Highs and lows for Villa stars

There was a mixed night of results for Aston Villa’s internationals on Tuesday. Matty Cash and Victor Lindelöf went head-to-head for a place at the upcoming FIFA World Cup in their play-off tie. Sweden hosted Poland in Stockholm and took the honours 3-2 following a pulsating clash, scoring an 88th-minute winner. Lindelöf captained the Swedes while Cash also started for his country, winning his 25th cap. Ezri Konsa and Morgan Rogers both started for England against Japan in a friendly at Wembley. The duo endured a frustrating night as a first-half goal proved enough for the visitors, with the former replaced after 83 minutes and the latter playing the full 90. John McGinn came on for the final 20 minutes as Scotland lost out 1-0 to the Ivory Coast in a friendly. On Monday evening, Lamare Bogarde featured for Netherlands Under-21s as they beat Belgium 2-1, coming off the bench after 67 minutes.