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England 7-0 Croatia: Kane and Saka each score twice in Rijeka

Nations League, 3 October. Spain beat Czechia 3-1 the same night. The Premier League stays frozen until 10 October.

England 7-0 Croatia: Kane and Saka each score twice in Rijeka

Why this match matters

England went to Rijeka on Saturday 3 October and left with a 7-0 win in UEFA Nations League League A Group 3. Spain beat Czechia 3-1 the same night in Oviedo. The Premier League does not restart until Saturday 10 October, when Arsenal meet Leeds at 12:30 UK time. This desk prints the international scores and leaves the league table where matchweek 5 left it.

What actually happened

BBC Sport, Sky Sports and Reuters agree on 7-0 at Stadion HNK Rijeka. Half-time was 0-4. Harry Kane scored in the 8th and 53rd minutes. Jude Bellingham scored in the 21st. Anthony Gordon scored in the 39th. Bukayo Saka scored in the 45th and 68th. Morgan Rogers scored in the 87th. Reuters: Kane marked his 124th cap with his 88th and 89th England goals, one short of Peter Shilton on caps.

Spain 3-1 Czechia at Estadio Carlos Tartiere in Oviedo. ESPN: Lamine Yamal in the 6th minute, Rodri in the 35th, Jiri Slama in the 69th, Mikel Merino in the 89th. Half-time was 2-0. Ladislav Krejci was sent off. El Pais timed some of those goals a minute earlier. This desk uses the ESPN minutes. Spain are 3-0-0 with 9 points. Their unbeaten run is 41.

What it changes

The group, from ESPN and El Pais after both games: Spain 9, England 6, Croatia 3, Czechia 0. England have two wins and a loss. The Premier League table after matchweek 5, from StatMuse and Soccer Tonic on 21 September: Manchester City 15 from five, Arsenal 12, Brighton 10. No club score from this international window is printed here.

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