FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Saturday, October 8, 2016
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England DWDLW 2
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Wembley Stadium · 81,781 att. · ESPN3

Match Report

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Daniel Sturridge, Dele Alli score in comfortable England win against Malta

Interim England manager Gareth Southgate made a solid start with a 2-0 win against Malta in front of an 81,781 crowd at Wembley.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
8
8
Saves
1
20.1
Possession
79.9
1
SHOTS
20
1
ON GOAL
10
1.0
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
159
Accurate Passes
832
236
Passes
917
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
7
2
Crosses
31
0.0
Cross %
0.2
58
Long Balls
52
24
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
0
Blocked Shots
3
14
Effective Tackles
16
22
Tackles
20
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
25
Effective Clearances
13
33
Clearances
14

Lineups

ENG · 4-3-3

  1. 1Joe HartG
  2. 6John StonesCD-L
  3. 5Gary CahillCD-R
  4. 3Ryan BertrandLB
  5. 2Kyle WalkerRB
  6. 4Jordan HendersonCM
  7. 10Wayne RooneyLM
  8. 8Dele AlliRM
  9. 9Daniel SturridgeF
  10. 11Jesse LingardLF
  11. 7Theo WalcottRF

Substitutes

  1. 12Chris SmallingSUB
  2. 19Jamie VardySUB
  3. 16Michael KeaneSUB
  4. 21Andros TownsendSUB
  5. 22Tom HeatonSUB
  6. 18Michail AntonioSUB
  7. 15Eric DierSUB
  8. 13Fraser ForsterSUB
  9. 20Marcus RashfordSUB
  10. 17Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainSUB
  11. 14Danny RoseSUB

MLT · 5-4-1

  1. 1Andrew HoggG
  2. 5Andrei AgiusCD
  3. 20Zach MuscatCD-L
  4. 17Ryan CamilleriCD-R
  5. 22Alex MuscatLB
  6. 6Steve BorgRB
  7. 13Andre SchembriCM-L
  8. 4Gareth SciberrasCM-R
  9. 8Paul FenechLM
  10. 18Bjorn KristensenRM
  11. 19Alfred EffiongF

Substitutes

  1. 7Clayton FaillaSUB
  2. 3Joseph ZerafaSUB
  3. 11Stephen PisaniSUB
  4. 16Ryan SciclunaSUB
  5. 14Jean-Paul FarrugiaSUB
  6. 12Henry BonelloSUB
  7. 15Mark ScerriSUB
  8. 9Michael MifsudSUB
  9. 10Rowen MuscatSUB

Timeline

  1. 19' Substitution, England. Danny Rose replaces Ryan Bertrand because of an injury.
  2. 29' Goal! England 1, Malta 0. Daniel Sturridge (England) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a cross.
  3. 38' Goal! England 2, Malta 0. Dele Alli (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  4. 55' Steve Borg (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 68' Substitution, England. Marcus Rashford replaces Theo Walcott.
  6. 73' Substitution, England. Jamie Vardy replaces Daniel Sturridge.
  7. 76' Substitution, Malta. Michael Mifsud replaces Alfred Effiong.
  8. 86' Substitution, Malta. Rowen Muscat replaces André Schembri.

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