England 3-0 Latvia result - Three Lions make it two wins from two in World Cup qualifying under Thomas Tuchel

England made it two wins from two under Thomas Tuchel with a 3-0 victory over Latvia at Wembley.

Reece James and Eberechi Eze scored their first senior international goals, while Harry Kane was also on target for the hosts.

The Three Lions survived a scare in the 19th minute, as a breakdown in communication between Marc Guehi and Jordan Pickford presented an open goal to Vladislavs Gutkovskis. However, the Latvia striker could only hit the side-netting from a tight angle.

England struggled to find the breakthrough at the other end until the 38th minute, when James whipped an exquisite 25-yard free-kick into the top-left corner.

The hosts finally established breathing space midway through the second half when Declan Rice made a clever run to receive Morgan Rogers' pass, and squared the ball across the six-yard box for Kane to tap in.

Eze put the result beyond any doubt in the 75th minute, running at the Latvia defence and cutting inside, before finding the net via a deflection.

Like James, Eze scored his first senior international goal, coming off the bench to seal the victory.

"I think it was a strong performance from us," he said. "We knew what we needed to do today. We did well.

"I always want to impact the game whenever I play, or however long I get. Today, it has come off, it is good to contribute."

On his goal, he explained: "I tried to create space, I tried to destabilise the defender and get my shot off. It worked."

Speaking about James' free-kick, Eze added: "He's capable of hitting dead-balls like that. We expect it with his quality."

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Reece James got the ball rolling for England on his first international start for two-and-a-half years.

"It's been a long time. I've had a frustrating two-and-a-half years," he said. "I'm so happy to get called up for my country again, and I'm happy to play."

On his goal, he added: "I saw the wall and I felt I could bend it around. Thankfully, I managed to hit the back of the net.

"I was a bit surprised it actually hit the net. I thought the goalkeeper maybe could have got there, but looking at the replay, it was probably tough [for him]."

Finally, on working under Tuchel, James concluded: "His ideas are clear, his goals and his targets. He's set them out from the minute he came in.

"We have one objective. Our objective starts this international window. We need to keep building right up to the World Cup."

While not overly spectacular, it was another routine victory at the start of the Tuchel era.

England quickly asserted their dominance on proceedings, but they were lacking the cutting edge against a stubborn Latvian defence.

Not only that, but they also survived a huge scare when Guehi and Pickford's mix-up allowed Gutkovskis an opportunity that will haunt him.

It was not until James' moment of magic that the deadlock was finally broken in the 38th minute.

Kane was in the right place at the right time to double the lead from Rice's centre on the night he matched Billy Wright's tally of 105 caps.

Eze's first senior international goal added further gloss to the scoreline, as England made it six points from six in Group K.

England 3-0 Latvia

There will be a further three minutes played at Wembley.

Barring the most spectacular of collapses, England are on course to achieve that in competitive matches for the first time since their run at Euro 2020.

Rogers is involved again with a surging run inside from the right flank.

The Aston Villa man then unleashes a fierce strike that the goalkeeper is forced to tip over.

More activity on the England bench as we approach the final 10 minutes.

Henderson, Jones and Walker enter, with Rice, Rashford and Lewis-Skelly making way.

Rogers looks to get in on the act by attacking the space on the edge of the area.

However, his eventual shot is wide of the target.

The substitute grabs his first England goal!

Receiving the ball on the left, Eze runs at the Latvia defence and cuts inside, before his shot ends up in the net via a deflection.

England go in search of a third goal, as they look to hit Latvia on the break.

Rashford leads the charge and waits for the overlapping run of Kane, but the visitors recover numbers to snuff out the danger.

The Three Lions have their second goal!

Rice makes a brilliant run into the box to meet Rogers' clever pass.

He then sends the ball across the six-yard area towards the far post, where Kane arrives to tuck it into an empty net.

Damage limitation from Tuchel as he opts not to risk Bellingham for any longer.

Foden comes on in his place.

Lewis-Skelly fizzes the ball into the feet of Bellingham, who lays it off for Kane.

The England skipper works it onto his left foot, before bending a shot whiskers wide of the post.

The first activity from the hosts' bench sees Eze introduced in place of Bowen.

Latvia also make a couple more changes, as Daskevics and Sits enter the action.

Bellingham, already on a yellow card, catches Jurkovskis with a late sliding challenge.

The referee appears to give the England midfielder his final warning, while opting against shown him a second yellow.

England force the first corner of the second period, after Rashford's cross deflects behind via the face of Ciganiks.

Meanwhile, Latvia make a change with Jagodinskis coming on for Savalnieks.

England have won each of their last 35 competitive matches at Wembley when leading at half-time.

The Three Lions will be fully expecting to extend that streak to 36 today.