Lewis Hall: England debut still sinking in after shock at coming on in Greece
The 20-year-old put in a promising performance as Lee Carsley’s men secured a key 3-0 Nations League victory in Greece.
The 20-year-old put in a promising performance as Lee Carsley’s men secured a key 3-0 Nations League victory in Greece.
The Dragons trail the group leaders by two points heading into the final round of fixtures.
Narrow defeats to New Zealand and Australia have extended England’s losing run to four Tests.
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England are now in control of the group.
The Fulham forward has been in a rich vein of scoring form for club and country.
Ollie Watkins justified his selection ahead of captain Harry Kane, who was dropped to the bench, with an early opener in Athens.
Keeper Kelleher kept out Joel Pohjanpalo’s penalty to preserve Ireland’s lead.
Ollie Watkins put England ahead while an own goal from Greece goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos helped secure a 3-0 win.
Borthwick’s men face South Africa this weekend looking to bounce back from defeats against New Zealand and Australia.
The 43-year-old brought his two-decade officiating career to an end in September after 441 top-flight matches.
Ireland were knocked off the top of the rankings following their loss to New Zealand last week.
Northern Ireland are aiming to secure promotion.
The Southampton midfielder, on loan at Sheffield Wednesday, will lead the team out against Belarus.
England are playing to avoid a fifth successive defeat when they host the all-conquering back-to-back world champions.