FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Friday, November 12, 2021
Albania LWWWL 0
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England WWDWD 5
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Match Report

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Harry Kane nets hat trick as England cruise to 5-0 victory, edge closer to World Cup qualification

Striker Harry Kane scored a hat trick as England cruised past Albania on Friday and edged closer to qualification for the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
3
4
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
0
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
4
36.2
Possession
63.8
5
SHOTS
15
4
ON GOAL
6
0.8
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
316
Accurate Passes
580
389
Passes
667
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
5
1
Crosses
13
0.0
Cross %
0.4
54
Long Balls
52
20
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
8
20
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
16
Interceptions
5
16
Effective Clearances
4
16
Clearances
4

Head to Head

ENG leads series 1-0

Lineups

ENG · 3-4-3

  1. 1Jordan PickfordG
  2. 5John StonesCD
  3. 6Harry MaguireCD-L
  4. 2Kyle WalkerCD-R
  5. 7Kalvin PhillipsCM-L
  6. 8Jordan HendersonCM-R
  7. 3Ben ChilwellLM
  8. 4Reece JamesRM
  9. 9Harry KaneF
  10. 10Raheem SterlingCF-L
  11. 11Phil FodenCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Conor CoadySUB
  2. 14Jack GrealishSUB
  3. 19Emile Smith RoweSUB
  4. 13Sam JohnstoneSUB
  5. 20Bukayo SakaSUB
  6. 17Tammy AbrahamSUB
  7. 22Aaron RamsdaleSUB
  8. 15Tyrone MingsSUB
  9. 18Jude BellinghamSUB
  10. 12Trent Alexander-ArnoldSUB

ALB · 3-4-3

  1. 23Thomas StrakoshaG
  2. 15Marash KumbullaCD
  3. 5Frederic VeseliCD-L
  4. 18Adrian IsmajliCD-R
  5. 7Keidi BareCM-L
  6. 8Klaus GjasulaCM-R
  7. 20Lorenc TrashiLM
  8. 4Elseid HysajRM
  9. 16Sokol CikalleshiF
  10. 10Nedim BajramiCF-L
  11. 11Myrto UzuniCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Enea MihajSUB
  2. 14Qazim LaçiSUB
  3. 6Kastriot DermakuSUB
  4. 9Endri CekiciSUB
  5. 12Gentian SelmaniSUB
  6. 1Etrit BerishaSUB
  7. 19Bekim BalajSUB
  8. 2Erion HoxhallariSUB
  9. 21Odise RoshiSUB
  10. 22Albi DokaSUB
  11. 17Ylber RamadaniSUB
  12. 3Ermir LenjaniSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Klaus Gjasula (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 9' Goal! England 1, Albania 0. Harry Maguire (England) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reece James with a cross following a set piece situation.
  3. 12' Substitution, Albania. Qazim Laci replaces Keidi Bare because of an injury.
  4. 17' Substitution, Albania. Kastriot Dermaku replaces Marash Kumbulla because of an injury.
  5. 18' Goal! England 2, Albania 0. Harry Kane (England) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a cross.
  6. 21' Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 25' Ardian Ismajli (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 28' Goal! England 3, Albania 0. Jordan Henderson (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Kane.
  9. 33' Goal! England 4, Albania 0. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling following a fast break.
  10. 45'+1' Goal! England 5, Albania 0. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a corner.
  11. 45' Substitution, Albania. Enea Mihaj replaces Lorenc Trashi.
  12. 45' Substitution, Albania. Ylber Ramadani replaces Nedim Bajrami.
  13. 63' Substitution, England. Tammy Abraham replaces Harry Kane.
  14. 63' Substitution, England. Jack Grealish replaces Phil Foden.
  15. 64' Substitution, England. Jude Bellingham replaces Kalvin Phillips.
  16. 67' Qazim Laci (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 77' Substitution, England. Trent Alexander-Arnold replaces Reece James.
  18. 77' Substitution, England. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Raheem Sterling.
  19. 86' Substitution, Albania. Odise Roshi replaces Myrto Uzuni.

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