England v San Marino: Player ratings

Phil Jagielka opened the scoring before a Wayne Rooney penalty gave England a two-goal lead at the break.

Second-half strikes from Danny Welbeck and Andros Townsend made it four before an own goal capped a comfortable victory.

Jack Wilshere impressed in a deeper role, while substitutes Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Adam Lallana and Andros Townsend all made an impact.

Here's our assessment of England's efforts...

Joe Hart

Nights don’t come much easier than this and such was the novelty of the ball being in his proximity, almost all of Hart’s touches were cheered. There weren’t many of them. The England goalkeeper watched a first-half shot fly wide of his near post and made one straightforward save after the break. There were nine passes in all, eight completed, and Hart will take surely the easiest clean sheet a goalkeeper could wish for.

Calum Chambers

Handed his first England start at right-back, Chambers did offer some width high up the field but looked a little uncomfortable there at times – particularly when miscontrolling the ball embarrassingly in the first half. There were other slips ups too – caught out in possession in attack and conceding a free-kick in a dangerous position for what was San Marino’s only shot on target. He will be thrilled to make his first start but it is to be hoped there is far more to come from the 19-year-old.

Gary Cahill

One of the first names on the team sheet these days, Cahill was untroubled at the back throughout the game. The centre-back tried to force it early on and misplaced five passes before the break, but that improved in the second half and he was never anything other than composed in his defensive work. Cahill won possession of the ball 13 times – the most of any England player – and kept this organised under what little pressure there was.

Phil Jagielka

Back in the starting line-up after an injury to Everton team-mate John Stones, the experienced centre-back produced an assured performance on a comfortable evening for England’s defenders. More importantly, he scored the opening goal. It wasn’t as impressive as his Merseyside derby heroics – the San Marino goalkeeper tripping to allow his header to slowly loop into the net - but coupled with a 100 per cent pass completion in the first 45 minutes, it was a good night’s work.

Kieran Gibbs

A rare chance at left-back with Leighton Baines rested and Luke Shaw on Under-21 duty, Gibbs was asked to do much of the early attacking work down the left as England went with the diamond formation. He was more of a passenger after the break as England looked to get their width from elsewhere, but did have a chance to score with his right foot only to see the shot blocked. Even so, it was a solid display and he’ll be hoping the next cap comes sooner rather than later – that’s now four in four years.

Jack Wilshere

Relieved of the holding role for the first half and given a chance instead on the left of midfield, Wilshere found the killer ball tricky as San Marino defended in numbers. However, a switch to a deeper central position after the interval proved profitable as he lofted a series of expert balls behind the opposition defence. One pass saw