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England fell to a first home defeat in two years as out-of-sorts Harry Maguire\u2019s sending off was compounded by Denmark centurion Christian Eriksen scoring a controversially-awarded penalty.<\/p>\nEngland fell to a first home defeat in two years as out-of-sorts Harry Maguire\u2019s sending off was compounded by Denmark centurion Christian Eriksen scoring a controversially-awarded penalty.<\/p>\n
Three days on from impressively coming back to beat Belgium to go top of their Nations League group, Gareth Southgate\u2019s side stumbled to a first defeat on home soil since September 2018.<\/p>\n
Eriksen\u2019s penalty shortly after Maguire received two bookings in 31 wretched minutes were the key moments at an empty Wembley, where Denmark held on for a 1-0 win against visibly-frustrated England.<\/p>\n
It was a galling end to October\u2019s triple-header, with the post-match focus sure to be on Maguire after a nightmare performance continued a testing period for the defender on and off the field.<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old has started the campaign poorly after a truncated pre-season overshadowed by a well-documented Greek court case, with the Manchester United captain sent off for two yellow cards.<\/p>\n
Maguire\u2019s fifth-minute challenge on Yussuf Poulsen was bad but his lunge on Kasper Dolberg was worse, with the steepness of England\u2019s uphill battle soon increasing as Eriksen scored from the spot.<\/p>\n
Confusion reigned at the decision to award the spot-kick that the former Tottenham playmaker lashed home, with England failing with their attempts to level.<\/p>\n
Kasper Schmeichel superbly denied Mason Mount and Conor Coady saw a last-gasp header cleared off the line as the Three Lions failed to eke out a leveler on a night when Southgate\u2019s anger was palpable.<\/p>\n
Referee Jesus Gil Manzano even warned the England boss for one outburst and Reece James \u2013 so impressive on his full debut \u2013 appeared to be sent off after full-time.<\/p>\n