"England edged closer to a place at next year's tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico after maintaining their 100% start to qualifying during September. Tuchel watched on as his side laboured to a 2-0 win over Andorra before putting in the best performance of the German's short tenure with a 5-0 rout of Serbia away from home. Indeed, Tuchel became just the fourth England manager to win his first five competitive games at the helm,"
"England's win was made even more impressive against Serbia because of the absence of some big names, with Jude Bellingham, Cole Palmer and Bukayo Saka all out injured. That handed the opportunity for Arsenal's Noni Madueke, Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers and Nottingham Forest's Elliot Anderson to impress, and the trio certainly did that. Across the two games against Andorra and Serbia, Anderson ranked first among England players for successful passes (182), passes in the final third (66), forward passes (48), possession won (23)."
England maintained a 100% start to World Cup qualifying with a 2-0 win over Andorra and a 5-0 away win against Serbia. The team sits seven points clear at the top of Group K after five competitive wins. Several senior players were absent through injury, creating chances for Noni Madueke, Morgan Rogers and Elliot Anderson to impress. Across the two matches, Elliot Anderson led England for successful passes (182), final-third passes (66), forward passes (48), possession won (23), duels won (14), aerial duels won (7) and tackles (5). Competition for places remains intense.
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