England vs San Marino, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
- 14': James Ward-Prowse
- 21': Dominic Calvert-Lewin
- 31': Raheem Sterling
- 53': Dominic Calvert-Lewin
- 83': Ollie Watkins
FT
5 - 0
5 - 0
Calvert-Lewin scores two as England cruise past San Marino at Wembley
England cruised past an over-matched San Marino in World Cup qualifying group-stage play on Thursday at Wembley.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Mirko Palazzi (San Marino).
- 4': Reece James (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Offside, England. James Ward-Prowse tries a through ball, but Reece James is caught offside.
- 8': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jesse Lingard with a cross.
- 9': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross.
- 11': Attempt saved. Jesse Lingard (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ben Chilwell.
- 11': Corner, England. Conceded by Elia Benedettini.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
- 12': Corner, England. Conceded by Enrico Golinucci.
- 13': Attempt missed. John Stones (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross following a corner.
- 13': Dominic Calvert-Lewin (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Dante Carlos Rossi (San Marino).
- 14': Goal! England 1, San Marino 0. James Ward-Prowse (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a cross.
- 16': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (England).
- 16': Nicola Nanni (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (England) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Chilwell.
- 21': Goal! England 2, San Marino 0. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (England) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Jesse Lingard (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mason Mount.
- 24': Attempt saved. Ben Chilwell (England) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kalvin Phillips.
- 24': Corner, England. Conceded by Elia Benedettini.
- 25': Attempt missed. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (England) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kalvin Phillips.
- 27': Attempt saved. Mason Mount (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Reece James.
- 27': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mason Mount.
- 30': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (England) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mason Mount.
- 31': Goal! England 3, San Marino 0. Raheem Sterling (England) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top left corner. Assisted by Mason Mount.
- 32': Attempt missed. Jesse Lingard (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross.
- 32': Attempt missed. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jesse Lingard.
- 36': Attempt missed. Jesse Lingard (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a cross following a fast break.
- 36': Foul by Reece James (England).
- 36': Mirko Palazzi (San Marino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Corner, San Marino. Conceded by Reece James.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Jesse Lingard (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Jesse Lingard (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 39': Corner, England. Conceded by Cristian Brolli.
- 42': Foul by Reece James (England).
- 42': Nicola Nanni (San Marino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Cristian Brolli (San Marino) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43': Attempt saved. Jesse Lingard (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 44': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (England) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mason Mount.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, England 3, San Marino 0.
- 45': Second Half begins England 3, San Marino 0.
- 45': Substitution, England. Jude Bellingham replaces Mason Mount.
- 45': Substitution, England. Kieran Trippier replaces Reece James.
- 45': Substitution, England. Phil Foden replaces Raheem Sterling.
- 45': Substitution, England. Tyrone Mings replaces John Stones.
- 47': Cristian Brolli (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Dominic Calvert-Lewin (England).
- 48': Corner, England. Conceded by Mirko Palazzi.
- 53': Goal! England 4, San Marino 0. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (England) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesse Lingard.
- 55': Substitution, San Marino. Luca Ceccaroli replaces Andrea Grandoni.
- 55': Substitution, San Marino. Marcello Mularoni replaces Adolfo José Hirsch.
- 55': Hand ball by Mirko Palazzi (San Marino).
- 56': Attempt saved. Jesse Lingard (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
- 57': Corner, England. Conceded by Dante Carlos Rossi.
- 59': Offside, England. Jude Bellingham tries a through ball, but Ben Chilwell is caught offside.
- 60': Foul by Nicola Nanni (San Marino).
- 60': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
- 63': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (England).
- 63': Luca Ceccaroli (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, England. Ollie Watkins replaces Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
- 63': Conor Coady (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Filippo Berardi (San Marino).
- 64': Attempt saved. Jesse Lingard (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
- 66': Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Chilwell.
- 67': Offside, England. Jesse Lingard tries a through ball, but Kieran Trippier is caught offside.
- 70': Foul by Marcello Mularoni (San Marino).
- 70': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Substitution, San Marino. Michael Battistini replaces Enrico Golinucci.
- 71': Attempt saved. James Ward-Prowse (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 72': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a cross.
- 73': Foul by Kieran Trippier (England).
- 73': Luca Ceccaroli (San Marino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Attempt saved. Jesse Lingard (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 79': Substitution, San Marino. Mattia Giardi replaces Lorenzo Lunadei.
- 79': Substitution, San Marino. Alessandro D'Addario replaces Filippo Berardi.
- 81': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
- 83': Goal! England 5, San Marino 0. Ollie Watkins (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 88': Dante Carlos Rossi (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Ollie Watkins (England).
- 89': Attempt missed. Cristian Brolli (San Marino) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the right.
- 90'+1': Corner, England. Conceded by Luca Ceccaroli.
- 90'+2': Offside, England. Kieran Trippier tries a through ball, but James Ward-Prowse is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Foul by Tyrone Mings (England).
- 90'+2': Nicola Nanni (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Tyrone Mings (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, England 5, San Marino 0.
- 0': Match ends, England 5, San Marino 0.
Statistics
 SMR |
ENG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 10 | Saves | 0 |
| 15.4 | Possession | 84.6 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 32 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 15 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 93 | Accurate Passes | 846 |
| 167 | Passes | 910 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 11 |
| 2 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 27 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 13 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 2 |
| 28 | Clearances | 2 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
WCQ - UEFA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 8 | +32 | 24 |
| 2 | Italy | 8 | +9 | 18 |
| 3 | Israel | 8 | -1 | 12 |
| 4 | Estonia | 8 | -13 | 4 |
Line-Ups
England (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Pope (GK) |
| 6 | Conor Coady |
| 5 | John Stones |
| 3 | Ben Chilwell |
| 2 | Reece James |
| 8 | Kalvin Phillips |
| 11 | Mason Mount |
| 4 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 9 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin |
| 10 | Raheem Sterling |
| 7 | Jesse Lingard |
San Marino (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Elia Benedettini (GK) |
| 6 | Dante Rossi |
| 5 | Cristian Brolli |
| 13 | Andrea Grandoni |
| 11 | Manuel Battistini |
| 21 | Lorenzo Lunadei |
| 8 | Enrico Golinucci |
| 3 | Mirko Palazzi |
| 20 | Adolfo Hirsch |
| 19 | Nicola Nanni |
| 9 | Filippo Berardi |
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