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England ratings: James Maddison scores lowest in team with frustrating display against Ukraine

England remained unbeaten in their European Championship qualifying group following a 1-1 draw with Ukraine.

Arsenal's Oleksandr Zinchenko scored the opener for Ukraine to the delight of the partisan crowd in Wroclaw, Poland.

England levelled before half-time through Kyle Walker’s first international goal on his 77th appearance for the national team, but Gareth Southgate’s side could not find a winner as they struggled for attacking fluidity and a cutting edge.

Here, we take a closer look at how England's players performed. 

JORDAN PICKFORD: Could do nothing about Oleksandr Zinchenko’s goal and was largely untested for the remainder of the evening. 6 (out of 10).

KYLE WALKER: Equalised with his first England goal and also used his pace to stem the threat of Mykhailo Mudryk. 8.

HARRY MAGUIRE: Missed two good chances to put England ahead at the start of the second half as he continues to retain the faith of manager Gareth Southgate. 6.

MARC GUEHI: Partnered Maguire in the absence of John Stones and was a solid option. 6.

BEN CHILWELL: Pushed forward whenever possible without really adding much to the England attack. 6.

DECLAN RICE: Covered a remarkable amount of ground and nipped the ball off the toes of a Ukrainian opponent on numerous occasions. 7.

JORDAN HENDERSON: An eye-catching inclusion following his move to Saudi Arabia, but Southgate needs to start looking at options to replace the 33-year-old before long. 6.

JUDE BELLINGHAM: Did not have the type of impact that fans have become accustomed to and was taken off as Southgate attempted to freshen things up. 6.

BUKAYO SAKA: Livened up after a quiet first half and came closest to winning it for England with curling effort that was tipped on to the crossbar. 7.

JAMES MADDISON: Summed up England’s frustrations with a booking for a petulant kick in the first half and did not grasp his chance to impress on just his second senior start. 5.

HARRY KANE: Dropped deeper to get into the game and from there provided a fine pass for Walker’s goal. 7.

SUBSTITUTES:

MARCUS RASHFORD (for Bellingham, 65): His introduction on to the left wing brought more balance to England, while his pace caused problems for Ukraine. 6.

PHIL FODEN (for Maddison, 66): The treble winner could not inspire a late comeback win. 6.

CONOR GALLAGHER (for Saka, 86): Late change as Southgate switched Foden to the flank. n/a

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