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Penalty hero Pickford relieved to avoid 'getting battered on Twitter' after superb spot-kick

Jordan Pickford says he is relieved to have avoided being "battered on Twitter" after his penalty helped England to a shoot-out victory against Switzerland in the Nations League third-place match.

The goalkeeper scored the Three Lions’ fifth successful kick before taking up his usual place between the sticks to save Josip Drmic’s effort, as England triumphed following a goalless draw in Portugal.

It gave Gareth Southgate’s team the bronze medal in the inaugural Nations League, having fallen short in Thursday’s semi-final against the Netherlands.

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And Pickford said after the match that the team – who also reached the last four of the World Cup in Russia last summer – are ready to go one step further at next year’s European Championship finals.