Match Report
In the standings it was England 1st on 15 points, Republic of Ireland 3rd on 6 — separated by 9. Republic of Ireland's recent output lagged their position: 27th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, England were scoring 2.67 and conceding 0.5, Republic of Ireland 0.5 and 2, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.
The last-five ledger: England 12/15, Republic of Ireland 6/15.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for England, 2 draws and 0 for Republic of Ireland, at 1.75 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 25% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Wembley Stadium in London (capacity 32,609). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 5-0.
Goal scorers
England: Conor Gallagher (58'), Anthony Gordon (56'), Jarrod Bowen (76'), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (79'), Harry Kane (53')