What’s Hot and What’s Not from England’s international break

HOT – Step closer to qualification

It was far from England’s best performance against Lithuania, but Southgate’s men got the three points to take another step closer to the 2018 World Cup finals.

The Three Lions picked up their fourth win in five qualifiers to seize control of Group F, and with second place Slovakia already four points adrift of the leaders, England are well-placed to secure automatic qualification to Russia.

There is still work to be done, but with Slovenia and Slovakia still to visit Wembley, as well as Southgate’s men facing trips to both Lithuania and Malta, the Three Lions can be confident of securing the points needed to qualify for next year’s World Cup.