England earned a comfortable 2-0 victory away to Czechia in the UEFA Nations League on Tuesday. Goals from Anthony Gordon and Harry Kane secured the three points for Thomas Tuchel's side, who now sit first in their World Cup qualifying group with seven points from three games.
The match turned decisively in England's favour midway through the first half when Czechia's Pavel Šulc was sent off for a serious foul. The visitors capitalised on their numerical advantage after the break, with Gordon opening the scoring just two minutes into the second half. Trent Alexander-Arnold provided the assist for the Newcastle forward's finish.
Harry Kane doubled the lead in the 69th minute, sealing the win. The England captain was later substituted, making way for Jude Bellingham, who is the team's top scorer this season with seven goals in eight appearances.
England dominated possession with 66 percent of the ball and created 22 shots to the hosts' six. James Trafford was required to make only two saves in the England goal. Myles Lewis-Skelly received a yellow card for England in the first half, while Czechia's Santiago Denia Sánchez was also booked for dissent.
Tuchel made several changes in the second period, introducing Eberechi Eze, Alex Scott, Rio Ngumoha and Morgan Gibbs-White. This win, which comes after a 3-2 defeat to Spain last week, means England have now won four of their last five matches. The team now looks ahead to their next fixture, a trip to face Croatia on Saturday.
