Aston Villa trio Ollie Watkins, Ezri Konsa and Morgan Rogers helped England secure a crucial 3-0 victory over Greece on Thursday night.
Watkins opened the scoring for the Three Lions, converting a well-taken right-footed finish from six yards early on in Athens – his fifth goal for his country.
The Villa striker completed 66 minutes, starting alongside defender Konsa, who made way at half-time in the UEFA Nations League encounter.
Attacking midfielder Rogers was introduced for his senior England debut as a 66th-minute substitute, proudly becoming the 78th Villa player to represent the Three Lions, and duly played his part in England’s second goal.
Rogers found Jude Bellingham before he embarked on a surging run and saw his long-range strike rebound off a post and hit Greece goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos before crossing the line.
The impressive victory moves England top of League B Group 2, level on 12 points with Greece, ahead of Sunday’s final match against the Republic of Ireland at Wembley.
Amadou Onana completed 90 minutes for Belgium as they fell to a 1-0 defeat against Italy in Brussels.
It means Belgium, who face bottom nation Israel on Sunday, look set to finish third in League A Group 2 and face a potential play-off to remain in the top tier.
Earlier on Thursday, Joe Gauci kept a clean sheet for Australia as they played out a goalless draw against Saudi Arabia in Melbourne.
The point leaves the Socceroos in second place in Group C, on six points from five matches, as they bid to progress from the third round of qualification for the 2026 World Cup.
Tony Popovic’s side face Bahrain in their next qualifier on Tuesday.
