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England coach Hodgson: Estonia pushed us hard

Arsenal attacker Theo Walcott struck for England in their Euros win over Estonia.

England won 2-0, with Manchester City midfielder Raheem Sterling also getting on the scoresheet.

Walcott had to settle for a role out wide on Friday but he still proved deadly, turning home a great pass from Ross Barkley to score the first goal.

Raheem Sterling then scored his second England goal to round off the victory, which came in front of an impressive crowd of 75,427 at Wembley.

England coach Roy Hodgson told ITV: "It was as tough as we thought it would be. We played against a well-organised team and a team that's quite intelligent in the way they played. We had to work very hard for it.

"We attacked a lot and we had a lot of the ball. We had quite a few chances but it was a question of whether we could put them away. The goal just before half time was so important for us.

"I think we were really good value for our 2-0 win and these type of games you have to go through them and if you're not careful you lose a bit of concentration and can slip up. I'm pleased we didn't."

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