Gareth Southgate looking to make it 51 wins as England boss against Ukraine

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England continued the perfect start to their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign with a 2-0 win against Ukraine on a poignant Sunday afternoon. Express Sport provides the player ratings from Wembley Stadium as the Three Lions’ international break finished with a flourish.

Goalkeeper

Jordan Pickford: 6

One of the easiest clean sheets of his England career. Wasn’t tested all evening.

Defence

Kyle Walker: 8

Completely nullified Ukraine’s biggest threat in Mykhaylo Mudryk before the Chelsea winger was hauled off after an hour.

John Stones: 7

Was class epitomised, as he so often is in an England shirt. Pace test against Mudryk was an intriguing prospect but never materialised.

Harry Maguire: 7

Showcased some superb passing range from the back and was dominant in the air, as always.

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Ben Chilwell: 7

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Midfield

Declan Rice: 6

Silently did his job on a day when England did the vast majority of the attacking.

Jordan Henderson: 6

He will hope he can keep his place over Kalvin Phillips in Southgate’s midfield three ahead of likely his final international tournament.

Jude Bellingham: 7

Continued to look at home on the international stage on his 10th successive England start. Impressive intent when carrying the ball.

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Attack

Bukayo Saka: 9

Arsenal are oh so lucky to have him. Assisted Harry Kane’s opener with a delightful inswinging ball to the back post. Moments later, he bent a sumptuous curling strike into the top corner. Nailed on starter.

James Maddison: 8

Did plenty right on his first England start. Five key passes on the day.

Harry Kane: 7

Scored again. Of course, he did. Perhaps should’ve scored more by his standards.

Substitutes

Ivan Toney: 5

Well-deserved debut. The first Brentford player to represent England since 1939.

Conor Gallagher: 4

Had a good chance to net his first England goal just moments after coming on.

Jack Grealish: 5

Stretched his legs.

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