England v Bosnia LIVE: Result and reaction from Euro 2024 warm-up as Kane and Alexander-Arnold add late goals
England 3-0 Bosnia: A scrappy England performance was salvaged by Kane and Alexander-Arnold late on after Cole Palmer’s penalty
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Trent Alexander-Arnold capped an impressive individual display with a tremendous volley as England beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-0 in their latest Euro 2024 warm-up friendly.
Preparations for this summer’s shot at silverware stepped up at St James’ Park as players got a chance to stake their claim for a place on the plane, or even a starting role against Serbia.
Cole Palmer’s spot-kick was followed by an excellent Alexander-Arnold effort and late Harry Kane goal on a night that provided manager Gareth Southgate with plenty of food for thought ahead of Friday’s final squad submission.
Eberechi Eze and Palmer produced positive displays on their first England starts, with the latter opening his international account after Ezri Konsa, another impressive performer, was fouled in the box. Alexander-Arnold did well on his latest audition in midfield but had reverted to a more familiar right-back role when he scored a superb late volley that substitute Kane added to.
Relive all the action from England versus Bosnia below:
England 1-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina
76 mins: Branthwaite is booked for a late challenge on Gigovic.
England 1-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina
73 mins: Another sub for England as Joe Gomez comes on for Lewis Dunk. Konsa moves to centre-back.
Bosnia make a triple change, as Radeljić, Demirovic and Bicakcic come off for Tabaković, Hadžikadunić and Mujakić.
England 1-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina
72 mins: Kane receives the ball on the edge of the box, turns and hits a powerful shot at Vasilj, but it’s an easy save.
England 1-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina
69 mins: Wharton plays it to Konsa overlapping on the left, and his cross finds the head of Harry Kane but he can’t direct the header towards goal.
England 1-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina
67 mins: Grealish and Wharton exchange passes down the left before the Palace midfielder whips in a lovely early cross, which just overruns Harry Kane in the box.
England 1-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina
66 mins: A great challenge from Gallagher allows the ball to break to Bowen. He plays it back to the Chelsea man, whose cutback is put behind for a corner.
England 1-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina
64 mins: England have a free-kick in a dangerous position. Maddison clips it towards the back post, and it narrowly misses Harry Kane on the way out.
England 1-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina
62 mins: Southgate makes five changes right after the goal, and we’ve got two debutants!
Kieran Trippier, Ebere Eze, Cole Palmer, Marc Guehi and Ollie Watkins come off for Adam Wharton, Jack Grealish, James Maddison, Jarrad Branthwaite and Harry Kane.
For Bosnia, Huseinbašić comes on for Šarić.
GOAL! England 1-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina
60 mins: GOAL! Cole Palmer steps up on his first England start, and he rifles the penalty across his penalty and into the bottom right corner.
PENALTY! England 0-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina
58 mins: The referee is going to the screen and it looks like England will be awarded a penalty!
It looks like there are two hands on Konsa’s shirt as he runs in. Pretty damning on the replay.
And it’s given! Tahirovic is booked too.
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