England followers had been filled with reward for Reece James after the Chelsea star put the Three Lions forward towards Latvia with a shocking free kick.
However the guests may have simply been in entrance if Vladislavs Gutkovskis hadn’t blown a large alternative moments earlier.
The Latvian ahead was gifted a golden probability following a defensive blunder between Jordan Pickford and Marc Guehi. With England making an attempt to play out from the again, Guehi tried to defend the ball for Pickford, however below strain from Gutkovskis, he misjudged it.
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The Crystal Palace defender’s contact despatched the ball previous the onrushing Pickford, leaving it rolling invitingly in direction of the Daejeon Hana Citizen striker.
With the objective at his mercy from a decent angle, Gutkovskis went for it first time, solely to smash his effort into the facet netting. Wembley breathed a collective sigh of aid because the ball rippled the unsuitable facet of the submit.
ITV commentator Lee Dixon referred to as it a “sitter,” and followers on social media didn’t maintain again both.
Minutes later, England made Latvia pay. James stepped up and curled a sensational free kick into the highest nook, sending the house crowd wild and shifting the momentum firmly in England’s favour.
Full malpractice to have Reece James and never let him cross or overlap and even be a fullback.
What a footballer.
— Daniel Childs ?? (@SonOfChelsea) March 24, 2025
At full health, Reece James is England’s finest proper again. No debate
— H (@ClockEndH) March 24, 2025
Reece James objective below Tuchel pic.twitter.com/2yQ0ND6lN8
— Corri (@FPLCorrigan) March 24, 2025
Reece James below Tommy Tuchel, traditional
— Tobes (@TobyEvenden) March 24, 2025
Reece James objective below Tuchel administration (don’t cry don’t cry) pic.twitter.com/G60eEBL4j2
— Alex Coleman (@DarkOfTheMovie) March 24, 2025
Reece James and Luke Shaw are leafs of the identical department, two of the most effective of their place when match however sadly extraordinarily harm inclined
— Ace? (@speeds_c) March 24, 2025
