Czechia vs England, 2020 European Championship, Group Stage
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England finished atop their Euro 2020 group with a victory over Czech Republic at Wembley on Tuesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a through ball.
- 6': Foul by Declan Rice (England).
- 6': Vladimír Darida (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Foul by Tomás Holes (Czech Republic).
- 6': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Tomas Kalas (Czech Republic).
- 9': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Attempt missed. John Stones (England) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Luke Shaw following a set piece situation.
- 11': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 12': Goal! Czech Republic 0, England 1. Raheem Sterling (England) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 14': Offside, Czech Republic. Tomás Holes tries a through ball, but Jan Boril is caught offside.
- 15': Foul by Lukas Masopust (Czech Republic).
- 15': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Corner, England. Conceded by Vladimir Coufal.
- 18': Foul by Luke Shaw (England).
- 18': Vladimir Coufal (Czech Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Foul by Jan Boril (Czech Republic).
- 19': Kyle Walker (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Luke Shaw (England).
- 22': Vladimír Darida (Czech Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Offside, England. Harry Maguire tries a through ball, but Luke Shaw is caught offside.
- 26': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Maguire with a through ball.
- 26': Corner, England. Conceded by Ondrej Celustka.
- 26': Foul by Jack Grealish (England).
- 26': Lukas Masopust (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt saved. Tomás Holes (Czech Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tomas Soucek.
- 28': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
- 28': Attempt missed. Tomás Holes (Czech Republic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jakub Jankto with a cross following a corner.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Tomas Kalas (Czech Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
- 29': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Luke Shaw.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
- 32': Corner, England. Conceded by Tomas Kalas.
- 35': Attempt missed. Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jakub Jankto.
- 36': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Jan Boril (Czech Republic).
- 37': Corner, England. Conceded by Tomás Vaclik.
- 38': Foul by Jack Grealish (England).
- 38': Tomás Holes (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Corner, England. Conceded by Jan Boril.
- 43': Offside, England. Harry Kane tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
- 43': Foul by Declan Rice (England).
- 43': Vladimír Darida (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Vladimir Coufal (Czech Republic).
- 45': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Czech Republic 0, England 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Czech Republic 0, England 1.
- 45': Substitution, Czech Republic. Petr Sevcik replaces Jakub Jankto.
- 45': Substitution, England. Jordan Henderson replaces Declan Rice.
- 48': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Kalvin Phillips.
- 58': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (England).
- 58': Vladimír Darida (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Jordan Henderson (England).
- 58': Tomás Holes (Czech Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Offside, England. Jordan Pickford tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
- 61': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Foul by Jan Boril (Czech Republic).
- 61': Jan Boril (Czech Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Offside, England. Bukayo Saka tries a through ball, but Harry Kane is caught offside.
- 63': Hand ball by Jack Grealish (England).
- 64': Substitution, Czech Republic. Alex Kral replaces Vladimír Darida.
- 64': Substitution, Czech Republic. Adam Hlozek replaces Lukas Masopust.
- 66': Foul by Alex Kral (Czech Republic).
- 66': Kalvin Phillips (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Foul by Vladimir Coufal (Czech Republic).
- 66': Raheem Sterling (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Substitution, England. Marcus Rashford replaces Raheem Sterling.
- 68': Substitution, England. Jude Bellingham replaces Jack Grealish.
- 69': Foul by Marcus Rashford (England).
- 69': Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Corner, England. Conceded by Tomás Holes.
- 75': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
- 75': Substitution, Czech Republic. Tomas Pekhart replaces Patrik Schick.
- 79': Substitution, England. Tyrone Mings replaces John Stones.
- 81': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (England).
- 81': Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Attempt missed. Tomas Pekhart (Czech Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tomas Soucek.
- 84': Substitution, England. Jadon Sancho replaces Bukayo Saka.
- 84': Substitution, Czech Republic. Matej Vydra replaces Tomás Holes.
- 86': Offside, England. Jude Bellingham tries a through ball, but Jordan Henderson is caught offside.
- 88': Foul by Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic).
- 88': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Alex Kral (Czech Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 90'+3': Offside, Czech Republic. Petr Sevcik tries a through ball, but Matej Vydra is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Czech Republic 0, England 1.
- 0': Match ends, Czech Republic 0, England 1.
Statistics
 ENG |
CZE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 57 | Possession | 43 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 444 | Accurate Passes | 323 |
| 528 | Passes | 411 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 15 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 6 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 13 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 19,104
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 19,104
EURO Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 2 | France | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Poland | 3 | -3 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Czechia (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tomás Vaclík (GK) |
| 6 | Tomás Kalas |
| 3 | Ondrej Celustka |
| 18 | Jan Boril  |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal |
| 8 | Vladimír Darida |
| 15 | Tomás Soucek |
| 9 | Tomás Holes |
| 10 | Patrik Schick |
| 14 | Jakub Jankto |
| 12 | Lukás Masopust |
England (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 6 | Harry Maguire |
| 5 | John Stones |
| 3 | Luke Shaw |
| 2 | Kyle Walker |
| 7 | Jack Grealish |
| 4 | Declan Rice |
| 14 | Kalvin Phillips |
| 9 | Harry Kane |
| 10 | Raheem Sterling |
| 25 | Bukayo Saka |
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