Who Offered A Spark? - England Players Rated

England continued their 100% grounds successful qualifying for nan 2026 World Cup arsenic they hit Serbia 2-0 astatine Wembley Stadium.

BBC Sport shot newsman Alex Howell assesses really nan players performed connected Thursday - and you tin spot really BBC Sport readers rated them astatine nan bottommost of nan page.

Jordan Pickford: England's number 1 did not person a meaningful prevention to make. 6

Reece James: As England dominated nan game, James spent astir of nan clip successful attacking positions and was not up against overmuch going towards his ain goal. One of Thomas Tuchel's favourites and looks to beryllium England's first-choice right-back. 6

Ezri Konsa: Just for illustration nan remainder of nan England backmost four, it was an easy nighttime for Konsa. Good connected nan shot and kept it moving arsenic he started attacks from nan back. Only 1 counter-attack looked to origin him trouble. 6

John Stones: The Manchester City defender stepped into midfield erstwhile Serbia did not put him nether pressure. Looks to beryllium building a bully business pinch Konsa. Not overmuch to woody pinch defensively. 6

Nico O'Reilly: A very comfortable first headdress for O'Reilly. Took nan shot successful bully areas and went into midfield from left-back, arsenic he does for his nine broadside Manchester City. His changeable successful nan first half created England's opening extremity and he almost added to nan people erstwhile his deflected transverse astir went in. The 20-year-old has a chance to make a precocious push to beryllium England's starting left-back astatine nan World Cup. 7

Elliot Anderson: The Nottingham Forest midfielder has made nan guidelines of midfield position his own. He's a adjacent certainty to commencement for England astatine nan World Cup. Another assured performance. 7

Declan Rice: A quieter nighttime for Declan Rice but he still showed his moving power. His transportation from corners and free-kicks are of nan highest value and intends he tin ever beryllium a threat for England. 6

Morgan Rogers: Excellent play from Rogers to commencement an onslaught successful nan first half erstwhile he mixed pinch Bukayo Saka, beating a defender and spraying an fantabulous walk to Rashford. Almost connected target pinch an instinctive flicked header. 7

Marcus Rashford: A mates of breathtaking runs and curling efforts good saved. It wasn't England's champion nighttime but Rashford offered a spark astatine times. Nice accomplishment successful nan first half erstwhile he put nan shot done a defender's legs to get nan crowd disconnected their feet. 7

Bukayo Saka: Scored an fantabulous first-half extremity erstwhile he volleyed successful nan rebound disconnected O'Reilly's shot. Building a bully business pinch Reece James down nan right-hand broadside for England. Had different half-chance successful nan first half but coiled wide. 7

Harry Kane: The England skipper dropped heavy to get connected nan shot arsenic England struggled to break down nan stubborn Serbia defence. A mates of fantabulous passes to commencement attacks. Missed a bully chance pinch a header successful nan first half. 6

Eberechi Eze: Came connected arsenic 1 of 4 changes. Showed successful flashes why he is truthful highly rated pinch immoderate of his trademark dribbling. Finished nan crippled disconnected pinch an fantabulous coiled striker into nan apical corner. 7

Phil Foden: Just arsenic Tuchel hinted, Foden came connected arsenic a striker erstwhile he replaced Kane. Went looking for nan shot and ever makes nan crowd excited erstwhile he gets it. A precocious assistance erstwhile he group up Eze connected a counter-attack 7

Jude Bellingham: The Real Madrid midfielder was progressive successful 1 peculiarly bully move erstwhile he mixed pinch James, arsenic England looked to adhd to nan score. 6

Jordan Henderson: Came connected and took nan armband. Played deeper adjacent to Anderson arsenic England completed nan job. 6