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 0-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina
57 mins: Another corner for England ends with Bowen fizzling the ball across the box on the volley, but no one is there to reach it.
There’s a penalty check for a shirt pull on Konsa.
55 mins: Bosnia break with Saric, but he’s forced to play it backwards. The away side keep possession though, before Katic loses it trying to go long.
England counter quickly, and it falls to Bowen on the right. He squares it to Palmer on the edge of the box, and he sells his marker with the dummy, but he tries one more dummy and the chance is gone.
Soon after, Gallagher wins a corner after his cross is turned behind.
England 0-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina
53 mins: Lovely again from Palmer, who is on the wing and squares it to Trent. He plays a brilliant disguised pass inside to the overlapping Palmer, whose shot is deflected for a corner.
England 0-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina
51 mins: Bowen’s shot bounces out to Alexander-Arnold, and he plays it wide to Konsa before receiving the cross. He tries to divert it goalward, but it comes off the defender and rolls to the ‘keeper.
England 0-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina
48 mins: A decent counter from Bosnia is cut out by Konsa, and he sends Bowen through on the counter, but he’s brought down.
Alexander-Arnold shows his value as he picks up the ball in the centre circle, turns and clips a ball on to the onrushing Watkins, but he can’t get a foot to direct it past Vasilj.
England 0-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina
46 mins: Lovely idea from Palmer as he tries the clever touch to take it around his marker, and it almost pays off as Bowen collects and the two combine.
It’s out for a corner though, which Alexander-Arnold swings in and Watkins meets, but the Villa man can’t get clean contact and it goes over.
KICK-OFF! England 0-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina
Conor Gallagher gets the second half started!
HT: England 0-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina
The teams are back out at St. James’ Park. Time for some of them to make a statement to Gareth Southgate.
No changes at half-time.
HT: England 0-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina
This game has been the same as many of England similar friendlies over the years. Tedious at best in many phases.
Eze and Palmer have certainly stood out, with Alexander-Arnold also showing why he’s a useful tool to have (but perhaps not a starting XI one).
All three have strengthened their claim to be on the plane, though the latter two were probably going anyway.
England will need much more quality in attack if they’re going to win this.
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