Two wins from two in World Cup qualification for England

Two wins from two in World Cup qualification for England – originally posted on Sportslens.com England made it six points from a possible six in 2022 World Cup qualification with a 2-0 victory away in Albania.  A second-half strike from Mason Mount added to a first-half header by captain Harry Kane to secure a second […]

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Albania 0-2 England: Three Lions cruise to victory

A goal in either half from Harry Kane and Mason Mount secured England a comfortable victory over Albania. Having kicked off the road to Qatar with a straightforward 5-0 triumph against San Marino, the Three Lions headed to Tirana for their final match on foreign soil before what they hope will be a Euro 2020 […]

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Rating the players: Albania 0-2 England

An England side that is very good at efficiently winning awkward qualifiers without playing particularly well has shocked everyone by efficiently winning an awkward qualifier without playing particularly well. Harry Kane got a goal and an assist, just to add to the bizarro world feel as England ran out 2-0 winners in Tirana. NICK POPE […]

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Gary Lineker describes Tottenham man in one word after latest display

Gary Lineker describes Tottenham man in one word after latest display – originally posted on Sportslens.com Gary Lineker has praised Harry Kane as England won 2-0 against Albania to continue their perfect winning start to the World Cup 2022 qualifying campaign. The England skipper scored one and provided the other for Mason Mount to round off […]

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On This Day – 28th March

When England took to the field to play Albania on this day in 2001, they had seven Manchester United among the ranks! David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Andy Cole, Gary Neville and Paul Scholes all started the match, with Wes Brown and Teddy Sheringham coming on to represent the reigning champions in the second half. In […]

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Rice reveals how Wolves captain Coady has influenced his game

Declan Rice has opened up on the influence of Wolves skipper Conor Coady on his leadership skills. The duo are currently playing together as part of Gareth Southgate’s squad for the World Cup qualifiers. Coady played a full 90 minutes in England’s 5-0 win over San Marino on Thursday. FEATURE: Decision time: One loanee per […]

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Blow for England and Liverpool as inspirational leader faces more time out

Blow for England and Liverpool as inspirational leader faces more time out – originally posted on Sportslens.com Gareth Southgate has confirmed that he is unsure whether Jordan Henderson will be fit for the delayed 2020 European Championship tournament. The Liverpool captain suffered a serious groin injury in the Merseyside derby on February 20. Per Sky […]

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Maguire: England are even better than World Cup semi-finalists

Harry Maguire says England are a better team now than when they reached the World Cup semi-finals in 2018. Maguire was part of an England team that made a run to the last four of the tournament in Russia. Buoyed by a first World Cup shootout win, hopes were high a 52-year wait for a […]

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Albania vs England – World Cup Qualifier Preview, Team News & Predicted Line-ups

Albania vs England – World Cup Qualifier Preview, Team News & Predicted Line-ups – originally posted on Sportslens.com Loro-Borici Stadium is the venue as Albania and England battle it out for the top place in FIFA World Cup Qualification Group I on Sunday afternoon. Both sides got their campaigns off to a flying start, but Gareth […]

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