Raheem Sterling keeps his cool to see off Iceland amid blaze of late drama

05-Sep-2020 18:16:58 | Guardian

England got away with this. Or, more specifically, Kyle Walker and Joe Gomez got away with this. They were the most relieved men in Reykjavik on an underwhelming occasion when Raheem Sterling’s late penalty edged Gareth Southgate’s team to victory.

Walker had put England in peril by collecting a second yellow card in the 70th minute, scarring his return to the international fold after a 15-month hiatus, and he had reason to be extremely grateful to Sterling, his Manchester City teammate, who won and converted the penalty that appeared to have broken Iceland’s stout resistance.