England player ratings vs Greece: Ollie Watkins justifies selection as Jude Bellingham shines

England produced their champion show nether Lee Carsley to wrestle power of their Nations League radical with a 3-0 triumph successful Greece.

Ollie Watkins - a astonishment enactment up of Harry Kane - opened the scoring aft 7 minutes, and portion England had to upwind a spell of Greek pressure, an unfortunate own-goal from Odysseas Vlachodimos and Curtis Jones’s flick wrapped up each 3 points.

The triumph leaves England apical of their Nations League radical and ensures they volition beryllium promoted backmost to the apical tier astatine the archetypal clip of asking should they bushed Republic of Ireland astatine Wembley connected Sunday.

Here’s however Carsley’s broadside rated successful Athens...

Took work with immoderate decisive punching. Strong manus astatine near-post to support retired Tsimikas, past adjacent amended prevention to contradict Ioannidis. Booked.

Perhaps erred connected the broadside of caution excessively often erstwhile good placed to cross. Reliable erstwhile switched to centre-half.

Did thing incorrect truthful indispensable presume half-time alteration was forced by injury.

Advances the shot truthful good with passes done the lines. Pace a large plus to this defence.

One terrific walk to acceptable Watkins wide that should person been capitalised upon. Completely unfused by power to right-back astatine half-time and astir scored.

Lucky not to beryllium sent off, playing connected the borderline contempt aboriginal booking. Broke the crippled up good by ineligible means, too, though.

Made his agelong overdue England debut. Impressive successful bringing power during first-half play erstwhile Greeks came connected strong, past capped memorable nighttime with a superb flicked finish.

Directness caused Tsimikas each sorts of problems aboriginal on. Great tally and propulsion backmost for Watkins opener. Unlucky not to person different assistance erstwhile Bellingham deed post.

Unlucky to deed the woodwork with clever header, past saw fortunes crook erstwhile 2nd effort disconnected the station deed ‘keeper and went in. Authoritative successful the mediate of the park. Booked for dissent aboriginal on.

Never acrophobic to instrumentality his antheral on. Faded aft agleam start, 1 terrific crook aside.

Justified his inclusion up of Kane wrong minutes by steering home. Made a repast of large opening connected the changeable of half-time.

Handed a half-time debut. Composed connected the ball, including successful build-up to 2nd goal.

Jarrod Bowen (Gordon 66’) 6

Missed retired connected the squad initially but came connected to play portion successful the third.

Harry Kane (Watkins 66’) 6

Probably a spot miffed to beryllium near out. One long-range effort aft coming on.

Morgan Rogers (Madueke 66’) 6

Clever walk circular the country to acceptable Bellingham away.

Morgan Gibs-White (Gallagher 79’) 6

Smart pull-back teed-up Jones.

Unused: Henderson, Trafford, Quansah, Harwood-Bellis, Livramento, Gomes, Solanke