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England player ratings: Sterling stars as Italy earn late draw

By Danny Hart

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 27: The England team observe a minutes silence in memory of Jimmy Armfield, Cyrille Regis, and Davide Astori prior to the International friendly between England and Italy at Wembley Stadium on March 27, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 27: The England team observe a minutes silence in memory of Jimmy Armfield, Cyrille Regis, and Davide Astori prior to the International friendly between England and Italy at Wembley Stadium on March 27, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 27: The England team observe a minutes silence in memory of Jimmy Armfield, Cyrille Regis, and Davide Astori prior to the International friendly between England and Italy at Wembley Stadium on March 27, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 27: The England team observe a minutes silence in memory of Jimmy Armfield, Cyrille Regis, and Davide Astori prior to the International friendly between England and Italy at Wembley Stadium on March 27, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) /

England used a 5-3-2 system once again.

England faced Italy at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday in the final international friendly before Gareth Southgate names his provisional squad for the 2018 World Cup.

Jamie Vardy put the Three Lions in front in the first half after a quickly taken free-kick from Jesse Lingard, but Lorenzo Insigne scored a late penalty after a VAR decision to earn a 1-1 draw for the Italians.

Jack Butland was given a start in goal for England in one of five changes from the win over the Netherlands on Friday. In front of him, Kieran Trippier, Kyle Walker and John Stones continued in a five-man defense, while James Tarkowski and Ashley Young replaced Joe Gomez and Danny Rose.

In midfield, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Lingard started for the second game in a row, with Eric Dier replacing Jordan Henderson in the center, while Vardy started instead of Marcus Rashford alongside Raheem Sterling in attack.

So, did anyone firmly cement their place in the World Cup squad? Was Butland able to move ahead of Jordan Pickford in the battle for the #1 shirt? Without any further ado, let’s take a look at the England player ratings.

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