UEFA European Championship Qualifying

England vs Kosovo, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
England
  • 8': Raheem Sterling
  • 19': Harry Kane
  • 38': Mërgim Vojvoda (OG)
  • 44': Jadon Sancho
  • 45'+1': Jadon Sancho
FT
5 - 3
Kosovo
  • 1': Valon Berisha
  • 49': Valon Berisha
  • 55': Vedat Muriqi (P)

England hit five to stay perfect in win over Kosovo

England maintained their perfect start to UEFA European Championship qualifying with a 5-3 win over a resilient Kosovo side at St Mary's on Tuesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Goal! England 0, Kosovo 1. Valon Berisha (Kosovo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vedat Muriqi.
  • 7': Corner, England. Conceded by Florent Hadergjonaj.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Michael Keane (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ross Barkley with a cross following a corner.
  • 8': Goal! England 1, Kosovo 1. Raheem Sterling (England) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Keane following a corner.
  • 11': Corner, England. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
  • 19': Goal! England 2, Kosovo 1. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
  • 22': Besar Halimi (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Harry Kane (England).
  • 22': Foul by Idriz Voca (Kosovo).
  • 22': Ross Barkley (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
  • 25': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Kosovo).
  • 25': Ross Barkley (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Valon Berisha (Kosovo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Besar Halimi.
  • 34': Corner, England. Conceded by Mergim Vojvoda.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Michael Keane (England) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a cross following a corner.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Mergim Vojvoda (Kosovo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Vedat Muriqi.
  • 38': Own Goal by Mergim Vojvoda, Kosovo. England 3, Kosovo 1.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 44': Goal! England 4, Kosovo 1. Jadon Sancho (England) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Sterling following a fast break.
  • 45': Hand ball by Ross Barkley (England).
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (England) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Chilwell.
  • 45'+1': Goal! England 5, Kosovo 1. Jadon Sancho (England) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+3': Offside, Kosovo. Florent Hadergjonaj tries a through ball, but Valon Berisha is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Kane.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, England 5, Kosovo 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins England 5, Kosovo 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Kosovo. Leart Paqarada replaces Florent Muslija.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Trent Alexander-Arnold (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 49': Goal! England 5, Kosovo 2. Valon Berisha (Kosovo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Vedat Muriqi following a fast break.
  • 50': Foul by Mergim Vojvoda (Kosovo).
  • 50': Jadon Sancho (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Offside, Kosovo. Florent Hadergjonaj tries a through ball, but Vedat Muriqi is caught offside.
  • 53': Penalty Kosovo. Vedat Muriqi draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 53': Penalty conceded by Harry Maguire (England) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 55': Goal! England 5, Kosovo 3. Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 55': Corner, England. Conceded by Fidan Aliti.
  • 57': Foul by Besar Halimi (Kosovo).
  • 57': Raheem Sterling (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Substitution, Kosovo. Anel Rashkaj replaces Idriz Voca.
  • 63': Penalty England. Ross Barkley draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 63': Penalty conceded by Amir Rrahmani (Kosovo) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 63': Besar Halimi (Kosovo) is shown the yellow card.
  • 65': Leart Paqarada (Kosovo) is shown the yellow card.
  • 65': Penalty saved! Harry Kane (England) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 68': Florent Hadergjonaj (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Ben Chilwell (England).
  • 70': Foul by Fidan Aliti (Kosovo).
  • 70': Jadon Sancho (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Fidan Aliti (Kosovo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (England) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Bersant Celina (Kosovo) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Anel Rashkaj.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Kane with a through ball.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
  • 74': Corner, England. Conceded by Florent Hadergjonaj.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Michael Keane (England) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a cross following a corner.
  • 83': Foul by Valon Berisha (Kosovo).
  • 83': Raheem Sterling (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 83': Valon Berisha (Kosovo) is shown the yellow card.
  • 83': Substitution, England. Mason Mount replaces Ross Barkley.
  • 85': Substitution, England. Marcus Rashford replaces Jadon Sancho.
  • 85': Substitution, Kosovo. Florent Hasani replaces Valon Berisha.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mason Mount.
  • 86': Offside, England. Marcus Rashford tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
  • 86': Anel Rashkaj (Kosovo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Bersant Celina (Kosovo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leart Paqarada.
  • 90': Corner, England. Conceded by Mergim Vojvoda.
  • 90'+1': Ben Chilwell (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Florent Hasani (Kosovo).
  • 90'+1': Amir Rrahmani (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Raheem Sterling (England).
  • 90'+5': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Kosovo).
  • 90'+5': Marcus Rashford (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, England 5, Kosovo 3.
  • 0': Match ends, England 5, Kosovo 3.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 5
5 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
0 Corner Kicks 6
6 Saves 0
41.7 Possession 58.3
8 SHOTS 16
3 ON GOAL 10
0.4 On Target % 0.6
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
397 Accurate Passes 584
471 Passes 657
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 3
11 Crosses 20
0.1 Cross % 0.2
49 Long Balls 54
22 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 1
6 Effective Tackles 3
9 Tackles 6
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
12 Interceptions 11
23 Effective Clearances 16
23 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 30,155

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

ENG England (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
6 Harry Maguire
5 Michael Keane
3 Ben Chilwell
2 Trent Alexander-Arnold
4 Declan Rice
10 Ross Barkley
8 Jordan Henderson
9 Harry Kane
7 Raheem Sterling
11 Jadon Sancho
England Substitutes:
James Maddison, Joe Gomez, Nick Pope, Callum Wilson, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Kieran Trippier, Mason Mount, Tyrone Mings, Marcus Rashford, Harry Winks, Danny Rose, Tom Heaton.

KOS Kosovo (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Arijanet Muric (GK)
3 Fidan Aliti Yellow Card
13 Amir Rrahmani
2 Florent Hadergjonaj
15 Mërgim Vojvoda
9 Bersant Celina
8 Besar Halimi Yellow Card
4 Idriz Voca
18 Vedat Muriqi
14 Valon Berisha
10 Florent Muslija
Kosovo Substitutes:
Leart Paqarada, Florent Hasani, Ibrahim Dresevic, Bernard Berisha, Atdhe Nuhiu, Elbasan Rashani, Visar Bekaj, Anel Raskaj, Samir Ujkani, Edon Zhegrova, Mirlind Kryeziu.

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