England put their Greece setback to one side and returned to winning ways in their Nations League campaign after easing past Finland 3-1 in Helsinki on Sunday.
Match Report
Lee Carsley's men were stunned by a 2-1 defeat at home to Greece on Thursday but responded well three days later as Jack Grealish fired England into the lead in the first half.
Trent Alexander Arnold's stunning free-kick 16 minutes from time was followed up by Declan Rice's close-range effort to make sure of victory, with Arttu Hoskonen netting a late consolation for the hosts.
Angel Gomes' neat flick released Grealish into the box after 18 minutes, with the Manchester City midfielder netting his fourth international goal, and second under Carsley, by sliding low into the bottom-right corner.
Finland responded well with Fredrik Jensen firing over before Benjamin Kallman tested Dean Henderson, who was making his first England appearance since 2020.
The hosts continued to cause England problems after the break and should have gone level when Kallman's cross picked out Jensen, only to see his effort blaze over the crossbar.
However, the Three Lions' individual quality shone through, with Alexander-Arnold sending a fine effort beyond Lukas Hradecky in the 74th minute, with Rice then turning home Ollie Watkins' cross shortly after.
There would, however, be no clean sheet for Henderson upon his return to the England line-up, with Hoskonen heading home from a corner to take the gloss off an otherwise comfortable display.
Data Debrief: England back on track
England remain unbeaten in 13 meetings with Finland (W11 D2), the most times they have faced an opponent without ever losing.
The Three Lions are also now unbeaten in their last six away games in all competitions (W5 D2), last having a longer such run between March 2013 and October 2015 (12 in a row).
Carsley is the fifth manager to win both of his first two away games in charge of England after Walter Winterbottom (1946), Glenn Hoddle (1996), Sven-Goran Eriksson (2001) and Roy Hodgson (2012).
In Grealish and Rice, this is the first time the same two players have scored in back-to-back England away games (also vs. Republic of Ireland) since Bukayo Saka and Tammy Abraham in October and November 2021 (v Andorra and San Marino).
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
7' A really sloppy pass by Angel Gomes inside his own half but Keskinen's shot wide
9' Jude Bellingham's curling attempt deflected behind for a corner
17' Grealish guides it home after a beautiful ball from Angel! Finland 0-1 England
27' Angel Gomes is down holding his ankle but he is going to be fine to carry on
34' Rice's attempt fizzes off a Finland defender and behind for a corner
38' Fredrik Jensen lashes an attempt over the bar while off balance
40' Another chance for Benjamin Kallman but his header flies over the bar
45' A shot on the turn by Benjamin Kallman but it's straight at Dean Henderson
51' Palmer creates space for himself before firing & Hradecky gets down to make save
56' CLOSE! Fredrik Jensen misses a great chance as he blazes over from about 7 yards
59' Highlight from Finland vs England
69' Ollie Watkins and Noni Madueke come on to replace Harry Kane and Cole Palmer
74' A beauty of a free-kick from Trent Alexander-Arnold! Finland 0-2 England
77' Match Event for Finland vs England
84' Declan Rice taps home to put the game to bed! Finland 0-3 England
87' Arttu Hoskonen pulls one back for the hosts! Finland 1-3 England
Line-ups
Finland XI: Hradecky, Rasmus Schüller, Nikolai Alho, Jere Uronen, Glen Kamara, Fredrik Jensen, Benjamin Källman, Robert Ivanov, Arttu Hoskonen, Matti Peltola, Topi Keskinen
Subs: Pukki, Pohjanpalo, Jesse Joronen, Robin Lod, Miro Tenho, Adam Ståhl, Urho Nissilä, Juhani Pikkarainen, Viljami Sinisalo, Oliver Antman, Leo Walta, Tomas Galvez
England XI: Walker, Kane, Stones, Grealish, Dean Henderson, Alexander-Arnold, Rice, Angel Gomes, Guehi, Cole Palmer, Jude Bellingham
Subs: Pickford, Pope, Solanke, Ollie Watkins, Foden, Conor Gallagher, Gordon, Tino Livramento, Noni Madueke, Levi Colwill, Rico Lewis