TRENT AXED FROM ENGLAND: WHAT DOES THE DATA SAY?

Gareth Southgate announced his squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers today, and there is one name missing that has caused the most debate, Liverpool right back Trent Alexander-Arnold. Knee jerk reaction seems critical of the decision, but is that really justified given performances for both club and country so far this season? Alexander-Arnold spent […]

England vs Iceland

England rounded out their UEFA Nations League A campaign with a comfortable 4-0 home win over Iceland. Declan Rice opened the scoring with a header from Phil Foden’s free kick before Mason Mount doubled the England lead with a neat finish. Foden rounded out the scoring with a second half brace to seal a comfortable […]

Belgium vs England

Belgium seized the upper hand in UEFA Nations League A Group 2 with a convincing 2-0 win over England in Brussels.  Youri Tielemans opened the scoring with a shot from the edge of the penalty area, before Dries Mertens.curled a free kick past Jordan Pickford to give the Red Devils an unassailable first half lead. […]

England vs Republic of Ireland

England warmed up for the last leg of UEFA Nations League Group A play with a comfortable 3-0 win over Republic of Ireland at Wembley Stadium. Captain Harry Maguire opened the scoring from a Harry Winks cross before Jadon Sancho and a Dominic Calvert-Lewin penalty rounded out the scoring. You can find a full and […]

England vs Denmark

England were knocked out of first place in UEFA Nations League Group 2 as they were beaten 1-0 at Wembley Stadium by a tough Denmark team. A 2-1 win for Belgium in Iceland courtesy of a Romelu Lukaku brace moved the Red Devils into first place going into the last two games of group play, […]

England vs Belgium

England moved into first place in UEFA Nationals League A group 2 with a 2-1 comeback win over Belgium courtesy of Mason Mount’s winning goal.  Belgium started the game impressively and took the lead courtesy of a Romelu Lukaku penalty, England winger Marcus Rashford replied from the penalty spot before Mount scored the decisive goal […]

England vs Wales

Gareth Southgate’s England team warmed up for their next round of Nations League games with a convincing 3-0 win over Wales. The game featured a hat-trick of firsts for the Three Lions, as Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Danny Ings and Conor Coady all scored their first England goals during the victory. You can find a full detailed […]

England vs Denmark

England were held to a 0-0 draw in Denmark in UEFA Nations League Group A action, with a last gasp goal line clearance by Mathias Jorgensen from Harry Kane grabbing a point for the Danes. Denmark had chances of their own to steal all three points, with a good Jordan Pickford save denying Kasper Dolberg […]

England vs Iceland

England ground out a dramatic 1-0 win in Iceland to open Nations League play courtesy of an injury time penalty from Raheem Sterling.  There was still time after Sterling’s strike for Iceland to win and miss a penalty, meaning this win came with a good slice of luck involved for the Three Lions.  Here, we […]