UEFA Nations League

FT Saturday, September 8, 2018
Spain WDWDL 2
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England LWWLL 1
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ESP202
ENG101
Wembley Stadium · 81,392 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Spain fightback to beat England 2-1 in up-and-down Nations League match

Spain were the better side but had to work for a 2-1 UEFA Nations League comeback win against England at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
4
5
Saves
2
54.8
Possession
45.2
11
SHOTS
11
4
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
576
Accurate Passes
435
631
Passes
516
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
3
10
Crosses
11
0.5
Cross %
0.3
66
Long Balls
48
45
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.7
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
6
13
Tackles
9
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
13
Interceptions
9
13
Effective Clearances
11
13
Clearances
11

Head to Head

ESP leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

ENG · 3-1-4-2

  1. 1Jordan PickfordG
  2. 5John StonesCD
  3. 6Harry MaguireCD-L
  4. 4Joe GomezCD-R
  5. 8Jordan HendersonSW
  6. 11Dele AlliCM-L
  7. 7Jesse LingardCM-R
  8. 3Luke ShawLM
  9. 2Kieran TrippierRM
  10. 9Harry KaneCF-L
  11. 10Marcus RashfordCF-R

ESP · 4-3-3

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 15Sergio RamosCD-L
  3. 4NachoCD-R
  4. 12Marcos AlonsoLB
  5. 2Dani CarvajalRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  7. 8Saúl ÑíguezLM
  8. 10Thiago AlcantaraRM
  9. 17Iago AspasF
  10. 22IscoLF
  11. 9RodrigoRF

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! England 1, Spain 0. Marcus Rashford (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a through ball.
  2. 13' Goal! England 1, Spain 1. Saúl Ñíguez (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Moreno.
  3. 18' Jordan Henderson (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 32' Goal! England 1, Spain 2. Rodrigo Moreno (Spain) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thiago Alcántara with a cross following a set piece situation.
  5. 41' Luke Shaw (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 53' Substitution, England. Danny Rose replaces Luke Shaw because of an injury.
  7. 64' Substitution, England. Eric Dier replaces Jordan Henderson.
  8. 66' John Stones (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 68' Substitution, Spain. Marco Asensio replaces Iago Aspas.
  10. 80' Substitution, Spain. Sergi Roberto replaces Thiago Alcántara.
  11. 83' Daniel Carvajal (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 87' Substitution, Spain. Íñigo Martínez replaces Marcos Alonso.
  13. 90'+4' Danny Rose (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+4' Substitution, England. Danny Welbeck replaces Marcus Rashford.

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