England produced a scintillating comeback to beat Italy 3-1 at Wembley and secure their place at Euro 2024.
Gareth Southgate's side, needing only a point to qualify for next summer's tournament, fell behind to Gianluca Scamacca's early opener, but captain Harry Kane led the response, converting a penalty then scoring a clinical second after a breakaway strike from Marcus Rashford.
England were again indebted to Kane's goalscoring heroics as he took his international tally to 61, but Jude Bellingham was the real star, winning the penalty for the equaliser then producing a sensational burst of pace to set up Rashford for the second.
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Match report as England secure qualification to Euro 2024 with a come-from-behind win over Italy; Harry Kane scored twice and Marcus Rashford was also on target after Gianluca Scamacca's opener; England are now guaranteed top spot in Group C
England vs Italy: The Quick Hits
● The Opta supercomputer predicts an England win in this game against Italy, with a 58.9% chance of that happening.
● England have won their last 12 European Championship qualifiers at home with an aggregate score of 47-4.
● Italy haven’t lost an away European Championship qualifier since September 2006, and are currently on a 22-game unbeaten run in such matches
England vs Italy: The Quick Hits
● The Opta supercomputer predicts an England win in this game against Italy, with a 58.9% chance of that happening.
● England have won their last 12 European Championship qualifiers at home with an aggregate score of 47-4.
● Italy haven’t lost an away European Championship qualifier since September 2006, and are currently on a 22-game unbeaten run in such matches.
The Opta Facts
● Following their 2-1 win in March, England are looking for consecutive wins over Italy for only the second time, also achieving that with wins in 1948 and 1949.
● Italy are unbeaten in their last five away matches against England (W2 D3) since a 2-0 defeat in a World Cup qualifier in 1977.
● England have won their last 12 home European Championship qualifiers by an aggregate score of 47-4.
● A player has scored a hat-trick in four of their last six on home soil – Raheem Sterling versus Czechia (March 2019), Harry Kane against Bulgaria (September 2019) and Montenegro (November 2019) and Bukayo Saka versus North Macedonia (June 2023).