England kicked off their international break with a 2-1 home win over Croatia thanks to a penalty in the second half from Harry Kane.
Jordan Pickford – 7
Made a solid handful of saves during the game. A relatively comfortable evening for him as he continues to fight to keep his spot over James Trafford.
Trent Alexander-Arnold – 6
He was decent going forward as he always is for his club and country. Had a few efforts on goal from outside the box and delivered a couple of dangerous crosses.
Jarrell Quansah – 6
A quiet evening for Quansah. Did his job and dealt with the danger which was limited but wasn’t called upon too much throughout the game. Always difficult playing with a CB who you rarely play with. He did win the penalty which won the game for England.
Dan Burn – 6
Similar to Quansah, had very little to do but when he needed to, he snuffed out any danger from Croatia. Was a threat from corners for England as expected with his dominance in height.
Lewis Hall – 8
I was really impressed with Hall tonight. Offensively he was a threat and caused problems for Croatia but also defensively, especially from a fullback role, he racked up the defensive contributions. Made it incredibly difficult for Croatia to make anything happen on his side.
Elliot Anderson – 5
He had a quiet game tonight. With Croatia not really offering much, he didn’t have to clean up as much as he usually does but he did his job well enough. Looks comfortable next to Declan Rice.
Declan Rice – 6
Similar to Anderson, he didn’t have much to do in what was a dominant performance from the Three Lions. Rice seemed to be all over the pitch as he loves to do for Arsenal and with the help of Anderson, helped close down the midfield for England.
Morgan Rogers – 8
A strong display for Chelsea’s Morgan Rogers tonight. He scored the opening goal within 25 minutes after calmly finishing Jude Bellingham’s pass. Only his third for his country but he looks extremely dangerous on that right side for the Three Lions.
Anthony Gordon – 7
A standard performance from the Barcelona winger. When on the ball, he looked confident and his dribbles were effective. I was impressed with how many duels he seems to win and defensively how much he contributes for the team.
Jude Bellingham – 7
Got the assist for Rogers’ opener in the first half and was a threat throughout for Thomas Tuchel’s side. Was unlucky not to score himself with a well taken effort outside the box saved early in the second half. He always performs for his country.
Harry Kane – 6
Oddly this is why Kane is one of the best in the world. A performance today where he struggled to get into the game and have many chances yet he still finds a way to contribute and win the game for his country. Well taken penalty to seal the points and was also extremely unlucky not to score earlier in the game with his teammate Josip Stanisic blocking his effort off the line.
Substitutes:
Ben White, James Garner and Rio Ngumoha all came on late in the second half so it was difficult to give them a rating each.
