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England
  • 39': Dele Alli
  • 48': Wayne Rooney
FT
2 - 0
France

    Dele Alli scores stunner as England beat France at Wembley

    Dele Alli and Wayne Rooney scored as England defeated France 2-0 in a friendly at Wembley on Tuesday, four days after the attacks in Paris.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Foul by Lucas Digne (France).
    • 3': Nathaniel Clyne (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Yohan Cabaye (France) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Blaise Matuidi.
    • 8': Foul by Hatem Ben Arfa (France).
    • 8': Gary Cahill (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Corner, England. Conceded by Raphael Varane.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (England) header from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Ross Barkley with a cross following a corner.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. André-Pierre Gignac (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hatem Ben Arfa.
    • 11': Raheem Sterling (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Lucas Digne (France).
    • 15': Yohan Cabaye (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Eric Dier (England).
    • 18': Attempt saved. Anthony Martial (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Blaise Matuidi.
    • 19': Corner, France. Conceded by John Stones.
    • 21': Hand ball by Morgan Schneiderlin (France).
    • 22': Attempt saved. Wayne Rooney (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 25': Raphael Varane (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Raheem Sterling (England).
    • 29': Corner, England. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Wayne Rooney (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Kane.
    • 34': Bacary Sagna (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Raheem Sterling (England).
    • 39': Goal! England 1, France 0. Dele Alli (England) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Wayne Rooney.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wayne Rooney.
    • 41': Attempt saved. André-Pierre Gignac (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 42': Corner, England. Conceded by Morgan Schneiderlin.
    • 42': Raphael Varane (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Gary Cahill (England).
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
    • 44': Corner, England. Conceded by Raphael Varane.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Eric Dier (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wayne Rooney with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 45': First Half ends, England 1, France 0.
    • 45': Substitution, France. Paul Pogba replaces Blaise Matuidi.
    • 45': Substitution, France. Kingsley Coman replaces Hatem Ben Arfa.
    • 45': Substitution, England. Jack Butland replaces Joe Hart.
    • 0': Second Half begins England 1, France 0.
    • 48': Goal! England 2, France 0. Wayne Rooney (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Sterling with a cross.
    • 49': Foul by Lucas Digne (France).
    • 49': Nathaniel Clyne (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 50': Anthony Martial (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Foul by Dele Alli (England).
    • 51': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
    • 55': Kingsley Coman (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Raheem Sterling (England).
    • 57': Substitution, France. Lass Diarra replaces Yohan Cabaye.
    • 57': Substitution, France. Olivier Giroud replaces André-Pierre Gignac.
    • 58': Foul by Lass Diarra (France).
    • 58': Ross Barkley (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (France) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
    • 60': Kingsley Coman (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Dele Alli (England).
    • 61': Olivier Giroud (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Foul by Gary Cahill (England).
    • 63': Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Dele Alli (England).
    • 63': Foul by Eric Dier (England).
    • 63': Lucas Digne (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Anthony Martial (France) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Pogba with a through ball.
    • 67': Corner, France. Conceded by John Stones.
    • 67': Substitution, France. Antoine Griezmann replaces Anthony Martial.
    • 68': Raheem Sterling (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 68': Foul by Lass Diarra (France).
    • 68': Substitution, England. Adam Lallana replaces Raheem Sterling.
    • 69': Corner, England. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
    • 70': Delay in match (France).
    • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 71': Corner, France. Conceded by Gary Cahill.
    • 72': Foul by Harry Kane (England).
    • 72': Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Foul by Raphael Varane (France).
    • 76': Attempt missed. Kingsley Coman (France) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
    • 77': Eric Dier (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Olivier Giroud (France).
    • 79': Substitution, England. Jonjo Shelvey replaces Ross Barkley.
    • 80': Substitution, England. Ryan Bertrand replaces Harry Kane.
    • 80': Olivier Giroud (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 80': Foul by Gary Cahill (England).
    • 83': Substitution, France. Moussa Sissoko replaces Morgan Schneiderlin.
    • 86': Jonjo Shelvey (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (France).
    • 88': Substitution, England. Phil Jones replaces Dele Alli.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (France) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lass Diarra.
    • 90': Foul by Adam Lallana (England).
    • 90': Laurent Koscielny (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Second Half ends, England 2, France 0.
    • 0': Match ends, England 2, France 0.
    • 0': Match ends, England 2, France 0.

    Statistics

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    5 Fouls 6
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    1 Corner Kicks 4
    4 Saves 4
    46.6 Possession 53.4
    5 SHOTS 9
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    264 Accurate Passes 289
    314 Passes 349
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    3 Crosses 10
    0.7 Cross % 0.5
    40 Long Balls 27
    15 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
    2 Blocked Shots 1
    12 Effective Tackles 8
    16 Tackles 11
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    0 Interceptions 0
    6 Effective Clearances 3
    11 Clearances 4

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue: Wembley
    Location: ,
    Attendance: 71,223

    Line-Ups

    ENG England (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Joe Hart (GK)
    5 Gary Cahill
    6 John Stones
    3 Kieran Gibbs
    2 Nathaniel Clyne
    8 Ross Barkley
    4 Eric Dier
    7 Dele Alli
    9 Harry Kane
    10 Wayne Rooney
    11 Raheem Sterling
    England Substitutes:
    Ryan Mason, Jesse Lingard, Ryan Bertrand, Jack Butland, Tom Heaton, Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Jonjo Shelvey, Kyle Walker, Adam Lallana.

    FRA France (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
    21 Laurent Koscielny
    4 Raphaël Varane
    17 Lucas Digne
    15 Bacary Sagna
    6 Yohan Cabaye
    14 Blaise Matuidi
    22 Morgan Schneiderlin
    10 André-Pierre Gignac
    11 Anthony Martial
    8 Hatem Ben Arfa
    France Substitutes:
    Paul Pogba, Antoine Griezmann, Benoit Costil, Olivier Giroud, Patrice Evra, Eliaquim Mangala, Kingsley Coman, Lassana Diarra, Moussa Sissoko, Loïc Perrin, Christophe Jallet, Steve Mandanda.

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