England v Czechia
League A, Group 3
UEFA Nations League
7.45pm BST, Tuesday 6 October
Wembley Stadium

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Harry Kane will move level with Peter Shilton as the England men’s senior team’s most-capped player, after being named in the starting lineup to play Czechia at Wembley.

The Three Lions skipper will lead the line for Thomas Tuchel’s team in what will be his 125th cap for England, the latest achievement for the Bayern Munich player.

Aside from that, there’s a return to the team for Trent Alexander-Arnold, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Morgan Rogers and Eberechi Eze, as Tuchel shuffles his pack for the fourth game of the international window.

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England: 1 Jordan Pickford, 2 Trent Alexander Arnold, 3 Lewis Hall, 4 Jarell Quansah, 6 Marc Guéhi, 8 Elliot Anderson, 9 Harry Kane, 10 Jude Bellingham, 16 Myles Lewis-Skelly, 17 Morgan Rogers, 21 Eberechi Eze

Substitutes: 7 Bukayo Saka, 11 Anthony Gordon, 13 James Trafford, 14 Rio Ngumoha, 15 Jarrad Branthwaite, 18 James Garner, 19 Dominic Calvert-Lewin, 20 Morgan Gibbs-White, 22 Rico Lewis, 23 Jason Steele
 

Harry Kane scored twice on his record-equalling 125th cap as England swept past Czechia 3-0 to take a huge step towards qualification for the summer’s Nations League Finals.

Czech defender Vladimír Coufal’s own goal broke the deadlock, before Kane’s close-range double sealed England’s victory and almost mathematically guaranteed their passage through League A Group C to next summer’s finals.

They were the marksman’s 90th and 91st international goals on the day he equalled Peter Shilton’s appearance record for his country.

Trent Alexander-Arnold struck a fine early free-kick from 25 yards out that needed to be tipped round the post by Lukáš Horníček, before Alex Král dragged wide in the Czechs’ only early foray towards the England goal.

Alexander-Arnold continued to look a threat, marauding into the penalty box and taking the ball down, only for it to be nicked off his foot. Elliot Anderson added to the growing number of long-range efforts when he blazed over.

The best chance of the early exchanges fell to Morgan Rogers, who cushioned the ball harmlessly wide on the volley from a razor-sharp cross-field ball from Jude Bellingham.

But it wasn’t long before England broke through. An incisive move freed Kane down the right-hand side, and he saw his whipped low cross slammed into his own net by Coufal, who was unaware Eberechi Eze had not continued his run.

And within two minutes, Anderson should have doubled the lead, but instead slashed Rogers’ lay-off over the bar from the penalty spot.

But the Geordie more than made amends with an exquisite ball over the Czech defence to Rogers, whose bobbled cross found Kane lurking in the box. With the goal gaping, he calmly marked his big day with a customary goal.

After the break, he nearly found the net again in spectacular fashion. Myles Lewis-Skelly’s magic in midfield allowed the Three Lions to break, and Kane’s shot kissed the top of the crossbar on its way over.

Czechia seemed to have no answer to the pressure as Bellingham was unlucky to see his flick blocked by Horníček.

But from the resulting corner, Kane leapt highest to nod Lewis Hall’s corner down into the near post for the simplest of finishes.

It was the captain’s sixth in four games this international window, and he had extended his streak to scoring in seven consecutive matches for club and country.

Having bettered their 2-0 victory in Prague last week, head coach Thomas Tuchel made some changes, bringing on Rio Ngumoha and Jarrad Branthwaite for some well-earned minutes.

Czechia did conjure their second shot of the game through Roman Macek, but his effort from range still failed to trouble Jordan Pickford.

And with eight minutes to go, Kane made way to rapturous applause from the 78,000-strong crowd.

There was still time for Eze to dance through the centre of Czechia’s defence before running out of steam, and Alexander-Arnold did well to nudge a late cross out for a corner instead of beyond his own goalkeeper.

After Adam Hložek’s volley flew wide, the full-time whistle blew on a comfortable victory.

England: 1 Jordan Pickford (Everton), 2 Trent Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid), 4 Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), 6 Marc Guehi (Manchester City), 3 Lewis Hall (Newcastle), 8 Elliot Anderson (Manchester City), 16 Miles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal), 17 Morgan Rogers (Chelsea), 10 Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), 21 Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), 9 Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)

Substitutes: 18 James Garner (Everton) for Anderson 63’, 15 Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton) for Guehi 63’, 14 Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) for Bellingham 72’, 20 Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) for Hall 72’, 19 Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds) for Kane 82’

Substitutes not used: 13 James Trafford (Manchester City); 12 Trevoh Chalobah (Como), 11 Anthony Gordon (Barcelona), 22 Rico Lewis (Manchester City), 7 Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)

Goals: Coufal (o.g) 27’, Kane 40’, 57’

Head coach: Thomas Tuchel

Czechia: 16 Lukáš Horníček; 5 Vladimír Coufal, 14 Martin Vitík, 4 Robin Hranáč, 7 Jiří Sláma, 21 Alex Král, 8 Michal Sadílek, 13 Lukáš Ambros, 15 Pavel Šulc, 20 Ondřej Lingr, 9 Ryan Naderi

Substitutes: 18 Matej Radosta for Lingr 46’, 10 Adam Hložek for Ambros 58’, 19 Roman Macek for Sadílek 68’, 3 Ondřej Zmrzlý for Sláma 68’, 2 Ondřej Kričfaluši for Coufal 84’

Substitutes not used: 23 Antonín Kinský, 1 Matěj Kovář; 17 Pavel Bucha, 11 Václav Sejk, 22 Michal Sáček, 6 Daniel Vašulín, 12 Martin Šubert

Head coach: Santi Denia