Gareth Southgate needed this. England needed this. And after all the focus on the squad’s misbehaving players, on what Southgate had called the off-field “circus”, how gratifying it was to see a cohesive performance and a clutch of dream-come-true moments.
There was a debut goal for Dominic Calvert-Lewin, which embossed an assertive display from him, and first England goals for Conor Coady and Danny Ings on the occasions of their second and third caps respectively. Both were beautifully taken. Coady’s joy knew no bounds.
Written by David Hytner at Wembley
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/oct/08/england-wales-international-friendly-match-report under the title “Calvert-Lewin scores on fine England debut to set up victory over Wales”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
