Serbia v England – live: Euro 2024 result and reaction as Jordan Pickford saves nervy Three Lions

England acquired their Euro 2024 marketing campaign up and operating with a gap win win over Serbia in Gelsenkirchen.

Jude Bellingham’s highly effective header put Gareth Southgate’s aspect into an early benefit throughout a primary half that they largely managed, and whereas a second-half wobble gave their opponents hope, England held agency defensively to safe a priceless three factors in Group C.

But which different gamers stood out within the win? Here’s how the England gamers rated in Gelsenkirchen:

England’s subsequent recreation is towards Denmark in Frankfurt on Thursday, 20 June. It kicks off at 5pm BST.

For Serbia, their subsequent match comes towards Slovenia on the Allianz Arena in Munich. It begins at 2pm BST on 20 June.

The closing spherical of fixtures within the group comes on Tuesday 25 June, with each video games kicking off at 8pm BST.

Here’s a take a look at the Group C desk after the primary spherical of fixtures.

1 – England – 3 factors, GD +1

2 – Denmark – 1 factors, GD 0

3 – Slovenia – 1 factors, GD 0

4 – Serbia – 0 factors, GD -1

A composed first half was adopted by a considerably worrying second from England, and the drop-off between the primary group and the subs was evident in some instances.

England failed to regulate the sport regardless of their early lead, and they by no means capitalised on that lead both. That efficiency actually hasn’t despatched a message to Germany, Spain or France.

FULL-TIME! The referee blows the whistle and England get the job executed. Three factors are actually all that issues, however they’ll are available to some criticism tomorrow.

Another very important England free-kick as Kane will get in entrance of the defender earlier than being introduced down. Pickford will go lengthy into the nook.

Serbia with one other worrying counter as Tadic sweeps it broad, but it surely ends with Bowen blocking and then clearing it straight to a purple shirt.

Gallagher wins a significant free-kick within the Serbia half as he’s first to a unfastened ball. There’ll be no rush to take this.

Shaky stuff from England right here, however they’re retaining the ball properly in the meanwhile. Kane drops deep to gather earlier than recycling it to Gallagher, earlier than Foden appears to be like to create one thing with a ball excessive to Trippier, which is minimize out.

There’ll be 4 minutes of added time.