Foden now has three goals for England U21s
Manchester City's Phil Foden scored twice as England Under-21s defeated Kosovo in Euro 2021 qualifying.
Both goals were opportunistic efforts with the midfielder converting from close range after the ball broke loose.
Kosovo should have levelled but for an extraordinary miss by Arbnor Muja, who somehow hit the crossbar from a couple of yards out.
Aidy Boothroyd's side top their group with a 100% winning record after beating Turkey 3-2 on Friday.
Foden told BT Sport: "There is no better feeling than scoring and I am happy to help the lads, we deserved the three points.
"It was not easy and I thought they played well on the night. We kept our patience and it paid off.
"It is the perfect start to qualifying. We are top now so I am happy. We are a very young team and have not been together long, but we want to win and we play with a smile on our faces.
"I enjoy playing and it was important to get the minutes tonight. We are only early into the season so I am waiting for my chance [at Manchester City]."
A concern to the Young Lions and Norwich will be an injury to defender Max Aarons, who suffered what appeared to be a knee injury while sliding in to make a goal-saving challenge.
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Line-ups
England U21
1Ramsdale
15Guehi
4Chalobah
5GodfreyBooked at 84mins
2AaronsSubstituted forJustinat 80'minutes
8Gibbs-WhiteSubstituted forCantwellat 61'minutes
6Davies
10Foden
11S Sessegnon
9NketiahSubstituted forBrewsterat 76'minutes
7NelsonSubstituted forGreenwoodat 61'minutes
Substitutes
3Panzo
12Richards
16Skipp
17Cantwell
18Justin
19Brewster
20Eze
22Balcombe
23Greenwood
Kosovo U21
1Smakiqi
22MemaSubstituted forMujaat 34'minutes
2XhemajliBooked at 48mins
4Kolgeci
3Kastrati II
5Hajrizi
6Zekaj
7GashiSubstituted forBaftiuat 65'minutes
8Abedini
10Kastrati
19DakuSubstituted forMustafaat 45'minutesBooked at 71mins
Substitutes
9Mustafa
11Muja
12Nika
14Baftiu
15Sadriu
17Bislimi
18Vitija
20Hasanaj
23Sadiku
Match Stats
Home TeamEngland U21Away TeamKosovo U21
Possession
Home66%
Away34%
Shots
Home15
Away7
Shots on Target
Home7
Away2
Corners
Home5
Away2
Fouls
Home10
Away14
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Match ends, England U21 2, Kosovo U21 0.
Full TimePosted at 90'+4'
Second Half ends, England U21 2, Kosovo U21 0.
Goal!Posted at 90'+3'
Goal! England U21 2, Kosovo U21 0. Phil Foden (England U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
Posted at 89'
Rhian Brewster (England U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Posted at 89'
Foul by Kreshnik Hajrizi (Kosovo U21).
Posted at 88'
Attempt blocked. Mason Greenwood (England U21) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Davies.
Posted at 86'
Attempt saved. Phil Foden (England U21) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Posted at 85'
James Justin (England U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Posted at 85'
Foul by Lirim Kastrati II (Kosovo U21).
Posted at 84'
Attempt missed. Valdrin Mustafa (Kosovo U21) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
BookingPosted at 84'
Ben Godfrey (England U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 83'
Foul by Ben Godfrey (England U21).
Posted at 83'
Valdrin Mustafa (Kosovo U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 82'
Phil Foden (England U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Posted at 82'
Foul by Lirim Kastrati II (Kosovo U21).
SubstitutionPosted at 80'
Substitution, England U21. James Justin replaces Max Aarons because of an injury.
Posted at 78'
Tom Davies (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 78'
Foul by Valdrin Mustafa (Kosovo U21).
SubstitutionPosted at 76'
Substitution, England U21. Rhian Brewster replaces Eddie Nketiah.
Posted at 76'
Attempt missed. Arbenit Xhemajli (Kosovo U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
Posted at 75'
Corner, Kosovo U21. Conceded by Ben Godfrey.
Posted at 74'
Attempt saved. Valdrin Mustafa (Kosovo U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lirim Kastrati with a cross.
Posted at 73'
Foul by Max Aarons (England U21).
Posted at 73'
Arbnor Muja (Kosovo U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 73'
Foul by Eddie Nketiah (England U21).
Posted at 73'
Kreshnik Hajrizi (Kosovo U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Posted at 72'
Offside, England U21. Ben Godfrey tries a through ball, but Eddie Nketiah is caught offside.
Posted at 72'
Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (England U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
BookingPosted at 71'
Valdrin Mustafa (Kosovo U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 71'
Tom Davies (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 71'
Foul by Valdrin Mustafa (Kosovo U21).
Posted at 69'
Corner, England U21. Conceded by Florjan Smakiqi.
Posted at 69'
Attempt saved. Todd Cantwell (England U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Posted at 69'
Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (England U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Aarons.
Posted at 65'
Foul by Max Aarons (England U21).
Posted at 65'
Arbnor Muja (Kosovo U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
SubstitutionPosted at 65'
Substitution, Kosovo U21. Blendi Baftiu replaces Ardit Gashi.
Posted at 64'
Attempt missed. Ardit Gashi (Kosovo U21) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lirim Kastrati following a fast break.
Posted at 63'
Corner, England U21. Conceded by Kreshnik Hajrizi.
Posted at 62'
Attempt saved. Eddie Nketiah (England U21) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Source: bbc.com