FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Sunday, March 26, 2017
Lithuania DDWLL 0
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England WDWDL 2
1st2ndT
LTU000
ENG112
Wembley Stadium · 77,690 att.

Match Report

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Jermain Defoe scores on England return in win vs. Lithuania

Jermain Defoe scored in his first international appearance in over three years as England beat Lithuania 2-0 at Wembley.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
3
7
Saves
2
28.2
Possession
71.8
4
SHOTS
21
2
ON GOAL
9
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
179
Accurate Passes
641
276
Passes
721
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
6
10
Crosses
22
0.1
Cross %
0.3
60
Long Balls
57
20
Accurate Long Balls
38
0.3
Long Balls %
0.7
0
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
6
12
Tackles
8
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
21
Effective Clearances
21
21
Clearances
21

Head to Head

ENG leads series 2-0

Lineups

ENG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Joe HartG
  2. 5Michael KeaneCD-L
  3. 6John StonesCD-R
  4. 3Ryan BertrandLB
  5. 2Kyle WalkerRB
  6. 10Dele AlliAM
  7. 4Eric DierLM
  8. 8Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainRM
  9. 9Jermain DefoeF
  10. 7Raheem SterlingAM-L
  11. 11Adam LallanaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Jake LivermoreSUB
  2. 13Tom HeatonSUB
  3. 23Fraser ForsterSUB
  4. 12Nathaniel ClyneSUB
  5. 17James Ward-ProwseSUB
  6. 18Ross BarkleySUB
  7. 22Nathan RedmondSUB
  8. 20Marcus RashfordSUB
  9. 19Jamie VardySUB
  10. 15Ben GibsonSUB
  11. 14Luke ShawSUB
  12. 21Jesse LingardSUB

LTU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Ernestas SetkusG
  2. 2Linas KlimaviciusCD-L
  3. 4Tadas KijanskasCD-R
  4. 3Vaidas SlavickasLB
  5. 8Egidijus VaitkunasRB
  6. 14Vykintas SlivkaAM
  7. 17Mantas KuklysLM
  8. 10Arturas ZulpaRM
  9. 19Nerijus ValskisF
  10. 11Arvydas NovikovasAM-L
  11. 22Fiodor CernychAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Rolandas BaravykasSUB
  2. 18Tadas EliosiusSUB
  3. 20Valdemar BorovskijSUB
  4. 6Mindaugas GrigaraviciusSUB
  5. 5Tomas MikuckisSUB
  6. 13Simonas PauliusSUB
  7. 7Ovidijus VerbickasSUB
  8. 21Vytautas LuksaSUB
  9. 1Emilijus ZubasSUB
  10. 15Arunas KlimaviciusSUB
  11. 12Edvinas GertmonasSUB
  12. 9Deivydas MatuleviciusSUB

Timeline

  1. 21' Goal! England 1, Lithuania 0. Jermain Defoe (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
  2. 46' Egidijus Vaitkunas (Lithuania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 54' Substitution, Lithuania. Mindaugas Grigaravicius replaces Arvydas Novikovas.
  4. 59' Arturas Zulpa (Lithuania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 60' Substitution, England. Jamie Vardy replaces Jermain Defoe.
  6. 60' Substitution, England. Marcus Rashford replaces Raheem Sterling.
  7. 66' Goal! England 2, Lithuania 0. Jamie Vardy (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Lallana with a through ball.
  8. 73' Marcus Rashford (England) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  9. 73' Substitution, Lithuania. Deivydas Matulevicius replaces Nerijus Valskis.
  10. 87' Substitution, Lithuania. Simonas Paulius replaces Vykintas Slivka.

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