Scotland
David Marshall 7
Made one straightforward save and blameless for England’s opener, then replaced at half-time as Craig Gordon made his emotional return
Steven Whitaker 6
Dispossessed by Welbeck early on, leading to a decent England chance. Improved from there, but still not always reliable.
Russell Martin 6
Came closer than any of his team-mates to scoring, with a looping header early in the first half, tipped over the bar, but no Scottish defender excelled
Grant Hanley 5
Threw himself in front of Milner as the England midfielder took aim at goal in the second half, a highlight of a difficult night
Andrew Robertson 6
An uncomfortable evening against Oxlade-Chamberlain, and unwittingly assisted Rooney’s first, but attacked well, and not only for his goal
Scott Brown 6
An anonymous display from Scotland’s starting captain, who was replaced in midfield and as skipper by Fletcher at half-time
Charlie Mulgrew 5
Too many errors, including a square pass that put his side in trouble, and a cynical foul on Oxlade-Chamberlain that led to England’s second
Shaun Maloney 6
Scurried around midfield, throwing himself into challenges and leaping up after them. One nice second-half run ended in too-late pass to May
Steven Naismith 7
Many neat touches, but with England dominating possession he foraged for the ball too far from goal and had little impact on anything much
Ikechi Anya 5
Beat Clyne cleverly in eighth minute but ran the ball out of play; attempts to repeat the trick came to nought. Tracked back assiduously, at least
Chris Martin 4
On his own at the pinnacle of Scotland’s formation, Martin lacked the mobility and the cunning to find space and offer his side options in attack
Substitutes
Darren Fletcher (for Brown, h-t); Morrison (for Martin, h-t); Gordon (for Marshall, h-t); Bannan (for Anya, 61); May (for Hanley, 66); Russell (for Maloney, 81).
Not used Gilks, Bryson, Berra, Dorrans, Greer, Burke, Macleod, Forsyth, Paterson.
England
Fraser Forster 6
Given a start because ‘it was his turn’, said Roy Hodgson. Occasionally hesitant, once ignoring Smalling’s request to claim the ball
Nathaniel Clyne 7
Unimpressive in attack, where his few crosses came to nought, his potentially awkward match-up with Anya ended very much in his favour
Gary Cahill 8
Moved right when Clyne needed support, otherwise calm and classy in the centre. Early free header from a corner sailed wastefully over
Chris Smalling 6
Looked considerably better alongside the excellent Cahill than he often does for his club. Also missed when unmarked from a corner
Luke Shaw 6
A decent display, mainly spent fighting himself – twice went to ground, needing treatment once. Looked in discomfort as he left the field
James Milner 7
Almost an auxiliary forward, repeatedly bursting into the box (often not noticed, or not found). Nice pass to Lallana in build-up to England’s third
Jack Wilshere 8
Claimed the first assist of his international career, with a splendid lofted pass, and also involved in England’s second. Defensive frailties unexposed
Stewart Downing 6
Solid but emphatically unspectacular on his first international start for over two years, and replaced at half-time by the more dynamic Lallana
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 7
Much more comfortable cutting in from the right flank than staying wide, and influential when doing so. Took his goal very calmly and classily
Wayne Rooney 9
Always industrious, he closed defenders down tirelessly, scored twice and actually somersaulted in delight. One of his best England displays
Danny Welbeck 7
Not entirely convincing, sending his one good chance straight at Marshall when a shot across the goalkeeper seemed more likely to succeed
Substitutes
Jagielka (for Cahill, h-t); Lallana (for Downing, h-t); Gibbs (for Shaw, 66); Sterling (for Welbeck, 66); Lambert (for Oxlade-Chamberlain, 80); Barkley (for Wilshere, 87)
Not used Chambers, Henderson, Walcott, Gibbs, Berahino.45765665667
