Ivan Toney had 22 touches in 30 minutes while Harry Kane had 28 in 105... all the stats that matter as England got out of jail

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Jude Bellingham rescued England from crashing out of Euro 2024 against Slovakia on Sunday with a stunning 95th-minute equaliser before Harry Kane's early extra-time winner sent the below-par pre-tournament favourites into the quarter-finals.

England were once again poor, looking lethargic and unable to create clear openings.

However, a moment of magic from Bellingham, who fired home with a bicycle kick, kept them alive before Kane's header set up a clash with Switzerland in Duesseldorf on Saturday.

Here, Mail Sport takes you through all the statistics that matter after a dramatic game.

Ivan Toney proved to be a handful after entering the match in the fourth minute of injury time

Ivan Toney proved to be a handful after entering the match in the fourth minute of injury time

 

 

 

So, what was the secret behind the comeback? 

Well, other than a piece of Bellingham brilliance, a long-awaited change of shape seemed to have an impact.

Bukayo Saka and Phil Foden got the nod out wide in England’s starting system but offered very little width; the average position map shows how narrow England’s front four were.

The introductions of Cole Palmer and Eberechi Eze helped to fix that, as did the switch to a 3-5-2 when Ivan Toney came off the bench in the 93rd minute.

 

 

Time for Toney? Ivan makes his mark 

The Brentford striker proved to be a handful when he was brought on and provided the assist for Harry Kane’s winner.

Toney was arguably more of a handful for the Slovakia defence than Kane.

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