England v Finland LIVE: Nations League result as Harry Kane scores twice on 100th appearance
England 2-0 Finland: Two goals from the captain were enough for Lee Carsley’s team to secure a second win of the autumn international break
England continued their winning streak under interim manager Lee Carsley as they backed up their victory over the Republic of Ireland with a 2-0 win against Finland at Wembley.
The Three Lions impressed in the first half in Dublin with a free-flowing and agressive style of play but here they were frustrated trying to break through a low block though Anthony Gordon was a bright spark on the left side especially when combining with Jack Grealish and Rico Lewis.
Harry Kane, making his 100th appearance for England tonight, thought he’d opened the scoring with a fine header from Bukayo Saka’s cross but the goal was chalked off for offside resulting in a goalless first 45 minutes.
But, Kane broke the deadlock with a blistering second half strike. He added a second after being fed the ball in the box by substitute Noni Madueke and capped off a night to remember with another superb win.
Relive all the updates from the Nations League match between England and Finland below.
Harry Kane wears golden boots before reaching special milestone
Harry Kane was sporting a pair of golden boots at England training on Monday ahead of making his 100th appearance for the national side.
Only nine players have reached 100 caps for England before Kane, and the Bayern Munich forward is expected to lead his side out in the Nations League match against Finland on Tuesday.
The Football Association are planning a pre-match ceremony which will include a golden cap presentation.
Harry Kane wears golden boots before reaching special milestone
Harry Kane had a slightly different outfit than usual in training ahead of England’s game against Finland
England vs Finland prediction
England will be looking to build on last week’s positive result against Ireland, with plenty of players looking to impress as they look to cement a place in the squad under Carsley.
Finland lost 3-0 to Greece last time out, so the Three Lions should find it straightforward to grab a comfortable win at home and get the interim manager’s tenure off to the perfect start.
England 3-0 Finland.
Latest odds and predicted line-ups
Here’s how we think England and Finland will line-up against each other this evening:
England XI: Pickford; Alexander-Arnold, Stones, Guehi, Colwill; Mainoo, Rice, Grealish; Saka, Kane, Gordon.
Finland XI: Hradecky; Stahl, Hoskonen, Ivanov, Galvez; Peltola, Schuller; Lod, Kamara, Antman; Kallman.
As for the latest odds, England are the overwhelming favourites to win with Finland as high as 14/1 to spring a surprise on the Three Lions at Wembley. The latests odds:
England 1/10
Draw 11/2
Finland 14/1
Finland early team news
Finland manager Markku Kanerva is also free from injury worries, with former Rangers man Glen Kamara likely to retain his spot in the forward line, and former Norwich striker Teemu Pukki likely to be benched again in favour of Benjamin Kallman.
England early team news
Lee Carsley has no fresh injury concerns to consider after the Ireland match, so all he needs to decide is whether he wants to go with continuity or experiment with some new faces. Harry Kane will start as the captain becomes the 10th man to win 100 caps for England.
Pickford, Alexander-Arnold, Rice, Saka and Kane are the only concrete names on the teamsheet in this squad, though impressive performances from Jack Grealish and Anthony Gordon should have cemented their places for now.
Maguire and Guehi were solid at the back last week, but John Stones is still England’s best defender, so it remains to be seen whether Carsley will go with Southgate’s preferred pairing of Stones and Maguire, or if he may choose the left-footed Guehi as Stones’ ideal partner.
There is space for Tino Livramento to replace Colwill at left-back, though the Chelsea man was also assured in his performance last week. Carsley may look to experiment with Angel Gomes in midfield over Kobbie Mainoo too.
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When is England vs Finland?
England vs Finland kicks off at 7.45pm BST on Tuesday 10 September at Wembley Stadium in London.
England vs Finland
England host Finland at Wembley in the second match of their 2025 Nations League campaign, with the Three Lions looking to build on a positive result last time out.
Lee Carsley took charge of his first match in the interim role last week, and his new-look side produced a positive performance as they easily dismantled Ireland in Dublin.
Despite receiving plenty of pre-match attention for his squad announcement and his opinion on singing the national anthem, Carsley quickly put that to bed as his side produced a first-half attacking performance full of intent and innovation, with Declan Rice and Jack Grealish – both on the receiving end of plenty of boos throughout – producing brilliant moments to effectively seal the result within the first 45 minutes.
England will be confident of putting in a similarly dominant performance at home to Iceland, with plenty of intrigue surrounding the team’s performance and potential debuts for Tino Livramento and Noni Madueke.
Good evening!
Welcome to The Independent’s coverage of tonight’s Nations League action as England take on Finland at Wembley.
Fresh off the back of their 2-0 victory over the Republic of Ireland, Lee Carsely’s Three Lions will be hoping to build on a positive display and dominant display over the Irish which saw Jack Grealish and Declan Rice score the only goals of the game.
Captain Harry Kane is set to win his 100th cap for England and will join an exclusive club of centurions which features the likes of Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard and David Beckham.
For their part, Finland were beaten 3-0 in their opening group fixture against Greece and face a difficult challenge in London this evening.
We’ll have all the team news, line-ups and updates throughout the night so stick with us as we build up to kick off at 7.45pm.
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