Key takeaways
- Morgan Rogers scored England’s seventh goal in the 87th minute.
- Thomas Tuchel introduced the Chelsea attacker after 69 minutes.
- England finish their international window against Czechia on Tuesday.
Morgan Rogers came off the bench to complete England’s 7-0 demolition of Croatia, rounding goalkeeper Dominik Livaković before scoring in Rijeka.
The Chelsea attacker finished a Jude Bellingham through-ball with three minutes of normal time remaining, adding his name to the scoresheet after starting among the substitutes.
Morgan Rogers makes England opportunity count
As detailed in Chelsea’s official international report, Rogers entered the match in the 69th minute with England already six goals ahead.
He quickly created another opening, delivering a low cross from the left that Bukayo Saka fired over.
Rogers then supplied the final goal himself. He ran behind Croatia’s defence to collect Bellingham’s pass, took the ball around Livaković and finished into the empty net.
Tuchel had made five changes after Tuesday’s victory over Czechia, which Rogers started.
PA’s match report confirmed doubles for Harry Kane and Saka, with Bellingham and Anthony Gordon also scoring.
One more England fixture before Chelsea return
England host Czechia at Wembley on Tuesday 6 October to conclude their extended international programme.
Rogers remains Chelsea’s representative in Tuchel’s squad following Cole Palmer’s withdrawal, with the wider picture covered in our Chelsea international tracker.
Chelsea then begin their next run of fixtures against Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge on Saturday 10 October.
