UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Bulgaria vs England, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
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  • 7': Marcus Rashford
  • 20': Ross Barkley
  • 32': Ross Barkley
  • 45'+4': Raheem Sterling
  • 69': Raheem Sterling
  • 85': Harry Kane

England back on track in Euro qualifying after thrashing Bulgaria

England got their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign back on track with a runaway 6-0 win over Bulgaria in Sofia on Monday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Jordan Henderson (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 7': Goal! Bulgaria 0, England 1. Marcus Rashford (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
  • 9': Foul by Tyrone Mings (England).
  • 9': Ismail Isa Mustafa (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Ivelin Popov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Georgi Kostadinov.
  • 12': Foul by Raheem Sterling (England).
  • 12': Petar Zanev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Corner, England. Conceded by Petar Zanev.
  • 18': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Kieran Trippier.
  • 20': Goal! Bulgaria 0, England 2. Ross Barkley (England) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
  • 25': Foul by Ismail Isa Mustafa (Bulgaria).
  • 25': Raheem Sterling (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Foul by Marcus Rashford (England).
  • 26': Wanderson (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria).
  • 30': Marcus Rashford (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Goal! Bulgaria 0, England 3. Ross Barkley (England) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Kane with a cross.
  • 33': Foul by Kieran Trippier (England).
  • 33': Wanderson (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Petar Zanev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Georgi Kostadinov.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a through ball.
  • 45'+1': Offside, England. Harry Kane tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Bulgaria. Georgi Pashov tries a through ball, but Ismail Isa Mustafa is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': Goal! Bulgaria 0, England 4. Raheem Sterling (England) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Kane.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Bulgaria 0, England 4.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bulgaria 0, England 4.
  • 45': Substitution, Bulgaria. Bozhidar Kraev replaces Georgi Sarmov.
  • 47': Foul by Tyrone Mings (England).
  • 47': Ivelin Popov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': Foul by Georgi Pashov (Bulgaria).
  • 48': Raheem Sterling (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
  • 49': Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Foul by Kieran Trippier (England).
  • 50': Attempt missed. Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kiril Despodov.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Kane with a through ball.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 55': Foul by Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria).
  • 55': Jordan Henderson (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieran Trippier.
  • 57': Foul by Harry Winks (England).
  • 57': Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
  • 59': Foul by Harry Maguire (England).
  • 59': Ismail Isa Mustafa (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Petar Zanev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ismail Isa Mustafa.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a through ball.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross.
  • 67': Corner, England. Conceded by Plamen Iliev.
  • 68': Substitution, Bulgaria. Galin Ivanov replaces Ismail Isa Mustafa.
  • 69': Goal! Bulgaria 0, England 5. Raheem Sterling (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Kane with a through ball.
  • 71': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Marcus Rashford.
  • 72': Offside, Bulgaria. Plamen Iliev tries a through ball, but Kiril Despodov is caught offside.
  • 73': Substitution, England. Mason Mount replaces Ross Barkley.
  • 73': Substitution, England. Jadon Sancho replaces Raheem Sterling.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Mason Mount (England) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is high and wide to the right.
  • 76': Substitution, England. Callum Wilson replaces Marcus Rashford.
  • 76': Substitution, Bulgaria. Kristiyan Malinov replaces Wanderson.
  • 76': Foul by Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria).
  • 76': Mason Mount (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Galin Ivanov (Bulgaria).
  • 79': Mason Mount (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 79': Bozhidar Kraev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Jordan Henderson (England).
  • 80': Offside, Bulgaria. Kristiyan Malinov tries a through ball, but Galin Ivanov is caught offside.
  • 81': Foul by Callum Wilson (England).
  • 81': Georgi Pashov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Harry Kane (England) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
  • 85': Goal! Bulgaria 0, England 6. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Mason Mount (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Jadon Sancho (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Wilson.
  • 90'+2': Callum Wilson (England) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Harry Kane.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Bulgaria 0, England 6.
  • 0': Match ends, Bulgaria 0, England 6.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 7
71.5 Possession 28.5
20 SHOTS 4
13 ON GOAL 2
0.7 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
725 Accurate Passes 224
803 Passes 314
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 0
11 Crosses 11
0.3 Cross % 0.0
57 Long Balls 58
37 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 0
5 Effective Tackles 9
12 Tackles 11
0.4 Tackle % 0.8
14 Interceptions 11
9 Effective Clearances 11
9 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
Attendance: 17,481

EURO Qualifying Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Spain 8 +20 21
2 Scotland 8 +9 17
3 Norway 8 +2 11
4 Georgia 8 -6 8
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Line-Ups

BUL Bulgaria (5-4-1)

No. Name
23 Plamen Iliev (GK)
8 Georgi Sarmov
21 Kamen Haszhiev
15 Georgi Terziev
3 Petar Zanev
4 Georgi Pashov
7 Georgi Kostadinov
10 Ivelin Popov
9 Wanderson
11 Kiril Despodov
19 Ismail Isa

ENG England (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
5 Tyrone Mings
6 Harry Maguire
3 Ben Chilwell
2 Kieran Trippier
4 Harry Winks
10 Ross Barkley
8 Jordan Henderson Yellow Card
9 Harry Kane
11 Marcus Rashford
7 Raheem Sterling

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