If you score a first-ever England goal but nobody witnessed the moment, does it count? For Keane Lewis-Potter, it most certainly does.
Two minutes into a full Under-21 debut is all it took the Hull City winger to head home and show exactly why Brentford are so keen on signing him this summer.
Well, show those in Kosovo – because friends and family back on the east coast will not have seen the proudest moment of his fledgling career.
This European Championship qualifier was supposed to be beamed on BBC iPlayer and the FA’s YouTube channel but someone at the local Kosovan broadcaster must have forgotten to plug the gear in properly. England played out the first 45 minutes of this cantering victory in a TV blackout.
Those issues aside, this was another fine evening for Lee Carsley. Only Slovenia stand in their way of an unbeaten campaign on Monday and valuable notes were taken on a number of debutants, including goalkeeper James Trafford.
It is noticeable that England boast more ingenuity for Harvey Elliott’s inclusion, the Liverpool midfielder recording three assists.
‘The bar is constantly getting raised and it's important you keep up, the players who played here are more than capable of improving the team,’ Carsley said. ‘It was important that we’ve seen as many players as we can.’
Cameron Archer’s brace, both instinctive finishes across the goalkeeper, also indicate he will provide serious competition for regular No 9 Folarin Balogun.
Manchester City’s Tommy Doyle pulled the strings in midfield, with key balls for Lewis-Potter’s opener and then Anthony Gordon’s header soon after. An Ilir Krasniqi own goal later gifted a fifth.
