England beat Serbia 2-0 at a rain-soaked Wembley on Thursday night to make it seven wins from seven in World Cup qualifying, with Bukayo Saka and Eberechi Eze scoring a goal in each half. The victory kept the Three Lions' flawless defensive record intact, with Thomas Tuchel's side yet to concede a goal in Group K. England maintained their perfect record despite having already secured their place at next summer's tournament, with the match played out as a low-key dead rubber in heavy rain.

Saka and Eze settle a low-key night

Saka broke the deadlock in the 28th minute, guiding a cultured left-foot volley beyond Serbia goalkeeper Predrag Rajkovic after debutant Nico O'Reilly's lofted ball was parried into his path. It was Saka's 14th goal for England. Tuchel had handed O'Reilly a debut and started Morgan Rogers ahead of Jude Bellingham, with Bellingham and Phil Foden introduced as substitutes after 65 minutes. Foden made the difference late on, driving forward before setting up fellow substitute Eze, who curled a superb finish into the top-right corner in the 90th minute. Jordan Pickford recorded a ninth consecutive competitive clean sheet in goal, in front of a crowd of 74,289.

The win underlined how comfortable England's qualifying campaign has been. The Three Lions have now scored 20 goals without reply in Group K, and victory away to Albania on Sunday would see them complete the qualifying campaign without conceding a goal. Serbia, meanwhile, can no longer finish in the top two of the group after Albania's win over Andorra. With qualification already secured, Tuchel can now use the final match to fine-tune his plans for next summer's World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, as reported from Wembley.