Newcastle stars shine for the Three Lions, THINGS WE LEARNED from England’s win

Interim boss Lee Carsley signed off in style as England took advantage of Liam Scales' sending-off in a 5-0 thrashing of Ireland to seal promotion to the top tier of the Nations League.

The 17th and final match of a year in which the national team reached another European Championship finals marked the end of the Under-21 coach's six-match spell as Gareth Southgate's replacement.

Thomas Tuchel begins his quest to win the 2026 World Cup in the new year, taking over thanks to the rise in the Nations League after Carsley oversaw a comfortable victory against the country he represented as a player.

Mail Sport's Sami Mokbel has assessed five things we learned from England's Wembley defeat.

Five former Blues on display

Big day for Chelsea here at Wembley on Sunday. Well, sort of.

No fewer than four graduates from their Cobham academy were in the starting XI against the Republic of Ireland: Tino Livramento, Lewis Hall, Marc Guehi and Lewis Hall all came through the youth system at Stamford Bridge.

Dominic Solanke, who was named on the bench, another product of Chelsea's youth system. All five have left the west London club for pastures new. What could it have been?

Bellingham needs to be careful

Jude Bellingham was booked again for dissent here at Wembley. After being shown a yellow card in Athens for talking back, he received the same punishment from referee Erik Lambrechts for the same violation. Bellingham is a superstar, but he needs to temper his urge to respond. It will cost England dearly one day.

Newcastle stars shine

For many, Eddie Howe was the natural successor to Gareth Southgate's vacated position as England head coach.

Howe, as we now know, was at Newcastle when the Football Association appointed Thomas Tuchel.

Still, it is testament to Howe's excellent work at St James' Park that three of his players were named in Lee Carsley's team last night: Livramento, Hall and Anthony Gordon.

Perhaps not the Geordie takeover many expected. The last time three Newcastle players started for England was in 1997 when Rob Lee, Alan Shearer and David Batty played against Georgia in a 2-0 win.

Jones has stated his case

When Lee Carsley finally meets Tuchel, you'd imagine he'll add to Curtis Jones' contribution in these November games.

The Liverpool midfielder looks every bit an international player. Balance, technique, athleticism and acumen.

It's a convincing combination. Kobbie Mainoo, who missed this camp through injury, is the current owner of the shirt alongside first-choice midfielder Declan Rice. The Manchester United star may have some competition.

A special goal for Gallagher

Conor Gallagher will keep England's third goal close to his heart. Not just because it was his first international goal, but because it was Marc Guehi who assisted him.

Off the pitch, the two are the closest friends having grown up together in Chelsea's youth system.