England beat Czech Republic 2-0 as Scotland lose 3-0 to Switzerland
England beat the Czech Republic 2-0 in Prague, while ten-man Scotland lost 3-0 at home to Switzerland in their Nations League matches.
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England claimed their first Nations League points of the season with a 2-0 win away to the Czech Republic in Prague. Scotland, meanwhile, were beaten 3-0 at home by Switzerland at Hampden.
England's match turned on a red card for the Czech Republic. Pavel Salk was sent off 25 minutes into the match, leaving the home side to hold out with ten men. They kept England out until half-time, but Anthony Gordon scored two minutes into the second half from a Trent Alexander-Arnold cross. Alexander-Arnold was making his first England start for nearly two years. Captain Harry Kane added the second goal, his third in four games, to seal England's first win since the summer. The red card was described as a heavy influence on the game, making the task more complicated psychologically because England were already favourites and then became heavy favourites.
Scotland's night fell apart early. Jack Hendry was sent off for a push on Dan Ndoye, and Switzerland scored from the resulting free kick through Ricardo Rodriguez. Nico Elvedi scored the second and Zeki Amdouni got the third. Switzerland, World Cup quarter-finalists, made themselves at home at Hampden. The defeat leaves Scotland's new era under Belgian coach Sebastian Pocagnoli still finding its voice.
England's win was their first since the summer and gave them their first points of this Nations League campaign. The Czech Republic are ranked 48th in the world. The match was played while Manchester City fight Premier League charges, with two of their players in the England line-up.
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BBC led with a straightforward result line before adding context around England's opponents and Scotland's new coach. Its England report highlighted the Czech red card, Trent Alexander-Arnold's return and Harry Kane's sealing goal, while its Scotland report framed the 3-0 loss as a new era still finding its voice. It also included brief context about Manchester City's Premier League charges.
- “England have beaten the Czech Republic 2-0 in the nation's league in Prague, but Scotland lost 3-0 at home to Switzerland.”
- “His cross picked the lock. Anthony Gordon, he gets one for England.”
- “Scotland's new era is still finding its voice.”
Sky gave a tight bulletin-style report with exact times and scorers, including Pavel Salk's 25th-minute red card and Jack Hendry's 11th-minute dismissal. It also carried post-match comment on the psychological effect of the early red card and added England women's squad news, which was not part of the Nations League story. Its Scotland report named all three Swiss scorers.
- “England beat the Czech Republic for the First Nations League points of the season”
- “Scotland lost 3-0 at home to Switzerland Jack Hendry was sent off for a push on Dan Ndoye just 11 minutes into this one”
- “Like always an early red card is such an heavy influence in the game”
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- 02:52 BST
“Overall, I think we had a we had a good and professional performance”
Sky News · Wed 30 Sept
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