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England moved to the top of their Nations League group with an impressive 3-0 win over Greece in Athens. A month on from a miserable performance and defeat at Wembley, Lee Carsley’s side were depleted in their bid for revenge, with nine players withdrawing from the England squad this week.

Harry Kane, meanwhile, started on the bench in a bold decision from Carsley, but it paid off for him inside the opening ten minutes as Ollie Watkins turned home from Noni Madueke’s cut-back. That goal remained the difference at half-time and indeed well into the second-half, with Jude Bellingham’s header after the break bouncing back off the post.

The Real Madrid star played a leading role in England eventually doubling their lead, though, his strike again finding the woodwork but this time it hit goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos and trickled back into the net. Curtis Jones then capped his debut in style to put the match to bed, producing a sensational flicked finish to find the corner and ensure the Three Lions head into Sunday’s clash at home to the Republic of Ireland with their fate in their own hands

Greece vs England latest news

• GOAL! Jones puts match to bed

• GOAL! Ball bounces off Vlachodimos and in

• GOAL! Watkins gives England early lead

• How to watch: ITV1

FT: Greece 0-3 England

21:40 , Matt Verri

Job done for England!

Top of the group and they will be confident of finishing the job against the Republic of Ireland on Sunday.

Thomas Tuchel will be delighted.

Greece 0-3 England

21:36 , Matt Verri

90 mins: Four minutes added on.

Jones playing with so much confidence now. He’s flicking his way through these final moments.

Greece 0-3 England

21:34 , Matt Verri

89 mins: It’s all very quiet in Athens. England have done their job, in the end, emphatically.

Gibbs-White nearly wins it back high up the pitch again, but this whistle goes.

Greece 0-3 England

21:30 , Matt Verri

85 mins: England sitting top of the Nations League group as it stands, heading into the final match at home to Ireland.

All is looking good again.

GOAL! Greece 0-3 England | Curtis Jones 83'

21:28 , Matt Verri

STUNNING FINISH!

That really is game over. Gibbs-White with the low ball into the middle, it’s slightly behind Jones but he’s flicked it brilliantly into the far corner.

Greece 0-2 England

21:25 , Matt Verri

80 mins: Greece appeal for a penalty, as the free-kick is swung in and Hall clears it away.

Not going to get anything for that. Carsley is urging his side up the pitch - not sure how much they’re listening.

GOAL! Greece 0-2 England | Odysseas Vlachodimos OG 78'

21:23 , Matt Verri

That should be that!

Bellingham drives forward, strike from 20 yards out bounces off the post, off the goalkeeper and trickles in.

Greece 0-1 England

21:21 , Matt Verri

75 mins: Gallagher plays it forward to Kane, who is by himself on the halfway line and has to try and beat three players.

He does not beat three players.

Greece 0-1 England

21:18 , Matt Verri

73 mins: Rogers leads the England break, there’s space for the visitors.

Squared to Kane, 25 yards out and he’s completely free. Tries to whip it into the far corner, but it’s straight at the goalkeeper.

Greece 0-1 England

21:17 , Matt Verri

71 mins: Walker only too happy to win a cheap free-kick deep in his own half.

Pickford taking his time over taking this, as he strolls over. Already booked inside the opening half an hour, remember.

Greece 0-1 England

21:14 , Matt Verri

69 mins: Pelkas from distance, comfortable for Pickford.

England are sitting deeper and deeper... still 20 minutes to go.

Greece 0-1 England

21:11 , Matt Verri

66 mins: Masouras clatters into Pickford, as Lewis boots the balla way for England.

It was a bit of a mess from the Three Lions as they defended a free-kick. Greece are starting to build the pressure.

Two changes. Kane and Rogers on, Watkins and Madueke off. Make that three subs - Bowen also introduced, as Gordon makes way.

Gallagher risking red...

21:10

Conor Gallagher’s a bit lucky to still be on the pitch, writes Malik Ouzia.

It’s late on the toe of the Greek defender and that’s why the home side are fuming.

Greece 0-1 England

21:08 , Matt Verri

63 mins: Massive save!

Ioannidis holds off Walker and gets the shot away, Pickford with the crucial touch to turn it away.

Gallagher made a late challenge in the build-up... can’t afford another one of those.

Greece 0-1 England

21:05 , Matt Verri

60 mins: Gallagher clipped out wide, free-kick in a good position for England.

Gordon whips it in with plenty of pace, Bellingham made the run to the back post but he can’t catch up with it.

Greece 0-1 England

21:02 , Matt Verri

57 mins: Referee is over to the touchline and having a long chat with the Greece boss.

There is a lot of pointing, a lot of talking... eventually they’ve sorted it out.

Sounds like the referee wanted an outfield captain to be nominated, with the goalkeeper now wearing the armband.

Greece 0-1 England

20:59 , Matt Verri

54 mins: Off the post!

Ball clipped in, Bellingham free and he flicks a header towards the far corner.

Vlachodimos scrambling across, doesn’t get there... saved by the woodwork.

Greece 0-1 England

20:58 , Matt Verri

53 mins: Slick move from England, again Madueke is involved.

He cuts it back perfectly for Lewis, one touch to control and a second to hammer a strike at goal. Turned behind for a corner.

Greece 0-1 England

20:56 , Matt Verri

51 mins: England taking a lot of risks on the ball at the start of this half. Just about getting away with it for now.

Madueke looks like he has the beating of Tsimikas every time he runs at him. England need to keep getting the ball to him.

Greece 0-1 England

20:53 , Matt Verri

48 mins: Jones and Guehi very, very calm in their own box and now England are away. Greece had pressed right up.

Madueke clips the cross in with his left foot, plenty in the box but it’s over all of them.

Greece 0-1 England

20:50 , Matt Verri

Back underway!

Hall is indeed on at the break. He’s replaced Konsa, so Walker moves into centre-back and Lewis shifts to right-back. Lewis on the left.

20:48 , Matt Verri

Looks like Lewis Hall was having a fairly decent warm-up at the break.

Could well be coming on for England.

Watkins goal the difference so far...

20:38 , Matt Verri

Sharp work from Madueke, and Watkins was never going to be missing from there.

HT: Greece 0-1 England

20:33 , Matt Verri

Half-time in Athens.

Big, big chance for England seconds before the whistle.

Watkins looked to be clean through on goal, but he got the ball stuck under him and near enough tripped over it.

Greece 0-1 England

20:30 , Matt Verri

44 mins: Watkins down on the edge of the area, play waved on.

Madueke in space, but he’s forced to turn back before he can get the cross away. England wingers have been much quieter in the last 20 minutes or so.

Greece 0-1 England

20:27 , Matt Verri

41 mins: Pace of the match has just slowed down a bit. England are looking to calm things before half-time, after a decent spell for Greece.

Home fans whistling as the Three Lions knock it around.

Greece 0-1 England

20:24 , Matt Verri

38 mins: Ball whipped in from Masouras, Pavlidis is waiting in the middle but Pickford sees it coming.

Off his line to claim it on the bounce - just as well he did too. Would have been 1-1.

Key players stepping up

20:22 , Matt Verri

Good from a couple of England’s more senior players just as Greece are building momentum and the atmosphere is hotting up, writes Malik Ouzia.

Decisive from Pickford at one end and Bellingham carrying them up the other to relieve some pressure.

Greece 0-1 England

20:22 , Matt Verri

35 mins: It all opens up for Bellingham after a 50-50 out wide and he burst all the way into the Greece box.

Takes too long to do anything with it though, and England have to settle for a corner of their own.

Madueke swings it to the back post, again it bobbles around but Greece do get it clear.

Greece 0-1 England

20:18 , Matt Verri

33 mins: It’s taken a while but Greece have started to get going. Lewis charges down the cross and it’s a corner for the hosts.

Mass of bodies around Pickford, but he’s off his line to punch it away.

Greece 0-1 England

20:15 , Matt Verri

30 mins: That’s a more positive contribution from Pickford.

Tsimikas with the one-two as he drives into the box, lashes an effort at the near post and Pickford turns it behind with a strong hand.

England were opened up down their right.

Greece 0-1 England

20:13 , Matt Verri

27 mins: This referee is determined for this match to end up seven-a-side.

Pickford takes his time over a goal-kick and he’s booked for time-wasting already. Yes, that is 27 minutes on the clock.

Greece 0-1 England

20:12 , Matt Verri

26 mins: More like it from Greece. A first attack.

Rota, who has spent much of this match being terrorised by Gordon, tries his luck from distance and drags it a mile wide.

Greece 0-1 England

20:10 , Matt Verri

24 mins: Main difference from the Wembley match so far is that England actually have a midfield. It does help.

Visitors continue to control the ball without really pushing for that second goal.

Greece 0-1 England

20:07 , Matt Verri

21 mins: Madueke breezes away from Tsimikas, but the cut-back is scuffed and this time Greece can clear.

The Chelsea man, and Gordon on the other wing, have both been so direct in the opening 20 minutes. Constant threat.

Big night for Jones

20:05 , Matt Verri

I’m interested to see how Curtis Jones gets on tonight, writes Malik Ouzia.

I watched him at Anfield against Chelsea last month and he was absolutely superb.

Gareth Southgate had hoped to give him a go during his long hunt for a partner to Declan Rice but injuries always got in the way.

Greece 0-1 England

20:03 , Matt Verri

17 mins: Corner for England, as Gordon’s whipped effort is headed behind.

It’s then chaos in the Greece box, succession of blocks to deny England a clear sight of goal, before Bellingham is penalised for handball.

Greece 0-1 England

20:01 , Matt Verri

15 mins: Tsimikas drives away from Gallagher and then takes a tumble. Referee blows his whistle - Gallagher once again left bemused.

He needs to be very careful already, even if those have both been pretty harsh decisions against him.

Greece 0-1 England

20:00 , Matt Verri

14 mins: Greece made a confident start at Wembley, one that set the stage for what was a really impressive performance.

They’ve barely made five passes so far. England much, much the better side.

Greece 0-1 England

19:57 , Matt Verri

11 mins: Two England yellow cards in the space of about 20 seconds.

Bellingham booked for seemingly saying something to the referee, before Gallagher is deemed to have stopped a quick free-kick.

We’re going to have a lot of yellows if that is the bar...

Watkins and Madueke combine

19:55 , Matt Verri

Lots of talk about England’s dropouts and rightly so, but the depth isn’t bad is it, writes Malik Ouzia.

That’s probably the fourth-choice (at best) right-winger cutting back for the second-choice centre-forward, who in the reverse fixture was overlooked in favour of no centre-forward at all.

Greece 0-1 England

19:55 , Matt Verri

9 mins: England straight back on the attack, Greece have not got going at all.

Gordon goes on another mazy run, loses it but three England players then swarm forward to press and Greece are forced out of play.

GOAL! Greece 0-1 England | Ollie Watkins 7'

19:52 , Matt Verri

Three Lions take an early lead!

Great play down the right, Madueke cuts it back and Watkins has a simple finish from close range.

Greece 0-0 England

19:51 , Matt Verri

5 mins: Konsa very nearly caught out at the back, just about gets the pass to Pickford away in time.

Greece have barely had a kick so far, England completely dominant in terms of possession.

Greece 0-0 England

19:48 , Matt Verri

2 mins: So positive from Gordon, who just runs straight at his man and bursts away down the left wing.

Cut back rolls past Watkins, through to Madueke and his scuffed effort is shot.

KICK-OFF!

19:46 , Matt Verri

Underway in Athens!

19:43 , Matt Verri

Anthems done and dusted. A cruelly placed microphone would suggest that Pickford and Walker don’t spend a huge amount of their time doing karaoke.

Or at least I hope they don’t.

Here we go!

19:39 , Matt Verri

Teams are in the tunnel at the Olympic Stadium in Anthems.

It’s a big old tunnel - could run the 800m in there.

Here we go!

19:39 , Matt Verri

Teams are in the tunnel at the Olympic Stadium in Anthems.

It’s a big old tunnel - could run the 800m in there.

Greece eyeing promotion

19:32 , Matt Verri

Four matches for Greece in Group B2 - four wins.

Nine goals scored, just the one conceded. It’s been a superb campaign.

Another win tonight on home soil and promotion to League A will be wrapped up with a match to spare.

Explanation on Kane decision

19:26 , Matt Verri

Lee Carsley has also been talking about Harry Kane being left on the bench tonight.

There had been talk of a slight injury issue, but Carsley suggests it was more about giving Ollie Watkins a chance.

Very, very bold.

Carsley on Jones debut

19:21

Curtis Jones makes his England debut tonight and Lee Carsley has been explaining that decision in his pre-match interview in Athens.

“He’s an all-round very good midfielder,” Carsley says.

“He can pass the ball well, he can run with it, he can create chances.

“You’ll see him playing a little bit deeper tonight than he currently does for Liverpool, but a player I’m really looking forward to watching.”

Familiar debate is back

19:10

With a lame duck at the helm, it fell to the England captain to deliver the necessary rollocking to those team-mates who have deemed this week’s internationals optional fare.

Harry Kane, the one true authority figure left in an expiring administration, did not hold back as he accused some of England’s eight dropouts - since risen to nine - of “taking advantage” of the timing of the final international break of the calendar year.

“I don’t really like it if I’m totally honest,” Kane told ITV. “England comes before anything, before any club situation.”

So there you are, Thomas Tuchel. Forget the culture wars through which your permanent predecessor had to weave, and even the actual War, which underwrote the more idiotic objections to your appointment as England’s first German head coach.

Instead, after a period of detente under Gareth Southgate, club versus country is back, baby, and with a vengeance, too.

Read Malik Ouzia’s full piece here!

England out to avoid early World Cup setback

19:00

Whatever happens in Lee Carsley's final two matches in charge of England this week, his ultra-attacking line-up against Greece last month is likely to be the standout memory of his interim tenure, writes Dan Kilpatrick.

Carsley shoehorned Bukayo Saka, Phil Foden, Cole Palmer, Jude Bellingham and Anthony Gordon into the XI at Wembley, and the result was a shambolic 2-1 defeat, which leaves England under pressure ahead of the crunch reverse fixture in Athens.

As thoughts turn to Carsley's potential legacy, there is a case that his gung-ho approach against Greece was the best possible favour he could have done for Tuchel.

Gareth Southgate was ridiculed as too conservative for failing to find a place for all of England's brilliant No10s at Euro 2024, but Tuchel is unlikely to face a similar clamour after Carsley's failed experiment last month.

However, if they drop more points no-one will be talking about the Greece games being a positive for Tuchel.

If England top their Nations League group with two wins this month, Tuchel will either begin qualification for the 2026 World Cup in March or have the chance to arrange two friendlies against elite opposition, depending on the size of their qualifying group for the tournament.

Should Carsley's England fail to win in Athens, however, they will likely finish second, leaving Tuchel facing an unwanted two-legged play-off for Nations League promotion during his first camp, which will disrupt his World Cup preparations and undermine the decision for him to sit out this month's fixtures.

England have arrived!

18:51 , Matt Verri

The Three Lions have been out for an early look at the pitch...

Greece team news

18:44 , Matt Verri

Greece XI: Vlachodimos, Rota, Mavropanos, Koulierakis, Tsimikas, Siopis, Zafeiris, Masouras, Bakasetas, Tzolis, Pavlidis

Subs: Tzolakis, Mandas, Vagiannidis, Retsos, Douvikas, Pelkas, Alexandropoulos, Chatzikiakos, Giannoulis, Konstantelias, Ioannidis, Mantalos

Kane on the bench

18:42 , Matt Verri

There had been reports that Kane has been carrying a niggle and he does not start in Athens.

Watkins gets his chance to lead the line, with Gordon and Madueke in the wide areas.

Jones starts in midfield, while Konsa partners Guehi at the back and Walker captains the side.

England team news

18:35 , Matt Verri

England XI: Pickford, Walker, Konsa, Guehi, Lewis, Gallagher, Jones, Madueke, Bellingham, Gordon, Watkins

Subs: Henderson, Trafford, Gibbs-White, Angel, Kane, Hall, Livramento, Quansah, Harwood-Bellis, Rogers, Bowen, Solanke

England games reduced to farce without Tuchel

18:28 , Matt Verri

The November international break is already widely resented by supporters as one disruption too many to the first half of the Premier League season and, for English fans, this month's camp is likely to rankle more than usual.

The FA’s strange decision to allow incoming head coach Thomas Tuchel to start work in January, with interim Lee Carsley remaining in charge for the final two Nations League matches.

Presumably sensing that this was a good camp to miss, eight players pulled out of Carsley's initial squad on Monday, with Jarrad Branthwaite since added to the list.

It is comfortably the most withdrawals from an England squad for years, more than the six players who pulled out under Gareth Southgate this time last year in the only comparable situation in recent memory.

It would be unfair to suggest that any of the above are shirking, but naturally leading clubs might have exerted more pressure on their stars to stay behind than usual, when the FA have sent such a clear message that this international break is little more than filler.

There is no incentive for any of England's established players to impress a lame duck interim coach, who will return to the Under-21s job next week, particularly given the intense pressure of the schedule, which is putting more strain on players than ever before.

Read more on that here!

Carsley plays down Kane criticism

18:18 , Matt Verri

England interim head coach Lee Carsley has attempted to play down Harry Kane's criticism of the squad's long list of absentees for this month's internationals, repeatedly insisting that he is only focused on the players who have reported for duty.

In a slapdown of some of his international teammates, England's captain and record goalscorer said the national team should come before "anything" and suggested some players were using the packed calendar as an excuse to withdraw from Carsley's final camp in charge, threatening the culture built under Gareth Southgate.

Speaking in Athens ahead of England's penultimate Nations League group game against Greece, Carsley tried to shift the focus on to the players who are available.

Facing a string of questions about Kane's remarks, the interim boss insisted the culture created under Southgate was not at risk; said no other players had raised the pull-outs with him; insisted he did not find the withdrawals personally disrespectful; and said England had no issue with clubs.

"The focus all camp has been on the players that are here," Carsley said. "It's important that we make the most of the situation. With the amount of players that have pulled out, it gives other players an opportunity to be here. The focus has been purely on the players that are here.

"It's [Harry's] opinion. I can only deal with what's in front of us. November is a challenging window, in the past we've had eight or nine call-offs.

"I know the Under-21s and Under-20s have had a lot of players pull out as well, so I think it's definitely that period of the season. I think fatigue and small injuries have played a part in it.”

Last time they met...

18:07 , Matt Verri

It didn’t go very well for England.

Lee Carsley decided to play effectively no midfield, no particular shape, and all the attackers.

Greece had fun.

Kane: Players have taken advantage to pull out

17:54 , Matt Verri

Harry Kane has hit out at England’s swathe of Nations League dropouts, accusing some players of “taking advantage” of the timing of this month’s international break.

Eight players initially named in Lee Carsley’s squad pulled out of the camp on Monday, with Three Lions captain Kane warning teammates prioritising club football that “England comes before anything”.

While several of those names were genuinely forced off injured during the weekend’s Premier League fixtures, there has been a sense that some players and their clubs have taken a dull view of this international break in terms of importance.

Carsley remains in place as a lame duck manager, with Thomas Tuchel due to take over as Gareth Southgate’s permanent successor in the New Year.

“The joy to play for England – he brought that back,” the Bayern Munich forward said of Southgate.

“Every camp people were excited to come, every camp people wanted to play for England. That’s the most important thing. England comes before anything. England comes before club. England, it’s is the most important thing you play as a professional footballer.

“Gareth was hot on that. He wasn’t afraid to make decisions if that started to drift from certain players.

“It’s a shame this week. Obviously it’s a tough period of the season. Maybe there’s been a little taking advantage of that. I don’t really like it if I’m totally honest. England comes before anything, before any club situation.”

Stage is set!

17:46 , Matt Verri

It’s a perfect evening in Athens...

Standard Sport prediction

17:37 , Matt Verri

This is a tricky test for England, made even more so by the number of withdrawals from the squad. Greece have won five on the bounce, including winning away at the Three Lions last month and Ireland in September.

Carsley will still have plenty of talent at his disposal for the trip, and will surely not go too rogue with his team selection and tactics after his failed experiments in the last break, but will need his remaining stars - especially captain Harry Kane if fit - to be at their best to come away with all three points.

Draw: 1-1

England team news

17:29 , Matt Verri

Lee Carsley tonight takes his final squad as interim England manager to Greece, hampered by a number of injuries which has seen a total of nine players drop out.

The Football Association (FA) confirmed on Monday night that Bukayo Saka, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Levi Colwill, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Cole Palmer, Aaron Ramsdale and Declan Rice would all return to their clubs for medical assessment and play no part either against Greece or on Sunday against the Republic of Ireland at Wembley.

In their place, Jarrod Bowen, Jarrad Branthwaite, Tino Livramento and James Trafford were all added to the squad, along with first-time call-up Morgan Rogers of Aston Villa. Branthwaite has since also pulled out of the squad, with Liverpool defender Jarell Quansah stepping in.

Harry Kane is said to be carrying a niggle and is a doubt for tonight’s clash, with Watkins potentially starting in his place if he is ruled out.

Predicted England XI to face Greece (4-3-3): Pickford; Walker, Konsa, Guehi, Lewis; Gomes, Gallagher, Bellingham; Gordon, Madueke, Kane

England team news

17:29 , Matt Verri

Lee Carsley tonight takes his final squad as interim England manager to Greece, hampered by a number of injuries which has seen a total of nine players drop out.

The Football Association (FA) confirmed on Monday night that Bukayo Saka, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Levi Colwill, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Cole Palmer, Aaron Ramsdale and Declan Rice would all return to their clubs for medical assessment and play no part either against Greece or on Sunday against the Republic of Ireland at Wembley.

In their place, Jarrod Bowen, Jarrad Branthwaite, Tino Livramento and James Trafford were all added to the squad, along with first-time call-up Morgan Rogers of Aston Villa. Branthwaite has since also pulled out of the squad, with Liverpool defender Jarell Quansah stepping in.

Harry Kane is said to be carrying a niggle and is a doubt for tonight’s clash, with Watkins potentially starting in his place if he is ruled out.

Predicted England XI to face Greece (4-3-3): Pickford; Walker, Konsa, Guehi, Lewis; Gomes, Gallagher, Bellingham; Gordon, Madueke, Kane

How to watch Greece vs England

17:21 , Matt Verri

TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on ITV1, with coverage starting at 7pm GMT.

Live stream: Fans can catch the contest live online via the ITVX app and website.

Live blog: You can follow all the action right here, featuring expert analysis from Dan Kilpatrick and Malik Ouzia!

Good evening!

17:15 , Matt Verri

Hello and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Greece vs England!

It’s a huge clash in the Nations League, one that is near enough essential for England to win if they are to avoid a play-off tie in March next year.

We’ll have all the latest updates, build-up and team news ahead of kick-off, which comes at 7:45pm GMT in Athens!