England 5-3 Kosovo: Sancho & Sterling star in 8-goal thriller, Kane scores

England fell behind in the opening minute but came back to defeat Kosovo in an eight-goal thriller at St Mary's Stadium.

Match Reports

Raheem Sterling scored and recorded a trio of assists while Jadon Sancho hit his first England goals as Gareth Southgate's side came from behind to beat Kosovo 5-3 in Southampton. 

Kosovo led after 34 seconds of the Euro 2020 qualifier at St Mary's Stadium on Tuesday, Valon Berisha giving the Three Lions a scare, but they roared back to lead 5-1 at half-time thanks to Sterling's inspirational display.

He levelled the scores with a header and set up Harry Kane to make it 2-1 before Mergim Vojvoda's own goal, Sterling then providing assists for Sancho's two strikes in an action-packed Group A clash.

Match Events

1' GOAL! England 0-1 Kosovo (Berisha)

Goal! Kosovo have got their heads in front thanks to a Valon Berisha strike.

8' GOAL! England 1-1 Kosovo (Sterling)

Raheem Sterling nets with a header to make it 1-1 at St. Mary's Stadium.

19' GOAL! England 2-1 Kosovo (Kane)

Harry Kane puts the ball in the net and the home team now lead 2-1.

38' OWN GOAL! England 3-1 Kosovo (Vojvoda)

Aliti goes down with an injury on the left flank, but England continue their attack down the right flank. Sancho probes down the wing before firing a low ball into the middle. Vojvoda steers it into his own net by sticking out a left boot.

44' GOAL! England 4-1 Kosovo (Sancho)

Raheem Sterling instrumental with a fine assist.

46' GOAL! England 5-1 Kosovo (Sancho)

Jadon Sancho puts the ball in the net and the home team extend their lead. The score-line now reads 5-1.

49' GOAL! England 5-2 Kosovo (Berisha)

Great play from Vedat Muriqi to set up the goal.

55' Penalty Goal! England 5-3 Kosovo (Muriqi)

Muriqi picks himself off the deck to fire the ball towards the corner. Pickford gets a hand to it but there's too much power on the strike as Kosovo pull another goal back.

65' Penalty Miss! England 5-3 Kosovo (Kane)

Kane goes to the bottom left corner and does not strike well enough to beat Muric, who gets across with a big hand to make the stop. A vital moment in the game as it keeps Kosovo alive.

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