England head coach Gareth Southgate admits his side were below their usual standard in their 2-0 win over Malta but won’t criticise them too much as they continued their unbeaten European Championship qualification campaign.
Southgate’s side took an eighth-minute lead at Wembley Stadium after Phil Foden drove into the box and saw his cross deflect off Enrico Pepe into the Malta net.
Though England dominated the ball, they failed to register a shot on target in the first half. Southgate responded with two changes at half-time as Fikayo Tomori having started at left-back and.
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