Ghost goal is still cool for Keane

IF YOU score your first England goal but nobody saw it, does it count? For Keane Lewis-Potter, it most certainly does.

Two minutes into a full Under 21 debut is all it took the Hull City winger to head home and show exactly why Brentford are so keen on signing him. But friends and family back home will not have seen the proud moment. This European Championship qualifier was supposed to be beamed on BBC iPlayer and the FA’s YouTube channel but someone at the local Kosovan broadcaster must have forgotten to plug the gear in. England played out the first 45 minutes in a TV blackout. Harvey Elliott’s vision was a cut above this level, while Tommy Doyle pulled the strings in midfield, with key balls for Lewis-Potter’s opener and then Anthony Gordon’s header, from the cross of Max Aarons. Then came Cameron Archer’s emergence, with two goals after the break. Both of them were instinctive finishes, across the goalkeeper into the far corner. The fifth was embarrassing for the hosts, Ilir Krasniqi somehow forcing it over his own line. James Hill and goalkeeper James Trafford debuted, with boss Lee Carsley giving chances after England qualified for next year’s tournament earlier in the week. They only have Slovenia standing in the way of an unbeaten campaign on Monday.