England 2-0 Albania LIVE REACTION: Three Lions win first game under Thomas Tuchel as Harry Kane and Myles Lewis-Skelly make history
England made a winning start to life under Thomas Tuchel on Friday night as they beat Albania 2-0 at Wembley.
The Three Lions comfortably overcame their opponents with Tuchel on the touchline for the first time.
Arsenal teenager Myles Lewis-Skelly scored the first goal of the game to make history on his senior debut.
Captain Harry Kane then netted his 70th for his country to wrap things up and begin World Cup qualifying campaign with a win.
You can recap all of the action in our live blog below...
Player ratings
To wrap things up after a winning night for Thomas Tuchel and England at Wembley, here are some player ratings...
talkSPORT's Adrian Durham was at the game hosting our coverage and he's given his view on each individual performance.
Myles Lewis-Skelly was a standout on his debut.
But Dan Burn and Phil Foden have received low marks.
You can read all the ratings below:
Pros and cons
England boss Thomas Tuchel has also given his thoughts on some individual performances tonight.
On opening goalscorer Myles Lewis-Skelly, he told ITV: "Amazing player. Amazing personality.
"He came into camp and showed straight away that it's normal to fall in love with him. It is well deserved."
The on Jude Bellingham, Tuchel continued: "No doubt he is a key player for us. Fantastic pass to assist the first goal.
"I expect special things from Jude. He is ready to take the responsibility and we have to create an environment and structure where we can see more of it."
The German then admitted he wanted to see more from Phil Foden and Marcus Rashford out wide for England.
"We hope for more impact in these positions," he said.
"More dribbling and more aggressive runs towards the box. In general, that was missing. The chances come from the little runs behind the line.
"There was a bit missing they were not as decisive as they can be."
'We have to do better'
Thomas Tuchel believes his England side weren't at their best this evening, despite a 2-0 win.
Tuchel promised attacking football and at times, the Three Lions seemed to lack some threat and tempo on the ball.
Speaking to ITV post-match, he said: "We can do better, we have to do better. We started well, we had seven/eight minutes with 100% ball possession, with a lot of passes and high energy.
"The opponent is hard to break down as they defend in a deep block. In the Euros they managed to not concede chances.
"Second half, I felt we were too slow and in general not enough runs off the ball to get behind the line."
Plenty of history
It was a record-breaking night for England at Wembley.
Myles Lewis-Skelly became the youngest-ever Three Lions player to score on his debut while Harry Kane made it three goals during three different managers' first game in charge.
On top of that, Dan Burn became the first England debutant to make 100+ passes on Opta's record.
And Jordan Henderson is also now the first player to play for England while playing for a Dutch club.
So much history was made on a winning night!
'He's fearless'
Declan Rice has piled praise on Arsenal and now England teammate Myles Lewis-Skelly after his debut goal.
The teenager scored the first goal fo the Thomas Tuchel era on his first-ever cap for the Three Lions.
Speaking about Lewis-Skelly, Rice said: “He is fearless. He does everything right off the pitch and he is only 18.
“I knew he was going to play like that tonight because of the confidence he has.
“He has kept his feet on the ground and it is only the start for him."
On Tuchel, Rice added: “Only four days training together we need to keep working and getting used to what he wants.
“To get off to a good start in the group is what we wanted.”
Potential injury blow
Look away now, Newcastle fans...
Right on the full-time whistle, Anthony Gordon went down on the touchline and looked in some pain.
The medical staff were still treating him as the whistle blew, so it's still unknown if he's okay.
Gordon has been out for a few games suspended, so to pick up an injury would be a big blow for him and the Magpies.
England 2-0 Albania: FULL TIME
That'll do it!
England win their first game under Thomas Tuchel!
Goals from Myles Lewis-Skelly and Harry Kane get the job done.
And it's a comfortable victory for Tuchel's men who completely dominated the game from start to finish.
The performance wasn't perfect and they lacked some tempo in the final third at times at Wembley.
But three points is three points and it's a winning start to their World Cup 2026 qualifying campaign.
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90+1' England made their last change.
Myles Lewis-Skelly comes off to a big applause, with Chelsea captain Reece James replacing him.
James will feature for the five added minutes.
There are plenty of empty seats now as fans head off early knowing the win is wrapped up already.
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89' We're about to enter added time.
England are going to make a winning start to their World Cup qualifying campaign under Thomas Tuchel.
The Three Lions are knocking the ball around comfortably, with Albania happy to sit off.
Both teams know this game is over.
England 2-0 Albania
86' Harry Kane has made some England history.
With that goal, he became the first England player to score on his first appearance under three different managers.
He did so under Roy Hodgson, Gareth Southgate and now Thomas Tuchel to pull off an incredible feat.
Kane continues to be the focal point of the Three Lions side.
It definitely won't be changing under Tuchel.
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83' Jordan Henderson comes on for England.
It's his first Three Lions appearance since November 2023.
He replaced Declan Rice for the final stages of this game.
England have the game wrapped up, so they'll be looking to just see this out and keep a clean sheet now.
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80' Thomas Strakosha is going to have to come off now.
The Albanian goalkeeper continued after treatment before that second goal, but he's gone down again.
And with his head in his hands, his game is up.
He reluctantly leaves the pitch as we enter the last 10.
GOAL! England 2-0 Albania: Harry Kane
77' AND THERE IS THE SECOND!
HARRY KANE BRILLIANTLY NETS AGAIN FOR ENGLAND!
That's his 70th goal for his country.
And it's brilliant, as he takes a superb touch, sets himself and then fires into the bottom corner.
That'll wrap it up for the Three Lions!
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76' Thomas Strakosha has been down for a while.
The Albanian goalkeeper received some treatment in the six-yard box after taking a hit from Harry Kane.
He manages to continue and is almost thrown straight back into action as Jude Bellingham heads at goal.
England are pushing for a second.
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73' We're almost into the last 15 minutes of this qualifier.
And England have just made a triple change.
Morgan Rogers, Jarrod Bowen and Anthony Gordon come on for Curtis Jones, Marcus Rashford and Phil Foden.
Can they give the Three Lions an attacking spark?
Stuart Pearce live on talkSPORT: "We've got players coming on who will get at their defenders and I hope they do that."
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70' England survive a quick scare.
Armando Broja gets the better of Dan Burn and charges through down the right-hand side of the box.
Fortunately, his cross is cut out well by Kyle Walker and the Three Lions manage to get the ball away.
They need to be careful to not get caught out late on.
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67' Will Thomas Tuchel be pleased with this performance?
His side have gone a bit flat in recent minutes and they seem to have lost their attacking threat.
Albania haven't been challenged, albeit without having much to shout about at the other end either.
The visiting fans are making most of the noise inside Wembley, with not much coming from the Three Lions fans.
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64' The first substitution comes for Albania.
Chelsea's Armando Broja, who's on loan at Everton, comes on for Rangers' Nedim Bajrami.
Broja will join the attack and look to make a difference.
His country definitely need to show some more threat.
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61' We've got less than half an hour left.
Albania continue to struggle to create and England seem pretty comfortable with their one-goal lead.
Another would help Thomas Tuchel relax though.
The tempo has been slowing in this half compared to the first, and some changes may be needed to liven things up.
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58' Harry Kane gets a shot away in the box!
Marcus Rashford flies down the left and then tries to cut back before allowing Albania to step in.
However, Jude Bellingham wins the ball straight back and sends a cross into Kane who heads just wide.
Stuart Pearce live on talkSPORT: "Every time there's been a ball forward, Albania don't fill me with much confidence."
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55' England's press has been very impressive.
Every time they lose it, they hassle the opposing players, pushing onto them in groups to try and win it back.
The latest press led to Albania just forcing a long ball forward and the Three Lions regained possession quickly.
Another slow build-up then begins as Thomas Tuchel's side look to create another chance for a second goal.
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52' Ezri Konsa comes close to a header.
Phil Foden swings a good ball into the box, with Konsa rising well and looking like he's in plenty of space.
But the Aston Villa man can't get a good connection on the cross and it skims his head before being cleared.
We're yet to see a chance in the second half.
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49' England first attack of the half comes from Phil Foden.
He charges down the right but hesitates and the attack breaks down after a pass that was behind Harry Kane.
Meanwhile, Dan Burn has avoided an unwanted card.
He challenged for the ball and accidentally kicked Myrto Uzuni in the head right on the touchline.
The defender gets the benefit of the doubt, as his usual kicks are a lot higher than other players!
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46' We're back underway at Wembley.
Thomas Tuchel has made no changes at half time.
It would have been interesting to be fly on the wall in that England dressing room as Tuchel spoke to the team.
His ideas are going to keep being put across.
Can his side now take this game away from Albania?
England 1-0 Albania: HALF TIME
England completed 437 passes in the first half against Albania.
That is the Three Lions' most in the first 45 minutes of any match on Opta's records in any competition.
Dan Burn has played a big part in that, completing 88 passes before the break this game at Wembley.
His most passes completed in a full game in his entire 197-match Premier League career is 90 for Newcastle in September 2024.
So that shows just how much the Three Lions have had the ball.
