England vs North Macedonia LIVE! Euro 2024 qualifier result, match stream and latest updates today

Bukayo Saka scored a jaw-dropping first career hat-trick as rampant England roared to a 7-0 victory against North Macedonia in Monday’s memorable Euro 2024 qualifier.

Gareth Southgate’s side are all but assured of making it to Germany having reached the halfway point of qualification with four wins from their four Group C games.

Harry Kane struck twice in an Old Trafford annihilation that also saw Marcus Rashford and Kalvin Phillips get in on the act, but ever-improving talent Saka was the star of the show with his tremendous treble.

The 21-year-old is at the heart of a catchy new chant about England going to Berlin and showed just why he is considered one of the world’s best young talents.

Saka slammed home from a tight angle after Kane’s opener - the sixth straight game he has scored in - and before Rashford’s goal at his home ground.

The young forward left the 70,708 in attendance stunned immediately after the break when scoring a sensational left-footed strike from a similarly impressive pass by Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Saka soon completed the first hat-trick of his senior career with a cool finish that was complemented by substitute Phillips’ tap-in and a Kane spot-kick.

England vs North Macedonia latest news

• Full match report

• England player ratings

• Analysis: Manchester United must be dreaming of England’s attack

• What Alexander-Arnold told Saka at half-time before England volley

Good night!

23:16 , Jonathan Gorrie

Thank you for joinng Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of England’s win over North Marcedonia.

Find our report, ratings, analysis and reaction below!

Southgate hints Alexander-Arnold is primed for long-term midfield role

23:15 , Jonathan Gorrie

Gareth Southgate says he “didn’t even think twice” about playing Trent Alexander-Arnold in midfield for England’s win over North Macedonia.

The Three Lions wrapped up a long season with a 7-0 win to maintain their 100% record in Euro 2024 qualification at Old Trafford.

Liverpool star Alexander-Arnold has borne the brunt of frequent criticism for his defending for both club and country but moved into midfield at club level towards the end of the season.

Read the full story here!

What Alexander-Arnold told Saka at half-time before England volley

22:27 , Jonathan Gorrie

Bukayo Saka says Trent Alexander-Arnold told him he would deliver a stunning assist before the Arsenal forward scored his second of three goals for England on Monday night.

For the first time in his career, Saka bagged a hat-trick as the Three Lions sailed to a 7-0 win over North Macedonia at Old Trafford.

Read the full story here!

Harry Kane’s masterclass in Manchester will have United dreaming of England attack

22:10 , Jonathan Gorrie

The image of Harry Kane jumping for joy and celebrating is a sight many at Old Trafford will want to keep seeing.

The 29-year-old was part of a devastating England attacking performance featuring Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford and Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka in a 7-0 win over North Macedonia in Group C.

Read Nizaar Kinsella’s full analysis here!

England player ratings vs North Macedonia: Bukayo Saka delights as Harry Kane sets the standard in big win

21:53 , Jonathan Gorrie

Bukayo Saka scored a sensational hat-trick as England hammered North Macedonia 7-0 at Old Trafford to maintain their 100 per cent start to Euro 2024 qualifying.

Harry Kane turned home Luke Shaw’s cross to open the scoring before Saka’s fierce finish into the roof of the net doubled their lead.

Marcus Rashford made it 3-0 with a close-range strike and Saka added goals four and five -- a stunning volley into the top corner and cool finish 1v1 after being released by Kane.

Substitute Kalvin Phillips added a sixth with a tap-in and Kane rounded off the win with a penalty after John Stones was hauled to the ground at a corner.

Dan Kilpatrick was at Old Trafford to rate the England players...

Full match report: Bukayo Saka scores first career hat-trick as Three Lions end season on a high

21:53 , Jonathan Gorrie

England made it four wins from four on the road to Euro 2024 with a dominant 7-0 win over North Macedonia.

For the first time since 2007, Old Trafford hosted the Three Lions and Gareth Southgate’s side did not disappoint. Where last year’s trip to Molineux was bleak, England turned on the style to finish what has often felt like a never-ending season on a high.

Read Jonathan Gorrie’s full match report here!

Nizaar Kinsella at Old Trafford

21:43 , Jonathan Gorrie

England also do a post-match lap of honour as they go on well deserved holidays after a the longest season in memory.

Nizaar Kinsella at Old Trafford

21:43 , Jonathan Gorrie

Bukayo Saka has the match ball under his arm and is doing his post match interview on the pitch at Old Trafford. A moment that will live long in his memory, and his second goal will live long in mine.

Dan Kilpatrick at Old Trafford

21:42 , Jonathan Gorrie

England round off a gruelling season with a massive win to continue their 100 per cent start to Euro 2024 qualifying. They really do look a class above most other nations in Europe at the moment. A grinning Bukayo Saka is clutching the match-ball and being congratulated by teammates. He was the star but this was also a brilliant team display.

FT: England 7-0 North Macedonia

21:37 , Jonathan Gorrie

England sign off with a huge win over North Macedonia, with Euro 2024 qualification all but guaranteed.

Cruise control for England

21:33 , Jonathan Gorrie

86 mins: England look set to score anytime they go forward.

Can they get another here?

GOAL! England 7-0 North Macedonia | Harry Kane ‘72

21:20 , Jonathan Gorrie

72 mins: A brilliant penalty from Kane!

PENALTY TO ENGLAND!

21:19 , Jonathan Gorrie

72 mins: John Stones hauled down!

Kane to step-up...

PENALTY TO ENGLAND!

21:19 , Jonathan Gorrie

72 mins: John Stones hauled down!

Kane to step-up...

Dan Kilpatrick at Old Trafford

21:14 , Jonathan Gorrie

A standing ovation from Old Trafford and a huge hug from Southgate for Saka as he came off. The England manager will know what that performance meant to the 21-year-old.

GOAL! England 6-0 North Macedonia | Kalvin Phillips ‘64

21:12 , Jonathan Gorrie

GOAL!

Patient play from Grealish and Shaw allows the former to tease a ball into Harry Kane.

That’s defended before Kane can get a shot away but rolls to Phillips a yard out and the midfielder pokes the ball home.

Grealish on!

21:09 , Jonathan Gorrie

62 mins: Let’s see if there any cobwebs...

GOAL! England 5-0 North Macedonia | Bukayo Saka ‘51

21:00 , Jonathan Gorrie

50 mins: And there’s his hat-trick!

Saka bags his third at Old Trafford.

Dan Kilpatrick at Old Trafford

20:57 , Jonathan Gorrie

Going to be hard to make a case that any other combination than Saka-Kane-Rashford is England’s best front three after his display. Devastating.

GOAL! England 4-0 North Macedonia | Bukayo Saka ‘46

20:55 , Jonathan Gorrie

46 mins: WHAT A GOAL!

Glorious ball from Alexander-Arnold feeds Saka, who smashes in a brilliant volley.

Back underway!

20:54 , Jonathan Gorrie

Here we go!

Rampant England on the run

20:48 , Jonathan Gorrie

GOAL! England 3-0 North Macedonia | Marcus Rashford ‘44

20:32 , Jonathan Gorrie

44 mins: Not denied this time!

Rashford taps in from close range after a cut-back from Henderson.

CHANCE FOR ENGLAND!

20:31 , Jonathan Gorrie

43 mins: Rashford is denied from close range with a brilliant save!

Nizaar Kinsella at Old Trafford

20:29 , Jonathan Gorrie

England are purring now. Two wonderful team goals ended by Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka. The rotation of positions show the kind of fluidity Three Lions supporters expect, while the individual class is also on display.

GOAL! England 2-0 North Macedonia | Bukayo Saka ‘38

20:26 , Jonathan Gorrie

38 mins: WHAT A FINISH!

Saka played in by Walker before the Arsenal man rifles the ball into the back of the net from a tight angle!

Dan Kilpatrick at Old Trafford

20:19 , Jonathan Gorrie

Marcus Rashford, Luke Shaw and Harry Kane linking up to score at Old Trafford. A vision of the future? A great goal regardless, with the pre-assist by Rashford particularly eye-catching.

GOAL! England 1-0 North Macedonia | Harry Kane ‘28

20:17 , Jonathan Gorrie

28 mins: England have their breakthrough!

Rashford frees Shaw down the left and the defender pulls back a cross before Kane sweeps the ball into the net.

Nizaar Kinsella at Old Trafford

20:13 , Jonathan Gorrie

North Macedonia have been playing with 10 men for three minutes as the Ristovski comes back on. It has helped England create some moments through Rashford but still not enough to find the breakthrough.

Rashford the danger man

20:10 , Jonathan Gorrie

21 mins: The Manchester United forward is enjoying this in front of home supporters.

So dangerous with his trickery in the box, causing the visitors all manner of problems.

England not having this all their own way

20:07 , Jonathan Gorrie

19 mins: The hosts are largely in control but North Macedonia have looked dangerous on the counter.

England’s final ball only so slightly off.

Nizaar Kinsella at Old Trafford

20:05 , Jonathan Gorrie

The two captains, Harry Kane and Stefan Ristovski, have been involved in a nasty collision of heads. A really honest but sore one for both players, they look like they will both be fine. Ristovski needs to be cleared up as he has lost a bit of blood.

Dan Kilpatrick at Old Trafford

20:05 , Jonathan Gorrie

You’d expect England to go on to win this game with relative ease but North Macedonia have already done more in 15 minutes than Malta managed in 90 on Friday. Their latest cross from the right causes a flash of panic after it’s missed by Harry Kane but England clear their lines.

Nizaar Kinsella at Old Trafford

20:05 , Jonathan Gorrie

North Macedonia are competing well. They’ve not given anything away and have managed to take the sting out of the match with a bit of gamesmanship. It hasn’t made it the most entertaining start to a match from an England perspective, though.

Half chance from England

19:57 , Jonathan Gorrie

10 mins: Henderson does really well to press two players and force a corner, which is swung in from the left by Shaw.

Stones, however, cannot direct it on target.

Nizaar Kinsella at Old Trafford

19:53 , Jonathan Gorrie

Harry Maguire’s first touch was a loose header back to the goalkeeper that Jordan Pickford just about stopped from going out for a corner. He might have thought he was playing for Manchester United, not England.

His second touch was after some excellent one versus one defending, mind. Maguire is back in ‘England mode’.

Really positive start from England

19:53 , Jonathan Gorrie

05 mins: Direct, assertive and aggressive in winning the ball back, England have been a joy to watch in the opening stages.

Their visitors just can’t get out.

CHANCE FOR ENGLAND!

19:49 , Jonathan Gorrie

01 mins: Saka picks up a throw-in from Walker before rolling his defender and getting a shot away from a tight angle. It, however, is well saved.

KICK-OFF!

19:47 , Jonathan Gorrie

Away we go at Old Trafford!

Here we go!

19:42 , Jonathan Gorrie

Anthems at the ready as we get set for the final game of the season.

Gareth Southgate on Trent Alexander-Arnold

19:35 , Jonathan Gorrie

“He was outstanding in that game [against Malta], so no reason to change that midfield.”

Steven Gerrard responds to Saud Arabia rumours

19:27 , Jonathan Gorrie

Heavily linked with a shock move to Saudi Arabia, England legend Steven Gerrard addressed the reports during pre-match pundit duty.

Closing in on kick-off!

19:22 , Jonathan Gorrie

Just twenty minutes to go before these England players get away for a summer break.

Can they go out on a high?

Another chance for Trent!

19:09 , Jonathan Gorrie

Having impressed in his midfield role during the win over Malta, Trent Alexander-Arnold continues there this evening.

John Stones, meanwhile, is back in defence.

Nizaar Kinsella at Old Trafford

18:48 , Jonathan Gorrie

The Trent Alexander-Arnold midfield experiment continues in midfield. He was the outstanding performer against Malta but this is a slightly higher level of opposition so interesting to see how he does.

Kyle Walker and Marcus Rashford come in for Kieran Trippier and James Maddison. The presence of Bukayo Saka will be welcome for any Arsenal fans left concerned about his ankle.

Confirmed North Macedonia lineup

18:45 , Jonathan Gorrie

Dimitrievski, Ristovski, Zajkov, Velkovski, Askovski, Ademi, Bardhi, Alioski, Elmas, Nestorovski, Trajkovski

Subs: Iliev, Shiskovski, Bejtulai, Serafimov, Atanasov, Manev, Da Babunski, Doriev, Elezi, Ristovski, Do Babunski, Dimoski

Nizaar Kinsella at Old Trafford

18:41 , Jonathan Gorrie

There’s a staggering amount of vuvuzela for the young crowd watching England versus North Macedonia. These large pieces of plastic will soon end up in a landfill but not before they burst my eardrums at Old Trafford.

Confirmed England lineup

18:36 , Jonathan Gorrie

England XI: Pickford; Walker, Stones, Maguire, Shaw; Rice, Henderson, Alexander-Arnold; Saka, Kane, Rashford

Subs: Ramsdale, Johnstone, Trippier, Guehi, Phillips, Mings, Grealish, Maddison, Gallagher, Foden, Eze, Wilson

Latest odds

18:32 , Jonathan Gorrie

Gambling Zone: England vs North Macedonia match odds

England - 1/9

Draw - 23/2

North Macedonia - 40/1

Gambling Zone: England vs North Macedonia first goalscorer odds

Harry Kane - 9/4

Callum Wilson - 7/2

Marcus Rashford - 19/4

Bukayo Saka, Phil Foden - 11/2

Eberechi Eze - 13/2

Jack Grealish - 7/1

James Maddison - 15/2

Conor Gallagher - 10/1

Trent Alexander-Arnold - 14/1

Declan Rice - 20/1

Harry Maguire - 22/1

Guehi, Maddison, Eze and what England must do against North Macedonia

18:05 , Jonathan Gorrie

England continued their 100 per cent start to qualification for next summer’s European Championship with a routine 4-0 win in Malta on Friday.

The Three Lions got off to a quick start thanks to an own goal, before finishes from Trent Alexander-Arnold, Harry Kane and Callum Wilson.

Next up is a far sterner test against North Macedonia on Monday before the players can finally enjoy a proper holiday ahead of pre-season.

Standard Sport picks out five talking points for Gareth Southgate from the Mata game...

‘No doubt’ over Alexander-Arnold switch for Southgate as he reveals Bazball talks

17:52 , Jonathan Gorrie

Gareth Southgate says Trent Alexander-Arnold can give England a different option in midfield after the Liverpool man’s outstanding display in the 4-0 win over Malta on Friday.

Alexander-Arnold had a hand in all three of England’s first-half goals, scoring the second himself with a superb 25-yard strike, after being pushed into an advanced role for the European Championship qualifier at the Ta’ Qali National Stadium.

His raking pass for Bukayo Saka had earlier made England’s opener after eight minutes, an own goal, and he was involved in the build-up to the visitors being awarded the first of two penalties, won and converted by Harry Kane.

Substitute Callum Wilson also scored from the spot late on, as England maintained their 100 per cent start to qualifying in the Mediterranean.

Read the full story here!

Colwill, Maguire and how England’s defence can evolve before Euro 2024

17:44 , Jonathan Gorrie

Euro 2024 will be well underway this time next year, and, should they qualify, England must ensure their defence is an asset rather than a weakness.

Gareth Southgate has been keen not to over-evolve his team during his seven years on the job — history shows that the teams who fare best in international football are those whose squads prioritise consistent selection over churn of players.

England’s defence has changed as little as any position during Southgate’s tenure.

Here, Standard Sport assesses how it might shape up for Euro 2024.

Luke Shaw names ‘world class’ England duo he’d love to sign for Man Utd

17:31 , Jonathan Gorrie

Luke Shaw has admitted that he would love to sign “world class” international teammates Harry Kane and Declan Rice for Manchester United.

The 27-year-old cheekily posted pictures with Kane and Rice on social media stating that he took them on a “tour” of Carrington, where England are preparing to face North Macedonia on Monday.

Kane is a known target of the Red Devils but currently looks unlikely to leave Tottenham this summer. United, meanwhile, have been tipped for a move for Rice but he continues to look Arsenal-bound.

They are just two players in Gareth Southgate’s squad who could move clubs this summer, not including Mason Mount, who United are continuing to pursue.

Read the full story here!

Transfer talk engulfs England squad as players ‘tap each other up’

17:25 , Jonathan Gorrie

Gareth Southgate played down concerns that his players could be distracted by transfer speculation ahead of tonight’s qualifier against North Macedonia — but a year out from the European Championship, the England manager is presiding over a squad in a state of flux.

A number of Southgate’s regulars, including captain Harry Kane, Declan Rice, Kyle Walker, James Maddison, Harry Maguire, Conor Gallagher and Mason Mount could change clubs this summer, while Jude Bellingham has already been unveiled as Real Madrid’s latest ‘Galactico’.

“There is much more [transfer] talk this time around than there has been in other years,” acknowledged Luke Shaw, who will be on home turf at Old Trafford this evening. “We read what is going on, we all talk, we’re all really close.”

Read the full story here!

Prediction: England to win 4-0

17:17 , Jonathan Gorrie

North Macedonia should offer a sterner test than Malta, but England will still be confident of a comfortable win on home soil.

With the likely return of England’s Man City contingent and the Three Lions so often cruising to big victories in these qualifying games, Southgate’s side could rack up the goals again.

England to win, 4-0.

England team news: Bukayo Saka has slight injury

17:16 , Jonathan Gorrie

Bukayo Saka was withdrawn at half-time in the win over Malta after picking up a knock, and is unlikely to be risked here despite Southgate insisting that the substitution was only precautionary.

Phil Foden came off the bench in that match and could start at Old Trafford, with his Manchester City team-mates Kyle Walker, Jack Grealish, John Stones and Kalvin Phillips all pushing to be involved too.

Eberechi Eze should get more minutes after making his debut last time out, while Southgate may opt to continue with Trent Alexander-Arnold in midfield after his superb display in Malta.

Where to watch England vs North Macedonia

17:15 , Jonathan Gorrie

TV channel: In the UK, tonight’s game will be televised live and free-to-air on Channel 4, with coverage starting at 7pm.

Live stream: Fans can also catch the contest live for free online via the All4 website and app.

Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog, with expert analysis from Dan Kilpatrick at the ground.

Welcome

16:51 , Jonathan Gorrie

Good afternoon and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of England’s Euro 2024 qualifier against North Macedonia tonight.

Kick-off from Old Trafford – the first time England have played there in seven years – is at 7.45pm BST.