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England player ratings vs Australia: Trent Alexander-Arnold stars as Ollie Watkins scores

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Updated 21:41 13 Oct 2023 GMT+1Published 21:38 13 Oct 2023 GMT+1

England player ratings vs Australia: Trent Alexander-Arnold stars as Ollie Watkins scores

England played Australia at Wembley Stadium in a friendly.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

England beat Australia 1-0 in a friendly at Wembley Stadium ahead of taking on Italy in a big Euro 2024 qualifier next week.

The Three Lions prepared for their crunch clash against Italy by beating a resilient Australia 1-0 thanks to a second-half goal from Ollie Watkins.

Here is how we rated the players:

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Sam Johnstone - 7

Wasn't called into action much but made a brilliant save from Keanu Baccus in the first-half.

Trent Alexander-Arnold - 8

Incredible passing was on show again, especially when he moved into central positions. Played a stunning long pass in the build-up to Watkins' goal.

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Lewis Dunk - 7

Commanding in defence and played out nicely from the back. Produced a great block to prevent an Australia goal.

Fikayo Tomori - 7

Similar display to Dunk. Looked composed at the back.

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Levi Colwill - 6

Steady showing on his England debut. Defended well. Booked for shoving Baccus.

Jordan Henderson - 6

Comfortable in retaining and circulating possession in the centre of England’s midfield.

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Conor Gallagher - 5

Lucky to stay on the pitch as he got away with a couple of reckless tackles in the first-half.

James Maddison - 7

Other than his wayward shot in the first-half, looked lively in the attacking third and nearly produced a stunning assist for Watkins, who couldn't complete the move.

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Jack Grealish - 6

Grabbed an assist, but not his greatest showing. In fairness to the Manchester City star, he's still searching for match fitness this season.

Jarrod Bowen - 6

Had a couple of shots at goal, including a header in the first-half and a blocked effort in the second-half.

Ollie Watkins - 7

Showed great perseverance up front and had a great chance in the first-half. Eventually got his goal in the second-half after tapping home from close range.

Substitutes =

Kieran Trippier - 6

Filled in at right-back to allow Alexander-Arnold to take up a position in the centre.

John Stones - 6

Didn’t have too much to do following his substitution.

Kalvin Phillips - 6

Sprayed some lovely passes from the middle of the park.

Phil Foden - 6

Took up a position in the centre when he entered the fray.

Marcus Rashford - 6

Went on some mazy dribbles from the left-wing after coming on.

Eddie Nketiah - 6

Like Colwill, made his England debut tonight.

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Topics: England, Football

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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