England player ratings vs Italy: Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham stars as Kalvin Phillips struggles
England secured Euro 2024 qualification with a 3-1 win over Italy at Wembley; Jude Bellingham starred in victory as he won the penalty for England's equaliser and then superbly set up their second; Harry Kane delivered captain's performance with two goals but Kalvin Phillips struggled
Tuesday 17 October 2023 22:30, UK
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Made a crucial save just before half-time to keep it level at 1-1 as he got down low to smartly stop Destiny Udogie's shot with a strong left hand. Impressed with his feet too as he played some nice long accurate passes to set up attacks.
Italy never got any joy down his side. The right-back is such a reliable part of this England defence and proved his experience and leadership once again in this win.
Making his first start since the Community Shield on August 6, Stones' rustiness showed as he lost Gianluca Scamacca for Italy's opening goal. But the Manchester City defender recovered well to grow into the game and learned from his Scamacca mistake to get across to deny Davide Frattesi at the near post.
Solid showing from the Manchester United defender. He was good on the ball and defended well as he made a good block to stop a dangerous Domenico Berardi curling shot in the first half.
A strong performance that provided a great response to his nightmare showing last time in an England shirt against Scotland in September.
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Playing out of position at left-back, Trippier was targeted by Italy with many of their attacks coming down the right. He struggled to cope at times in the first half but the Newcastle captain was a lot
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