Overview

• Rogers scored after three minutes from Marc Guehi’s cut-back and set up Ollie Watkins in the 11th minute during England’s win over Wales at Wembley.
• He ended a run of 24 matches without a goal for club or country and now has three assists and a goal across his last four outings.
• National outlets awarded high match ratings and some suggested he could challenge Jude Bellingham for the No 10 role heading toward the World Cup.
• The early strikes by Rogers and Watkins marked the earliest two players from the same club have scored for England since 1961, and Rogers became the 34th different Villa player to score for England, tying Manchester United’s total.
• Former Villa manager Martin O’Neill urged the club to keep Rogers, noting past PSR pressures that led to Jacob Ramsey’s sale to Newcastle, with no current indication of an imminent transfer.