It hasn't been the best of international breaks for Lee Carsley and England after their shock 2-1 defeat to Greece at Wembley, but they put things right on Sunday night when they faced Finland in Helsinki.
The Three Lions won 3-1 in a much-improved performance, which has left them back in with a chance of automatically qualifying for the Nations League knockout stages and given Carsley a boost in the race to become the next permanent England manager.
While the result itself wasn't a shock, a few things happened during the match that the bookies didn't anticipate.
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What were the odds on a Trent Alexander-Arnold goal?
Since Gareth Southgate stepped down as England boss, Trent Alexander-Arnold has enjoyed his best-ever run in the England team. He has never before started four consecutive matches for the Three Lions and he capped his week off with a stunning free kick in the second half on Sunday evening.
Alexander-Arnold was priced at 15/2 to score anytime, with a £10 bet returning £85 including the original stake.
What else were people backing?
Popular bets before the match included England to keep a clean sheet. Finland had failed to score in two of their three previous matches coming into this one and none of those matches were against teams as good as England. England were priced at 8/11 to keep a clean sheet on Sunday.
Another popular bet revolved around Harry Kane. The England captain was back in the team after missing the Greece match due to an injury niggle and he was expected to feast against a team ranked 64th in the world. Kane was priced at 8/11 to score anytime, leaving those who backed him at the price out of pocket.
Three big surprises from Finland vs England
A 40/1 goalscorer
If Alexander-Arnold was deemed an unlikely goalscorer then Arttu Hoskonen was considered an impossibility. The Finnish defender scored his team's one and only goal late on in Helsinki, rewarding anyone who backed him at 40/1 pre-match to score anytime. Hoskonen was priced at 80/1 to be the final goalscorer.
A tame affair
While international friendlies are commonplace for the under 0.5 cards market, Nation League matches are typically more competitive affairs. However, no cards were shown on Sunday night, rewarding anyone who backed the under 0.5 cards market at 20/1.
A first under Lee Carsley
While England has enjoyed some good performances under interim boss Lee Carsley, before Sunday, they were yet to win both halves in any of the matches he had taken charge of. Against Finland, they won the first half 1-0 and the second half 2-1, rewarding anyone who backed England to win both halves at 2/1.
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