England set a new national team winning record with a 3-1 win over Finland in League B Group 2 of the UEFA Nations League.
England With them, the national team broke the winning record 3-1 win It's over Finland Inside League B Group 2 of UEFA Nations League Thursday evening.
The Three Lions travel to Helsinki under pressure to respond to Thursday's humiliation 2-1 loss For Greece at Wembley, it dropped three points to the top-of-the-table Pirate Ship.
Greece did not take action against the Republic of Ireland until late in the evening. Lee CarsleyWin's troops had the chance to go head-to-head with the 2004 European champions at the summit.
Those who came to Helsinki did exactly that Jack Grealish He drew first blood in the initiation period before a genius Trent Alexander-Arnold Free kick and Declan Rice Points are closed to finish.
Carsley's men needlessly lost their clean sheet yet again Artu Hoskonen A late consolation came, but they put on a much-improved display from Thursday evening and made history in the process.
England are unbeaten in 13 games against Finland
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England are now unbeaten in their first 13 meetings with Finland in all competitions.
Before the weekend's game, England faced both Finland and Bulgaria 12 times without defeat, but Sunday's win made it 11 wins and two draws in 13 matches against the Scandinavian nation.
The three lions won Mark Kanervapage of 2-0 last monthWhere is the captain? Harry Kane Scored both goals on his 100th appearance and the Bayern Munich forward was one of six new players included in Sunday's XI.
While Kane struggled to make an impact upon his return, Grealish and Angel Gomez Both made their presence felt as Carsley reverted to a tried and tested formation after a failed midweek experiment without a recognized number nine.
As expected, Carsley was disappointed to see his side concede a late goal so easily – as Hoskkonen met a corner and headed home at the near post – but could take positives from the overall reaction.
Carsley: 'I'm still figuring out how England respond to setbacks'
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“We're looking for a reaction and it's only been four games, so I haven't quite figured out yet how the team responds to setbacks,” Carsley said. ITV Sport At full time.
“But they responded brilliantly tonight. They scored three good goals but we were disappointed to concede in the end. We had a lot of control, massive possession, a lot of passes and created a lot of chances.
“But we can be better. The way Finland set up was well organized with their back five. When you have that level of possession, you always get chances in 70 minutes and mates can make an impact.
“Dean [Henderson] Well done. Shame we couldn't see the game out with a clean sheet. We made some changes and may have lost our roles in the set play.”
The Three Lions travel to Greece on November 14, before hosting Ireland in the final three days later, England's last two Nations League matches in the 2024-25 group stage.
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