Estonia vs England player ratings: Jack Wilshere? Wayne Rooney? Gary Cahill? Who was the star man in Tallinn?

A sluggish England prevailed 1-0 against Estonia

James Orr
Sunday 12 October 2014 21:10 BST
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Wayne Rooney celebrates in Tallinn
Wayne Rooney celebrates in Tallinn (Getty Images)

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Wayne Rooney curled in a 73rd-minute free kick to earn England a 1-0 win over 10-man Estonia and a third straight victory in qualifying for the 2016 European Championship on Sunday.

Playing in his 99th international, the England captain made up for missing two first-half chances by whipping a shot over the wall and inside the near post, with goalkeeper Sergei Pareiko parrying the ball against the upright but unable to keep it out.

It was Rooney's 43rd international goal and moved him to within one of Jimmy Greaves, who is third on England's all-time scoring list.

But who was England's man of the match? And who failed to get going? Click through the gallery below for the ratings...

Estonia, ranked No. 81, had captain Ragnar Klavan sent off in the 48th minute for a second yellow card but was frustrating England until Rooney's strike in the Group E match.

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