In an evening filled with firsts for both managers and players, Gareth Southgate's replacement, Tuchel, adhered to a well - known pattern as the England head coach. He became the 11th successive permanent manager of the 1966 World Cup - winning Three Lions to secure a victory in their inaugural game at the helm.

Although Tuchel had been in the spotlight prior to the game, it was Arsenal's wonderkid Myles Lewis - Skelly who stole the show. The 18 - year - old made history by becoming the youngest player ever to score on their England debut. Subsequently, Harry Kane added his customary goal - his 70th for the national team - to seal the win.

However, the refreshingly candid Tuchel was upfront about his team's flaws on Friday night. Albania managed to rattle the Three Lions a few times, and, aside from Kane's composed finish, the Albanian side had a relatively easy time during a forgettable second half.

Nonetheless, the only statistics that truly matter are that Tuchel has a 100% win rate in his England managerial tenure so far, and his team is perched at the top of Group K. Given the circumstances, it's highly unlikely that they will surrender this position between now and the conclusion of the qualifying campaign in November.

England continue their remarkable streak in World Cup qualifiers. They have now gone 32 consecutive games without defeat at this stage since suffering a 1 - 0 loss to Ukraine in 2009. Moreover, the Three Lions haven't lost a home World Cup qualifier since October 2000, when they were beaten by Tuchel's homeland, Germany.

As the Three Lions aim for a seamless journey to their usual World Cup appearance, Latvia harbors hopes of reaching the Finals for the first time as an independent nation. Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, Latvia has attempted to qualify eight times but has fallen short on each occasion.

The 11 Wolves' quest for a ticket to North America has started on the right foot, though, as Paolo Nicolato's men edged a tight contest with fellow minnows Andorra on Friday, where substitute Dario Sits headed in a Roberts Savalnieks corner on the stroke of the hour mark.

As a result, second-placed Latvia are only below their upcoming hosts by virtue of an inferior goal difference, although with Serbia yet to begin their preliminary campaign and Albania sure to respond to their Wembley setback, Nicolato's men should not dare to dream just yet.

Leaving Andorra with a 1-0 victory ended a four-match winless sequence for the world's 140th-ranked side, who finished bottom of League C Group 4 in the UEFA Nations League and could be relegated to the lowest tier if they lose a two-legged playoff to Gibraltar in 12 months' time.

However, the 11 Wolves have incredibly managed to avoid defeat in each of their last five World Cup qualifiers away from home, holding Turkey and Norway to stalemates in 2021 and winning their last two versus Gibraltar and Andorra.

England and Latvia have never met in a senior men's international before, but the women's teams crossed paths in a World Cup qualifier in 2021, where the Lionesses ripped the Latvians to shreds in a 20-0 annihilation - unsurprisingly England's biggest-ever win in a senior fixture.

As the likes of Lewis-Skelly and Kane revelled in praise on Friday evening, a thought was spared for the unfortunate Anthony Gordon, who replaced Marcus Rashford as a second-half substitute against Albania but hurt himself soon after.

Tuchel admitted in his post-game press conference that the Newcastle United winger's issue was "a bit worrying", and while an official update on his hip injury is yet to arrive, it would be a shock to see him involved on Monday.

However, Tuchel should otherwise be working with an identical squad from Friday's triumph and is sure to shuffle the pack as he assesses all of his options, good news for the likes of Reece James, Jordan Henderson, Levi Colwill and Jarrod Bowen.

Aaron Ramsdale, Jarell Quansah and Morgan Gibbs-White were all omitted from Tuchel's matchday squad on Friday, but a spot should open up for the latter on Monday thanks to Gordon's concern.

In contrast, Latvia appeared to come out of their win over Andorra with no new fitness concerns; midfielder Deniss Melniks was taken off at half time for Sits, but that was ostensibly a tactical tweak from Nicolato as he adopted a more attacking approach for the second 45.

The visiting manager should not make that offensive-minded switch from the off at Wembley, but Sits - who plays his club football with Helmond Sport in the Netherlands' second tier - has made his case to replace either Dmitrijs Zelenkovs or Vladislavs Gutkovskis in attack.

England possible starting lineup:

Pickford; James, Guehi, Colwill, Livramento; Rice, Henderson; Bowen, Bellingham, Rogers; Kane

Latvia possible starting lineup:

Zviedris; Jurkovskis, Balodis, Cernomordijs; Savalnieks, Melniks, Savaljevs, Ciganiks; Zelenkovs, Ikaunieks; Gutkovskis