Overview

• Five different scorers — Harry Kane, Noni Madueke, Ezri Konsa, Marc Guehi and Marcus Rashford — delivered the goals, with Madueke and Konsa netting their first for England.
• The victory left England seven points clear with three qualifiers remaining, leaving them within touching distance of sealing a place at the 2026 World Cup.
• Jordan Pickford posted a seventh straight clean sheet for England, equalling the national consecutive-appearances record he shares with Gordon Banks.
• Serbia captain Nikola Milenkovic was sent off for a foul on Kane, and the hosts failed to register a shot on target.
• A heated backdrop included laser pointers aimed at England players, riot police moving into sections of the crowd, and ITV cutting short Guehi’s live interview before later publishing it in full.