"Anthony Gordon almost broke the deadlock 78 seconds into the match from a tight angle on the right but was kept out by Karl Darlow's outstretched leg. From the resulting corner, Morgan Rogers found the breakthrough; Marc Guehi did brilliantly to keep John Stones' nod down in play before pulling it back for the Aston Villa midfielder to guide into the bottom-left corner for his first England goal."
"His club team-mate, Ollie Watkins, then doubled their lead in the 11th minute. Wales failed to clear their lines, and the forward, who replaced the injured Harry Kane in the starting line-up, rifled in from close range after a scramble in the box. Wales' poor start was compounded 20 minutes in when Bukayo Saka cut inside from the right before curling a stunning effort into the top-left corner."
"Rogers could have had a second after the break, but under pressure from Joe Rodon, he fired against the crossbar before Jordan Pickford did well to keep out David Brooks' low strike at the other end. Pickford was alert again to push Chris Mepham's header away from goal later on, but that was the closest Wales came, while Gordon saw late chances go begging."
England dominated from the start, scoring three goals inside the opening 20 minutes to secure a 3-0 friendly win at Wembley. Morgan Rogers opened the scoring from a corner after Anthony Gordon's early chance, and Ollie Watkins added a second following a Wales defensive scramble. Bukayo Saka curled a brilliant third into the top-left corner to compound Wales' poor start. England threatened a fourth before halftime with Watkins hitting the post. In the second half Wales had a few chances — David Brooks and Chris Mepham tested Jordan Pickford — but England maintained control and saw out the clean sheet.
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