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England have to show their darker side, admits Ward-Prowse after penalty drama

England midfielder James Ward-Prowse believes his side have to show their darker side more often to ensure greater international success.

Gareth Southgate's side beat Iceland 1-0 on Saturday in the Nations League with the Three Lions seeing their opponents miss a penalty at the death after Raheem Sterling had converted just minutes earlier from the spot.

Ward-Prowse was spotted doing everything he could to delay Iceland's decisive spot-kick and believes England have to deploy such tactics more often and abandon their reputation of being "too nice".

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"It wasn't any digging of the spot, it was more just delaying the penalty," Ward-Prowse said.