1 – Of the previous five teams to have won every one of their Euro qualifiers, only one (Spain, 2012) have won the finals. Reality. 11 hours ago

10 - Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has become the 10th different England player to score in the Euro 2016 qualifiers. Variety. 11 hours ago

0 – Excluding penalty shootouts, Cesc Fàbregas has now missed all four of his penalties for Spain. Pressure. 12 hours ago

50 - Giedrius Arlauskis' OG was the 50th own goal scored in England's favour. Cheers. 12 hours ago

3 - No team have benefited from more own goals than England (3) in the Euro 2016 qualifiers. Correction. 12 hours ago

5 - Ross Barkley's scored 5 goals in 14 apps for Everton & England combined this season. He'd scored 5 in his 63 games prior to this. Form. 12 hours ago

37 - Jack Butland has made more saves than any other goalkeeper in the Premier League so far this season (37). Practice. 13 hours ago

8 - No player has been involved in more goals in the Premier League this season than Jamie Vardy (8 - 7 goals, 1 assist). Selected. 14 hours ago

20 - James Milner has created more goalscoring chances for England than any other player in the Euro 2016 qualifiers (20). Instigator. 14 hours ago

0 - England haven’t won their final away qualifier in a single campaign since the 5-1 win vs. Germany in Sept 2001 (D3 L3 since). Challenge. 17 hours ago

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