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Thomas Tuchel’s first starting England XI
England 2 – 0 Albania

Thomas Tuchel first starting XI marked up a comfortable win for England against Albania at Wembley on Friday with Jordan Pickford retains his place in goal and keeping a clean sheet. 

The full first team:

England: Pickford, Walker, Lewis-Skelly, Burn, Konsa, Rice, Bellingham, Jones, Rashford, Foden, Kane

On the Albania bench is Chelsea’s England-born Armando Broja, on loan with Everton.

Jordan Pickford continues in goal for England, winning his 74th cap.

With 20 minutes gone, Myles Lewis-Skelly on his England debut scored the first goal of the Thomas Tuchel era after great work from Jude Bellingham who turned his marker in midfield and then played a superb ball through the Albanian defence, Lewis-Skelly ran onto it on the left side of the box and slotted it in between the goalkeeper’s legs.

Albania made the first change on 62 minutes: Armando Broja, who is on loan at Everton from Chelsea, replaced Rangers’ forward Nedim Bajrami.

England finally got a second goal when Harry Kane took the ball down well, turned and slotted his shot across goal, and inside the far post. 

 

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Tom Bowers

1 Posted
21/03/2025 at
17:10:40

Personally I would rather see less of Everton players in their national jerseys – we seem to have more crocked players afterwards.

England have a very easy group to deal with and only Serbia may be a test.

Tuchel is not my idea of a manager who will take England far and only Pickford, Kane and Rice are World class so we will see what happens when they ace some top teams.


Mark Murphy

2 Posted
21/03/2025 at
18:12:15

I don’t know if it’s my mixed race upbringing – I’m a plastic paddy on my dad’s side with a penchanct for Welsh Rugby, strangely from him, and proper Welsh on my mum’s side.

I don’t care one flying fuck if Everton players play for England or not. The only side of that that bothers me is that they may have ambition to do so and leave us to achieve that aim.

Good luck with that Jack Harrison (and Calvert-Lewin) but I think you’re deluded there.


Duncan McDine

3 Posted
21/03/2025 at
18:38:38

Mixed race (Irish/Welsh) – that cracked me up Mark. I guess we’re all mixed race in that case.

I’ve never cared much for the national team, but have to admit that I felt differently when the young, still blue, Rooney was playing his heart out in the Euros all those years ago. I’m back to not caring again now!


Paul Ferry

4 Posted
21/03/2025 at
18:39:22

1, J. Pickford

23, M. Lewis-Skelly

12, D. Burn

5, E. Konsa

2, K. Walker

17, C. Jones

4, D. Rice

11, M. Rashford

10, J. Bellingham

7, P. Foden

9, H. Kane


Danny O’Neill

5 Posted
21/03/2025 at
18:40:54

Mark, I don’t have any affiliation to any international football team. I enjoy watching it and will go out to watch England later, probably sat amongst the meatheads that England seem to attract where I live.

I’ve always had a soft spot for the Netherlands and Germany. More recently Croatia. For a country with a population less than 4M, they have produced some really good players over the years.

Sell out at Wembley tonight. Not bad going for the level of the opponents. No disrespect for them.


Bill Gall

6 Posted
21/03/2025 at
18:54:42

Anyone in Canada able to watch this game?


Paul Ferry

7 Posted
21/03/2025 at
19:09:44

I just saw this, Bill:

“The England vs Albania Match broadcast live and free on streaming platform DAZN Canada from 3:45 pm ET.”


Bill Gall

8 Posted
21/03/2025 at
19:36:19

Sorry, Paul, I don’t subscribe to DAZN but to Fubo for the English Premier League. Fubo are showing the game but only to its American viewers.

The Canadian networks are showing that game invented by a Canadian called basketball that to me is about as exciting as croquet.


Paul Ferry

9 Posted
21/03/2025 at
19:43:58

Ah crap: BBC Radio 5 live commentary Bill?

‘kin Hell, Herr Tom looks Dracularian in black

College basketball is the only U.S. sport that I like Bill.


Danny O’Neill

10 Posted
21/03/2025 at
20:09:00

Jordan creating uncertainty. Mix up between him and Burn. Lack of communication.


Danny O’Neill

11 Posted
21/03/2025 at
20:13:31

Bill, during my trips to North America, it surprised me just how big College Football was. The enthusiasm for the Texas Longhorns was unbelievable.

I also learned that there is a Canadian variation of American Football.

This should be a stroll for England.


Paul Hewitt

12 Posted
21/03/2025 at
20:21:09

See Branthwaite can’t even get into the U21 side.


Michael Kenrick

13 Posted
21/03/2025 at
20:21:24

Jim Shitty booked. [Phonetic spelling!]

Oh dear.


Kieran Kinsella

14 Posted
21/03/2025 at
20:27:48

BBC are so inept.

The tables reflect current scores for England’s group but Scotland who played and won yesterday are shown as played 0, won 0, points 0.


Michael Kenrick

15 Posted
21/03/2025 at
20:28:48

Kane open goal and Jim Shitty across in a flash to deflect it over the bar.


Edward Rogers

16 Posted
21/03/2025 at
20:30:06

Paul@12
Just noticed that myself, unbelievable, absolutely unbelievable.


Kieran Kinsella

17 Posted
21/03/2025 at
20:35:14

Isaac Price scored for N Ireland


Paul Ferry

18 Posted
21/03/2025 at
20:39:05

Herr Tommy’s jungs are not doing that well at all. We need Hendo on.

Issac Price knocked one in for Northern Ireland.


Brendan McLaughlin

19 Posted
21/03/2025 at
20:51:51

Irish man Tuchel’s No 2?


Bill Gall

20 Posted
21/03/2025 at
20:55:17

Paul #12,

Do you think Branthwaite is being punished for not signing for one of the Sky Sports favourites?

I am sure if he had gone to Arsenal, Chelsea, or even Man Utd, he would be in the England first team today.


Paul Hewitt

21 Posted
21/03/2025 at
20:58:30

Bill@18. Absolutely. Anyway stuff England, I’m watching a great game of rugby. Saints v Warrington. Better than watching boring England.


Paul Ferry

22 Posted
21/03/2025 at
21:08:02

Here’s Broja.


Brendan McLaughlin

23 Posted
21/03/2025 at
21:08:05

Brojaaaaaa


Luke Welch

24 Posted
21/03/2025 at
21:16:40

Tough watch this: looks like the youthful energy that Carsley tried to instill has been replaced with yard dogs, and sodding about with the ball.


Bill Gall

25 Posted
21/03/2025 at
21:20:53

From the sound of it, not being able to get coverage of the England game may be a blessing, as it does appear to be a good game to watch.


Brendan McLaughlin

26 Posted
21/03/2025 at
21:26:35

Bill #22…

Our ‘Arry just smashed a beauty!


Paul Ferry

27 Posted
21/03/2025 at
21:26:57

Here’s Hendo!


Ian Burns

28 Posted
21/03/2025 at
21:43:38

That is a couple of boring hours of my life I won’t get back again.


Michael Kenrick

29 Posted
21/03/2025 at
21:44:17

Leon Osman saying on 5 Live “We want to be entertained.”

Very hard to get any kind of entertainment out of that typical England borefest. Plus ça change…


Christy Ring

30 Posted
21/03/2025 at
21:44:44

Personally if I was Branthwaite, not making the England senior squad, and a sub for U21s tonight, a total insult.

Hopefully he has Irish blood and declares for Ireland!


Danny O’Neill

31 Posted
21/03/2025 at
21:46:35

Comfortable for England, if not spectacular. Great finish from Kane. He made it with his first touch. I liked how he steadied himself waited and then planted it in the far corner.

Albania gave a good account of themselves, but the gulf was too wide.

Broja showed some glimpses. Let’s hope can stay fit. Next up for player watch, Michael?


Paul Hewitt

32 Posted
21/03/2025 at
21:52:43

Well I’ve spent 2 hours entertained watching rugby. It never lets you down.


Tom Bowers

33 Posted
21/03/2025 at
21:53:16

Nothing much to get excited about beating a rather weak opponent.

The true test will come when they play the top teams. All they can do is go through the motions in beating teams like they have in their group. Some of the starting eleven didn’t really impress but granted they didn’t have to.

This is much like the kind of performance they had under Southgate in many games against weak opposition and one cannot really judge anybody just yet.

Personally, I don’t think Rashford is the player he was when he burst on the scene and I would prefer Bowen.


Jay Harris

34 Posted
21/03/2025 at
22:01:10

There has to be somebody advising Tuchel.

I cant imagine him picking Henderson, Rashford, Konsa and Burn of his own volition.


Paul Kossoff

35 Posted
21/03/2025 at
22:19:12

Henderson being anywhere near an England team is a joke. I think he’s being lined up for an England coaching job or some bullshit trumped up FA job with the LGBTQ community.

Henderson would be suited to that, having just taken millions off a country that imprisons gay people.


Ian Pilkington

37 Posted
21/03/2025 at
00:09:29

Bad enough that, despite injuries to Stones and Slabhead, Branthwaite was left out by Tuchel.

Ludicrous that England U21s v France started with Egan-Riley (Burnley) and Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) as central defenders, the latter being replaced by Cresswell (Toulouse) after 62 minutes. Branthwaite eventually came on after 73 minutes for Man City’s Lewis at full-back.

No wonder they lost 5-3. Further proof that Carsley is useless.


Paul Ferry

38 Posted
22/03/2025 at
02:11:43

Funnily enough, Tom (33), that’s exactly what the Warrington Wolves coach said after their game tonight:

“Nothing much to get excited about beating a rather weak opponent”.


Kieran Kinsella

39 Posted
22/03/2025 at
03:08:33

The Albania result was okay even though a lot of people think it’s still 1988 and Albania are due for an 8-0 thrashing. They’re actually consistently better than the likes of “tricky” opponents such as Bulgaria and Romania.

That said, Latvia isn’t a football country so their team is crap. Anything less than 5-0 will be disappointing.


Paul Smith

40 Posted
22/03/2025 at
06:47:57

A non-event really. We won’t see how Tuchel is really getting on until The World Cup due to the gulf in class. The group stages are a joke and getting worse it’s just not competitive anymore.


Danny O’Neill

41 Posted
22/03/2025 at
07:20:46

I had a read about Tuchel.

There are couple of common, linked themes.

He doesn’t hang around long and has had a few thorny relationships with the boardroom over transfers when his proposed targets haven’t been met by the clubs he has been head coach at.

At least he won’t have that last problem in International management. It will interesting to see how he gets on with the suits at the FA.


Mark Murphy

42 Posted
22/03/2025 at
09:05:59

Yay I win the internet

Warrington won 14-12 PF


Keith Gleave

43 Posted
22/03/2025 at
11:33:36

Personally I didn’t think much of the performance.

First half: no pressure on England so looked decent going forward.
When Broja came on, he showed what a cart-horse Burn is.

The commentary and pundits were fawning over England and this will continue as there is no real opposition in this group


Brian Wilkinson

44 Posted
22/03/2025 at
11:35:08

Paul h, I chose to watch the rugby instead as well, seems we made the right choice, an entertaining game and the envy of hearing a ref and var equivalent communicating to one another, hearing what the ref is checking for, then seeing various angles on the big screen, if only football could follow suit with var.

I am at the Leeds Rhinos v Wigan game today, 5.30, if the camera goes on the wigan end and you spot someone wearing an Everton bobble hat, that will be me, then I,m down at the second test event tomorrow Bramley Moore.


Danny O’Neill

45 Posted
22/03/2025 at
11:46:20

There’s a few of us meeting up before, Brian, if you’re interested.


Danny O’Neill

46 Posted
22/03/2025 at
11:59:11

Although don’t try and teach me the rules of Rugby League. I will just look confused.


Mark Murphy

47 Posted
22/03/2025 at
12:25:43

Brian, I don’t usually say this, but come ON Leeds!!

Xxx


Mark Murphy

48 Posted
22/03/2025 at
12:30:03

Danny, the simplest rule to learn is the ball must be passed backwards.

I reckon Sean Dyche would be good in Rugby League.
Tomorrers


Ian Bennett

49 Posted
22/03/2025 at
12:40:43

Not only was Branthwaite not picked for the England squad, he was brought on as a right-back for the U21s as a sub.

Harwood-Bellis starting ahead of him. Sorry, that’s just embarrassing, Lee Carsley.

France 5, England 3


Christy Ring

50 Posted
22/03/2025 at
12:46:35

Ian #49,

I was reading today, the reason Branthwaite didn’t start for the U21s was because he didn’t meet up with the squad until Wednesday night?

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