England come out worthy winners after recovering to beat Slovenia 3-1 in their Euro 2016 Group E qualifier at Wembley on Saturday.

On a scarred Wembley pitch due to American Football being played there recently  England failed to get anywhere near Slovenia’s ‘end zone’ in the first half and fell behind in the 57th minute when Jordan Henderson headed an own goal from a free kick past Joe Hart.

Striker Wayne Rooney, celebrating his 100th cap, got England out of jail two minutes later, converting a penalty after being fouled in the box and Danny Welbeck completed the turnaround for Hodgson’s men with a quickfire double.

England captain Rooney was presented with a  golden cap in a glass case before kickoff by Bobby Charlton and Hodgson paid tribute to the Manchester United striker.

“It was a wonderful evening for him,” said Hodgson. “He is very important to English football. I thought it was very fitting that he was able to get his reward on the night when it was all about him.”

England, who have won all four of their Group E fixtures and lead the standings with 12 points, play Scotland in a friendly at Celtic Park on Tuesday and Hodgson will rotate his squad after releasing goalkeeper Joe Hart.