Lee Carsley may have gambled away England job as damning stats underline how bad Greece horror show really was

LEE CARSLEY may have lost his chance of landing the England job on a full-time basis after the shock defeat to Greece.

The Three Lions were humbled 2-1 as they were defeated at Wembley in the Nations League.

Jude Bellingham had looked to have spared England's blushes as his 87th-minute goal cancelled out Vangelis Pavlidis's earlier goal.

However, the Greek striker struck again in the 94th minute to hand the visitors an emotional victory following the tragic death of George Baldock.

Many had believed that Carsley was the man to take England forward after the impressive wins over Finland and the Republic of Ireland in his first two matches of his interim reign.

However, the underlining stats made during the loss to Greece may have wrecked his chances.

Greece's win meant they set the record to become the lowest-ranked side, 48th, to beat England on home soil.

The previous record was set when North Ireland beat England 1-0 in a World Cup qualifier back in September 2005.

They are also the lowest-ranked side to beat the Three Lions in a competitive match in 19 years.

It was also the first time England had ever lost to Greece and the first goals scored by the nation at Wembley.

Carsley opted to play a very attacking side with the likes of Phil Foden, Cole Palmer, Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka and Anthony Gordon all starting.

The team set up in a false nine due to the absence of Harry Kane but the glut of attacking talent failed to shine.

Bellingham's goal was England's first shot on target since his effort in the 87th minute.

Defensively, the Three Lions allowed Pavlidis to score his first international goals since June 2022 when he netted in the 3-0 win over Cyprus.

After the match, Carsley admitted that the tactics had only been practised the bold style for 20 minutes.

He also put doubt on his willingness to be named the permenant manager of England.

He said: “I was surprised after the last camp [to hear], ‘The job’s mine, it’s mine to lose.'

"My remit is I am doing three camps and then hopefully going back to the Under-21s.”

After being pressed as to why he's hopeful of returning to his normal job, Carsley added: "I said at the start that I wouldn’t rule myself in or out.

"And that’s still the case. I’m more than comfortable in my position where I am.

"The remit was clear. I’m comfortable and confident with that.

“After the first camp, I definitely didn’t get too excited or believe too much.

“I’m very aware that this job is one of the best in the world in terms of you’ve actually got a chance of winning.

"Obviously, I’m talking about that after a loss but in terms of a major competition – and that’s still the case.”