Gareth Southgate accepted England were not good enough in a 2-1 Euro 2020 qualifier loss away to the Czech Republic on Friday.
England topped Group A ahead of the clash at Eden Arena having taken a maximum 12 points from four games and victory would have secured their place at the finals.
The Three Lions made a positive start when captain Harry Kane converted an early penalty, but the lead lasted less than five minutes as Jakub Brabec punished sloppy defending to score from a corner.
Jaroslav Silhavy s side moved level on points with England when Zdenek Ondrasek came off the bench to fire home the winner on his international debut.
England had scored at least four times each of their previous matches in the campaign to date but fell to a first qualifyi…