Match Report
In the standings it was England 1st on 20 points, Italy 2nd on 14 — separated by 6. Italy's recent output lagged their position: 14th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 2.75/0.5 for England and 2/1.13 for Italy (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.44.
England's unbeaten run stood at 7, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by England, 1 by Italy, 2 drawn, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 20% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
Wembley Stadium in London, capacity 32,609, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-1.