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Grealish opens England account in 5-0 win over Andorra

October 10, 2021 / 12:26 PM
Sharjah24 – Reuters: Jack Grealish came off the bench to score his first goal for England and complete a 5-0 rout of Andorra on Saturday which edged his side a step closer to sealing their place in next year's World Cup finals.
Manchester City's Grealish, who came on for his 16th cap in the 73rd minute, produced a trademark dribble and finish to round off a satisfactory night for England manager Gareth Southgate who rested most of his big guns.

Ben Chilwell began the scoring in Andorra's tiny national stadium, also with his first England goal, and Bukayo Saka made it 2-0 shortly before the interval.

AS Roma's Tammy Abraham, given a first start for four years, made it 3-0 with a tap-in and James Ward-Prowse then had a 79th-minute penalty saved before converting the rebound.

But the best was saved for last as Grealish dribbled around a tiring Andorra defence before slotting in a low shot.

"It has been a long time coming and it's about time that I scored because everyone has been saying it to me," Grealish said. "I'm just delighted that I've got off the mark.
October 10, 2021 / 12:26 PM

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