Goalscoring debutant David Nugent insisted Jermain Defoe had no complaints over his poacher's strike, despite the Tottenham man's shot looking like it would cross the line unaided.
The Preston striker netted England's third, along with a brace from Steven Gerrard, as Steve McClaren's side struggled to overcome Andorra in their must-win Group E clash.
He said: "He said he would have done the same thing," adding: "One cap, one goal - you can't go wrong.
"I poached it on the line, a proper striker's goal."
"You can't beat playing for your country and scoring as well.
"It's been unbelievable meeting all the players.
"There a lot of pressure on them at the moment, but these are fantastic players, they'll get the results and qualify, definitely."
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