England player ratings: Elliot Anderson and Eberchi Eze impress in World Cup qualifying win over Serbia | OneFootball

England earned yet another win and clean sheet in their World Cup qualifying campaign after seeing off Serbia 2-0 at Wembley Stadium.

Bukayo Saka steered home a well-controlled volley in the first half before Eberechi Eze came off the bench to wrap up the win with a wonderful curling effort into the top corner.

England were not at their free-flowing best and toiled at times in the pouring rain, but manager Thomas Tuchel can be satisfied with another three points before they head to Albania for their final qualifying game.

Here is how the players rated:

Jordan Pickford, 6: Picked up a leg injury in the first half but appeared to shake it off. Had little to do beyond rushing out of his box to make a few clearances.

Reece James, 7: Given a more adventurous role than at Chelsea with license to surge on the overlap and offer some attack threat. A typically solid performance.

Ezri Konsa, 6: Made an important recovery challenge in the final moments as Serbia chased a late equaliser, on an otherwise quiet night for the Aston Villa defender.

John Stones, 6: Dished out a crunching tackle in the first half to prevent a counterattack but, like Konsa, didn’t have much to do until Serbia’s late flurry of attacks.

Nico O’Reilly, 7: Hit the shot which rebounded in the air before Saka’s opening goal, although technically that probably wasn’t enough to earn an assist. A promising England debut to build on an impressive start to the season with Manchester City.

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Elliot Anderson impressed in England’s midfield (Getty Images)

Elliot Anderson, 8: Excellent again at the heart of England’s midfield as the bulldog snapping at Serbian heels, but with the quality to make the Three Lions tick on the ball too. It is obvious why Thomas Tuchel is so committed to using Anderson as his No 6 at the World Cup.

Declan Rice, 6: A rare match in which the Arsenal midfielder had a pretty quiet game.

Bukayo Saka, 7: Excellent finish, controlling his volley into the far corner, having wasted some good chances in the box moments earlier.

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Bukayo Saka celebrates after giving England the lead at Wembley (Reuters)

Morgan Rogers, 5: Sent a header just wide in an otherwise quiet display. Did he do enough to keep Bellingham out of the team for Sunday’s match in Albania?

Marcus Rashford, 7: England’s biggest threat in the first half, playing a clever give-and-go with Rice which almost led to a goal, before a lovely nutmeg along the byline. Not everything he tried came off, but he certainly tried.

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Marcus Rashford was bright in the first half (The FA via Getty Images)

Harry Kane, 7: Some moments of high quality from the captain including some eye-catching crossfield balls to Saka which set up one-on-one dribbles down the right side, but no goal tonight after missing a good headed opportunity from a corner.

Jude Bellingham, 6: Brought energy and a couple of moments of spark in the final third, but couldn’t find his telling touch or the killer final ball.

Phil Foden, 7: Did well in a false nine role after replacing Kane in the second half. Missed a decent headed opportunity before teeing up Eze for his goal.

Eberechi Eze, 8: Had one or two bright moments off the bench including a stabbed shot which was saved on to the bar, before a wonderful first-time curling finish into the top corner to kill off the game.

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Eberechi Eze, right, celebrates England’s late second goat at Wembley. Phil Foden, left, provided the assist (Mike Egerton/PA) (PA Wire)

Jordan Henderson, 7: Pulled the strings from England’s deep midfield role.

Adam Wharton: 7: Only on for a few minutes but looked classy on the ball and will hope for more minutes in Albania on Sunday.