Player Ratings: England 3-1 Italy - Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice helps steer Three Lions to Euro 2024 after Wembley win

Declan Rice and the England team are heading to Germany as serious challengers for the Euro 2024 title



Player Ratings: England 3-1 Italy - Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice helps steer Three Lions to Euro 2024 after Wembley win

Declan Rice with the England team as the Three Lions beat Italy 3-1 at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday evening to qualify for Euro 2024.


Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice helped guide England to next summer's European Championships after the Three Lions beat Italy at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday evening. 

Two goals from Bayern Munich's Harry Kane, including a first half penalty, as well as an excellent strike from Marcus Rashford, put Gareth Southgate's side on the road to victory, after Gianluca Scamacca gave the Azzurri the lead from close range after 15 minutes.

Arsenall keeper Aaron Ramsdale was on the bench for England.

Find out who impressed with our Gooner Fanzine Player Ratings. 

GK: Jordan Pickford - 5/10 - A good save low down to block Spours defender Destiny Udogie's moments before half time - but let's face it, Pickford is no Aarron Ramsdale 

RB: Kyle Walker - 5/10 - Could have done better in preventing Scamacca's opener 

CB: John Stones - 4/10 - An underwhelming performance especially when failing to stand on Scamacca during his run for the first goal

CB: Harry Maguire - 4/10 - Why is Southgate continuing to pick such an out of form and underplayed centre-back. The Euro 2020 version appears long gone

LB: Kieran Trippier - 6/10 - Composed and experienced. Knew how to cope when the Azzurri targeted him early on

DM: Declan Rice - 7/10 - Not his best game but didn't need to bring his A game. Hands up who is looking forward to Arsenal's World Class midfielder lifting the European Championships next summer 

DM: Kalvin Phillips - 3/10 - Performed like a player who hasn't had much first team action. Booked early on and struggled to avoid being sent off. Phillips is a good player but boss Southgate isn't doing him any favours by picking the City midfielder despite being completely undercooked 

RM: Phil Foden - 5/10 - Largely anonymous but the good thing about this England team is that there are so many other talented players to pick up the slack when a colleague has an off night 

AM: Jude Bellingham - 9/10 - The future is bright, the future is Belllingham. A world class talent already - just how far this humble but outstanding 20-year-old is an exciting prospect. 

LM: Marcus Rashford - 7.5/10 - A far livelier second half from the Manchester United forward, who grabbed England's second goal in the 57th minute, emphatically firing home after a sweeping move

ST: Harry Kane - 8.5/10 - The Bayern Munich striker showed his quality to notch his 60th and 61st goals in England colours. Linked well with Bellingham which bodes well for next summer. Could the former Spur finally win his first piece of silverware in Germany next summer

Substitutes

SUB: Marc Guehi (62' for Stones) - 7/10

SUB: Jordan Henderson (69' for Phillips) - 0/10 - Booed and jeered when he came on because fans are blind to his hypocrisy when taking Saudi cash after setting himself up as a supposed LGBTQ+ ally. Some ally. 

SUB: Jack Grealish (85' for Bellingham) - 7/10 - Earned a seven just for his calves

Subs not used:

Sam Johnstone (GK),

Aaron Ramsdale (GK),

Trent Alexander-Arnold,

Lewis Dunk,

Levi Colwill,

James Maddison,

Conor Gallagher,

Ollie Watkins,

Jarrod Bowen


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