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Lithuania national football team
European Championship | Qualifiers
Oct 12, 2015 at 7.45pm UK
 
England national football team

0-3

FT(HT: 0-2)
Barkley (29'), Arlauskis (35' og.), Oxlade-Chamberlain (62')

Player Ratings: Lithuania 0-3 England

Sports Mole reviews how the players fared in Vilnius as England rounded off Euro 2016 qualifying with a comfortable 3-0 win over Lithuania.

England finished their Euro 2016 qualification campaign with a 100% record after beating Lithuania 3-0 in Vilnius tonight for their 10th successive win in Group E.

Ross Barkley fired the Three Lions into the lead on 29 minutes, before an own goal from goalkeeper Giedrius Arlauskis saw them double the advantage prior to the break.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain added a slick third on 62 minutes as Roy Hodgson's side became the sixth team in history to win every single European Championship qualifier.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain of England (7) celebrates with Adam Lallana (11) as he scores their third goal during the UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying Group E match between Lithuania and England at LFF Stadionas on October 12, 2015© Getty Images

Here, Sports Mole sorts the heroes from the villains on a simple night for England.



LITHUANIA

Goal

Giedrius Arlauskis: Could have done more for England's second; not because he scored it, but because Kane beat him at his near post. To his credit, also pulled off some very decent second-half saves. (6/10)

Defence

Georgas Freidgeimas: Did brilliantly to keep the in-form Vardy quiet on Lithuania's right-hand side of defence, barring one or two hairy moments. (7/10)

Linas Klimavicius: Did not perform too badly at all, and one moment sticks in the mind when he cleared Kane's shot off the line in the second half. (7/10)

Tomas Mikuckis: Guilty of giving Kane - and later Ings - far too much space, but fortunately for Mikuckis both strikers endured off-nights. (4/10)

Vytautas Andriuskevicius : Shackled Oxlade-Chamberlain well, but he was fortunate not to be punished early in the second half when he cheaply conceded possession in the England attack which led to Klimavicius clearing off the line. (6/10)

Midfield

Arvydas Novikovas: One of the few players who tried to make something happen at the other end, but ultimately failed. Still, he deserves credit for the effort. (4/10)

Mindaugas Panka: Often guilty of hanging on to the ball for far too long, seemingly oblivious to the fact he was facing some very capable players. (4/10)

Arturas Zulpa: Charged with the task of shackling Barkley, but got nowhere near him for the youngster's opening goal before the half-hour mark. (4/10)

Vykintas Slivka: Found himself with some excellent chances to cut open England, but it was often followed by a dreadful through ball. (4/10)

Fedor Cernych: Enjoyed one or two good moments on Lithuania's left flank, but Walker had his number for the most part. (5/10)

Attack

Lukas Spalvis: Totally isolated as Lithuania's spearhead, but did excellently to force Butland into a finger-tip save in the first half for his only real sight at goal. (5/10)

Substitutes

Deividas Matulevicius: Replaced Spalvis late on but most likely did not even get a touch of the ball. (4/10)



ENGLAND

Goal

Jack Butland: Precious little to do for 90 minutes, but did pull off an excellent finger-tip save to keep out Spalvis in the first half. (6/10)

Defence

Kyle Walker: Had virtually nothing to do defensively, and could have contributed more to an uninspired attack - especially in the second period. (6/10)

Phil Jagielka: Skippered the Three Lions for the first time but, like his defensive teammates, the Everton man had precious little to do all night. (6/10)

Phil Jones: Enjoyed a number of marauding runs deep into enemy territory, but his decision making often let him down once he reached a certain point. (6/10)

Kieran Gibbs: Slightly lacklustre in possession at times and did not attack anywhere near enough as he could and should have. (6/10)

Midfield

Jonjo Shelvey: Did well at the base of England's midfield and was probably man of the match, but such a suggestion says a lot more about his teammates' struggles than his excellence on the night. (7/10)

Ross Barkley: Opened the scoring but, like many of his England teammates, the Everton man was so quiet apart from his goal. Man of the match against Estonia, but was nowhere near as influential tonight. (6/10)

Adam Lallana: Often over-complicated England's attack with a number of tricks and flicks that seldom came off. He was withdrawn for Dele Alli on the hour mark. (5/10)

Attack

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain: Scored an excellent goal, but that strike certainly papered over the cracks of a very ordinary performance from the Arsenal man, who was far too sluggish throughout. (6/10)

Jamie Vardy: The jet-heeled Leicester man did not fare well on this surface one bit and looked a passenger for the 90 minutes. Also picked up a stupid booking. (5/10)

Harry Kane: Had the shot which led to Arlauskis's own goal, but should have scored legitimately in the second half, only for the Lithuania stopper to keep him out. Hauled off for Ings on 58 minutes. (5/10)

Substitutes

Dele Alli: Looked a little sluggish in possession on the night of his second England cap. (4/10)

Danny Ings: Drilled a decent shot at Arlauskis early on in his cameo - which was also his debut - but the Liverpool man never looked like fattening the lead. (5/10)

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