England (4-2-3-1)
Aaron Ramsdale Slightly ponderous on Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson’s early goal. Made good saves in the second half. 5
Kyle Walker Caught out of position when Iceland took an early lead. Did not look up to speed. 5
John Stones Had an injury scare inside the first minute. Gave Thorsteinsson too much space to shoot. 5
Marc Guéhi Vulnerable in the air. Should have been punished for losing Sverrir Ingason at a corner. 4
Kieran Trippier Iceland sent a few long diagonals over his head. Ineffective in possession again. 5
Kobbie Mainoo Allowed Iceland to move through midfield too easily before their goal. Lacks physicality and nous. 4
Declan Rice Needs a more disciplined partner than Mainoo. England were too open. Expect Conor Gallagher to return. 5
Cole Palmer England’s biggest threat. Offered trickery but should have scored. Questions about his work off the ball. 6
Phil Foden Failed to take his chance as a No 10. Passing was poor. Jude Bellingham was missed. 4
Anthony Gordon Returned from injury and produced some exciting runs, but his final ball and finishing disappointed. 6
Harry Kane Some lovely turns and sweeping passes from deep. Surprisingly blazed over from Palmer’s brilliant ball. 5
Substitutes
Ezri Konsa Replaced Stones at half-time but England remained unconvincing. 5; Trent Alexander-Arnold Came on at right-back and almost made a goal straight away. But iffy defensively. 6; Bukayo Saka Built up his match fitness after returning from a groin injury. 6; Joe Gomez His introduction at left-back did not improve things. 6; Ivan Toney Flashed a decent chance wide after replacing Kane. 6; Eberechi Eze Introduced too late to save England from embarrassment. 6
