Although he did not score, Jude Bellingham made two assists, won a penalty, and was the most prominent factor in England’s “5-star” victory over the Republic of Ireland, in the final match of Group B2 of the UEFA Nations League 2024/25.

Caretaker manager Lee Carsley has stuck with a 4-2-3-1 formation, but has made a few changes to the starting lineup from the win over Greece a few days ago.

In particular, in defence, Lewis Hall and Tino Livramento started; and Harry Kane returned to the striker position.

Meanwhile, the role of attacking midfielder continued to be entrusted to Jude Bellingham. Against an underdog opponent like the Republic of Ireland, the star wearing the number 10 shirt turned Wembley into a stage to freely dance and show off his amazing skills.

After a stalemate in the first half, the Three Lions exploded in the second half, scoring five goals. Jude Bellingham turned the game around in the 51st minute, with a clever tackle in the box that forced Liam Scales to commit a foul, earning him a second yellow card, and a penalty, allowing Harry Kane to score.

Although he did not score directly, Jude Bellingham later made a pair of assists. In the 75th minute, from a free kick with Curtis Jones, slightly to the left wing in the direction of the home team’s attack, Bellingham passed the ball conveniently to Jarrod Bowen to make a decisive strike.

And then, just 4 minutes later, he made a classy flick with the outside of his right foot, creating an opportunity for Taylor Harwood-Bellis to jump high and head the ball into Caoimhin Kelleher’s net.

In addition, the 21-year-old star touched the ball 116 times, made 83/93 accurate passes (89%), created 3 decisive passes, 2 big chances, 3/4 crosses were on target, 3/4 long balls were perfect, 1 successful dribble, had 7/19 duels won, 1 clearance, 1 interception, and made 1 tackle