Czechia vs England 0-2

England won 2-0 in Prague, with Pavel Šulc’s first-half red card and second-half goals from Anthony Gordon and Harry Kane deciding the match.

The game was goalless until the 24th minute, when VAR confirmed a card upgrade for Pavel Šulc and Czechia were reduced to 10 men on 25 minutes. England had already picked up a booking for Myles Lewis-Skelly on 35 minutes, while Santiago Denia Sánchez was booked for Czechia on 36 minutes. Both sides changed at half-time, and Anthony Gordon put England ahead on 47 minutes from Trent Alexander-Arnold’s assist. The score was Czechia 0-1 England at the break.

England made the lead 2-0 on 69 minutes, when Harry Kane scored without an assist. England made two changes on 71 minutes, with Jude Bellingham and Rio Ngumoha replacing Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka, while Czechia made two changes on 80 minutes as Daniel Vasulin and Roman Macek came on for Adam Hložek and Lukáš Červ. Gordon was replaced by Morgan Gibbs-White on 81 minutes.

The numbers backed England’s control of the game. They had 66% of the ball, made 669 passes to Czechia’s 343, and had 22 shots to 6, with 7 on target to 2. England also won 6 corners to 1 and had 3 offsides to Czechia’s 2. Czechia made 4 saves to England’s 2, while the foul count finished 9-12.

Discipline shaped the match. Czechia’s Pavel Šulc was sent off on 25 minutes after VAR confirmed the decision, and England’s only booking went to Myles Lewis-Skelly on 35 minutes before he was replaced at half-time.