England v Ireland LIVE: Nations League result as Taylor Harwood-Bellis scores on debut in thrashing

England 5-0 Ireland: Four players scored their first international goal - including debutant Harwood-Bellis - as the Three Lions returned to the top tier of the Nations League

Curtis Jones speaks after debut England goal

England secured promotion back to the top tier of the Nations League with a 5-0 thashing of 10-man Republic of Ireland in interim manager Lee Carsley’s last game in charge at Wembley.

After a turgid first half, Harry Kane’s penalty, Anthony Gordon’s volley and a tap-in by Conor Gallagher in the space of five minutes at the start of the second broke Ireland’s resolve.

Jarrod Bowen made it 4-0 with a crisp shot from the edge of the area, his first touch after coming off the bench, before debutant Taylor Harwood-Bellis headed England’s fifth.

Ireland played virtually the whole of the second half with 10 men after Liam Scales was sent off for a foul on Jude Bellingham that resulted in England’s penalty.

England vs Ireland LIVE

• FULL TIME! England score five second-half goals to thrash 10-man Ireland
• The Three Lions confirm promotion from Group B2 as Lee Carsley signs off
• GOAL! 79’ - Harwood-Bellis nods in for goal on his debut (5-0)
• GOAL! 75’ - Bowen scores with his first touch after coming on as sub (4-0)
• GOAL! 58’ - Gallagher prods in from a corner for three goals in seven minutes (3-0)
• GOAL! 55’ - Gordon reacts quickest to volley in from close range (2-0)
• GOAL! 52’ - Kane beats Kelleher with resulting penalty to open scoring (1-0)
• RED CARD! 51’ - Scales fouls Bellingham in the box and is sent-off for second booking

[17 November 2024 14:00 · Chris Wilson]

England vs Ireland LIVE

Good afternoon and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of this evening’s match between England and Ireland at Wembley.

The Three Lions sit top of Group B2 ahead of the final match of the group campaign and are hunting promotion, and they will get it if they manage to match or better Greece’s result against Finland.

For Ireland, there is no hope of promotion or fear of relegation, but they will be dreaming of securing a famous away result against Lee Carsley’s side.