReplaced byCervós Moroat 86 ‘protocol
• 10Clemente GarcésReplaced byMartinez Palauat 75 ‘protocol
• 4thRebés RuizBooked at 45 minutes
• 8thVasconcelos scallopReplaced byLima Solàat 86 ‘protocol
• 23Rubio GomezBooked at 64 minutesReplaced byGarcía Renomat 74 ‘protocol
• 9Sanchez AlburquerqueReplaced byFernandez Betriuat 66 ‘protocolBooked at 88 minutes

substitute

• 2Martinez Alejo
• 5Garcia Miramontes
• 6thLima Solà
• 7thVasconcelos scallop
• 11Moreno Marin
• 12thÁlvarez from Eulate Molne
• 13thCoastal saucer
• 16Martinez Palau
• 17thCervós Moro
• 19thFernandez Betriu
• 21stGarcía Renom
• 22ndBernat painting

Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou

Live text

1. Match ends, England 4, Andorra 0.

2. Second half ends, England 4, Andorra 0.

3. Chus Rubio (Andorra) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

4. Jesse Lingard (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.

5. Foul by Chus Rubio (Andorra).

6. Attempt failed. Tyrone Mings (England) tries a header from the center of the box, but the ball goes over it. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.

7. Corner, england. Admittedly by Josep Gomes.

8. Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the lower right corner. Supported by Kieran Trippier.

9. Corner, england. Granted by Christian Garcia.

10. Attempt blocked. Jesse Lingard (England) right footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. Supported by Trent Alexander-Arnold.

11. Cucu (Andorra) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

12. Jordan Henderson (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

14. Replacement, Andorra. Joan Cervós replaces Moi San Nicolás.

15. Replacement, Andorra. Ildefons Lima replaces Marcio Vieira.

16. Target! England 4-0, Andorra 0. Bukayo Saka (England) headed from the center of the box into the center of the goal. Assisted by Jesse Lingard with a cross following a corner.

17. Corner, england. Admitted by Marc Vales.

18. Corner, england. Admitted by Marc Vales.

19. Tyrone Mings (England) is shown the yellow card.

20. Foul by Tyrone Mings (England).