Pearce not involved in England win

Last updated : 08 October 2008 By Daniel Elwes
The Birmingham City defender, on loan at Scunthorpe, is part of Brian Eastick's side in Northern Ireland for the preliminary stage of qualifying for the European Championship.

Danny Drinkwater, Nathan Delfouneso and Henri Lansbury scored for the Three Lions, who also play the hosts Northern Ireland and Serbia.

"We pretty much dominated the game from start to finish and Albania went for damage limitation in the second half by putting everyone behind the ball," said Eastick.

"It was a slow pitch and we couldn't zip the ball around as much as wanted but it was a good team performance."