Phil Foden’s double secured England Under-21s a 2-0 win against Kosovo in their Euro 2021 qualifier at the KCOM Stadium.
Manchester City midfielder Foden followed up a rebound to give England a half-time lead and lashed home his second in stoppage time.
The Young Lions followed up Friday’s 3-2 victory in Turkey by ensuring six points from their opening two Group Three matches.
Aidy Boothroyd’s side should have won by a bigger margin and it was for long periods a frustrating night for a crowd of 15,258 as the hosts failed to cash in on their dominance.
Winger Lirim Kastrati, not to be confused with Kosovo’s left-back who has the same name, raced on to a ball over the top and saw his low shot turned away for a corner.
Steven Sessegnon’s shot was cleared off the goal-line by defender Kastrati and Foden followed up to force the ball home.
Foden’s influence grew and so did England’s dominance. Tom Davies headed Foden’s corner narrowly over and Reiss Nelson’s shot from inside the area was well saved by Kosovo goalkeeper Florjan Smakiqi.
Cantwell’s shot was fumbled for a corner by Smakiqi, but they still had little to show for all their possession and only a brave lunge in the box by Max Aarons denied Kosovo a clear scoring chance.
