Alexander-Arnold magic restores order after chaos

It was precisely what Lee Carsley needed. After the mayhem of the Wembley defeat against Greece on Thursday and the fallout, chiefly the uncertainty around his longer-term role within the England setup, this was a return to the tranquil progress of his first camp in September.

- David Hytner

It was a stroll against a limited Finland team, the whipping boys of this Nations League group, England not exactly wowing but doing more than enough to position the Greece defeat a little further back in the rearview mirror. It is now three wins out of four for Carsley, after those against Republic of Ireland in Dublin and Finland at Wembley.

The standout moment came when Trent Alexander-Arnold bent home a free-kick from a position left of centre, wafting his right foot like a wand to make it 2-0. England had given up chances in the first half and a big one after the break, Finland wasting them, and there was always the sense that Carsley's team had higher gears to find if needed. They were not.

For Jack Grealish, this was his third start under Carsley and he opened the scoring with a cool finish after a flick from Angel Gomes. Declan Rice got the third from a cross by Ollie Watkins and Finland's late consolation, Arttu Hoskonen running free to head home from a corner, was little more than a minor irritation for England.