Overview

• England won 2-0 at Villa Park, benefiting from a 25th-minute own goal by Christian Garcia before Declan Rice added a second in the 67th minute.
• The atmosphere was notably flat with many supporters leaving early, and UK outlets questioned whether the team has regressed under Thomas Tuchel.
• Tuchel said he liked the performance and described it as good and solid against a deep-lying opponent, adding that a larger scoreline would have been deserved.
• The result strengthens England’s qualifying position, with a victory in Serbia on Tuesday described in reports as making a World Cup place almost certain.
• Andorra sat deep as heavy underdogs, ranked 174 by FIFA, and fielded midfielder Pau Babot from German fifth-tier club SV Rot-Weiss Walldorf.