England 2-0 Ukraine: Saka stars as Three Lions stroll

Having become England's all-time leading scorer in the 2-1 win over Italy in Naples, Kane broke the deadlock in the 37th minute at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.

England's captain converted a superb cross from Saka, who then put the hosts in complete command three minutes later.

A comeback was never on the cards after the Arsenal star's long-range effort, with England firmly in control of Group C with six points from two games.

8 - Aged 21 years and 202 days, Bukayo Saka has scored eight goals for @England; only Dixie Dean (16), Jimmy Greaves (16), Wayne Rooney (12) and Michael Owen (10) have scored more goals for the Three Lions as of Saka's current age. Winger. pic.twitter.com/h2tB7WbTGi

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) March 26, 2023

England had struggled to break down Ukraine before Saka produced a whipped delivery to the far post, where Kane was waiting to fire into the bottom-left corner with aplomb.

After teeing up the first, Saka then produced a second out of nothing, bending magnificently into the top-right corner.

Ukraine were improved in the second half, but did not even manage a corner until the 73rd minute, illustrating England's comfort in seeing out the victory.

England withdrew Kane late on to hand Ivan Toney his England debut, and Gareth Southgate will surely have several opportunities to introduce new faces if his side's qualifying campaign continues in this serene fashion.

Toney's fellow substitute Conor Gallagher forced a smart stop out of Anatolii Trubin before Harry Maguire headed over and Jack Grealish went close, with the only frustration for England being a failure to add further gloss with a third.

Having sealed wins over their two toughest opponents in the group, England now look near-certainties to claim one of the two qualifying spots from Group C.

Ukraine survived a late push for a third from England to keep the scoreline respectable, but they will need to show a lot more going forward if they are to beat Italy to the other spot in the top two.

While Ukraine have never beaten England on the road in five attempts, this result saw the Three Lions' snap a three-game winless streak on home soil.

England’s superb second goal from Saka was his eighth for the Three Lions, reaching that tally aged 21 years and 202 days.

Dixie Dean (16), Jimmy Greaves (16), Wayne Rooney (12) and Michael Owen (10) are the only players to have scored more goals for England at the same age.

Used to being extremely busy for Everton, England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford could hardly have had a quieter afternoon. He did not face a single shot on target, with Ukraine managing only three attempts all game.