Jesse Lingard's first international goal fired England to a 1-0 friendly victory over the Netherlands - their first since Euro 1996 - in Amsterdam on Friday (Mar 23).
Jesse Lingard's first international goal extended England's unbeaten run to seven games and gave them a deserved friendly victory against the Netherlands in Amsterdam on Friday.
Lingard made the decisive contribution just before the hour, arriving on the edge of the penalty area to fire low past Dutch keeper Jeroen Zoet, who got a hand to the shot but could not keep it out. It was just reward for manager Gareth Southgate and his players after a controlled display with an experimental side, including Kyle Walker on the right side of a three-man defence.
Southgate's only complaint will be England should have made more of their domination of possession, though they should also have had a penalty when Marcus Rashford was brought down by a combination of Zoet and defender Matthijs de Ligt.
Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford had the satisfaction of keeping a second successive clean sheet for England, although there was a setback when Joe Gomez went off early through injury.
Despite that, the Netherlands seldom threatened in Ronald Koeman's first game in charge after Dick Advocaat's resignation.
