Soccer-Southgate happy to learn lessons from laboured win over Swiss

Soccer Football - International Friendly - England v Switzerland - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - March 26, 2022 England manager Gareth Southgate REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

LONDON (Reuters) - England manager Gareth Southgate said Saturday's 2-1 friendly win over Switzerland was a really useful test and gave him and his players the chance to work on new systems and then react when things were not going to plan.

England trailed to Breel Embolo's 22nd-minute header and needed good saves by goalkeeper Jordan Pickford to prevent further goals, before Luke Shaw equalised and Harry Kane won the match with a late penalty.