England vs Czechia, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage
· UEFA European Championship QualifyingSterling nets hat trick as England breeze past Czech Republic in Euro qualifier
Raheem Sterling's hat trick helped England to a straightforward 5-0 win against Czech Republic to open their 2020 Euro qualification campaign.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': David Pavelka (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Eric Dier (England).
- 4': Foul by Eric Dier (England).
- 4': Theodor Gebre Selassie (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Corner, England. Conceded by Filip Novak.
- 9': Foul by Raheem Sterling (England).
- 9': Vladimir Darida (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Eric Dier (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic).
- 13': Delay in match Eric Dier (England) because of an injury.
- 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 17': Substitution, England. Ross Barkley replaces Eric Dier because of an injury.
- 19': Foul by Kyle Walker (England).
- 19': Patrik Schick (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Vladimir Darida (Czech Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pavel Kaderábek.
- 24': Goal! England 1, Czech Republic 0. Raheem Sterling (England) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 29': Dele Alli (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Vladimir Darida (Czech Republic).
- 31': Foul by Ross Barkley (England).
- 31': Vladimir Darida (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Foul by Tomas Kalas (Czech Republic).
- 32': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Dele Alli (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by David Pavelka (Czech Republic).
- 34': Dele Alli (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Foul by Vladimir Darida (Czech Republic).
- 36': Offside, England. Jadon Sancho tries a through ball, but Jordan Henderson is caught offside.
- 38': Corner, England. Conceded by David Pavelka.
- 39': Attempt missed. Jadon Sancho (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 39': Attempt missed. Harry Maguire (England) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Jadon Sancho following a corner.
- 40': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Dele Alli.
- 41': Foul by Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic).
- 41': Jordan Henderson (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Offside, England. Jordan Pickford tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
- 44': Corner, England. Conceded by Tomas Kalas.
- 45'+1': Penalty England. Raheem Sterling draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+1': Penalty conceded by Pavel Kaderábek (Czech Republic) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+1': Pavel Kaderábek (Czech Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Goal! England 2, Czech Republic 0. Harry Kane (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, England 2, Czech Republic 0.
- 45': Second Half begins England 2, Czech Republic 0.
- 45': Substitution, Czech Republic. Matej Vydra replaces Jakub Jankto.
- 49': Attempt blocked. David Pavelka (Czech Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ondrej Celustka.
- 50': Foul by Jordan Henderson (England).
- 50': Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Attempt missed. Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Vladimir Darida with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 52': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Ben Chilwell.
- 52': Attempt saved. David Pavelka (Czech Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tomas Kalas.
- 52': Dangerous play by Patrik Schick (Czech Republic).
- 52': Jordan Pickford (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Patrik Schick (Czech Republic) is shown the yellow card for dangerous play.
- 53': Attempt saved. David Pavelka (Czech Republic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrik Schick with a cross.
- 55': Foul by Jordan Henderson (England).
- 55': Matej Vydra (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Dele Alli (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Patrik Schick (Czech Republic).
- 59': Attempt blocked. Jadon Sancho (England) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Harry Kane.
- 62': Goal! England 3, Czech Republic 0. Raheem Sterling (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 63': Substitution, England. Declan Rice replaces Dele Alli.
- 67': Substitution, Czech Republic. Lukas Masopust replaces Vladimir Darida.
- 68': Goal! England 4, Czech Republic 0. Raheem Sterling (England) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
- 70': Substitution, England. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Raheem Sterling.
- 72': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a cross.
- 74': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Czech Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tomas Soucek.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Jordan Henderson (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 75': Attempt saved. Callum Hudson-Odoi (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
- 75': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 79': Foul by Lukas Masopust (Czech Republic).
- 79': Ross Barkley (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Attempt missed. Matej Vydra (Czech Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tomas Soucek.
- 82': Substitution, Czech Republic. Milan Skoda replaces Patrik Schick.
- 84': Attempt saved. Callum Hudson-Odoi (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 84': Own Goal by Tomas Kalas, Czech Republic. England 5, Czech Republic 0.
- 87': Foul by Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic).
- 87': Ross Barkley (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Declan Rice (England).
- 90'+1': Matej Vydra (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, England 5, Czech Republic 0.
- 90'+3': Match ends, England 5, Czech Republic 0.
Statistics
 CZE |
ENG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 33.6 | Possession | 66.4 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 270 | Accurate Passes | 627 |
| 358 | Passes | 719 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 11 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 20 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 31 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 82,575
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 82,575
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 |
Line-Ups
England (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 6 | Harry Maguire |
| 5 | Michael Keane |
| 3 | Ben Chilwell |
| 2 | Kyle Walker |
| 4 | Eric Dier |
| 10 | Dele Alli |
| 8 | Jordan Henderson |
| 9 | Harry Kane |
| 11 | Raheem Sterling |
| 7 | Jadon Sancho |
Czechia (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Jirí Pavlenka (GK) |
| 6 | Tomás Kalas |
| 3 | Ondrej Celustka |
| 22 | Filip Novak |
| 2 | Pavel Kaderábek  |
| 8 | Vladimír Darida |
| 11 | David Pavelka |
| 15 | Tomás Soucek |
| 19 | Patrik Schick |
| 14 | Jakub Jankto |
| 4 | Theodor Gebre Selassie |
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