International Friendly

England vs Switzerland, 2022 International Friendly

· International Friendly
England
  • 45'+1': Luke Shaw
  • 78': Harry Kane (P)
FT
2 - 1
Switzerland
  • 22': Breel Embolo

England complete comeback win over Switzerland in friendly

England needed a late Harry Kane penalty to seal a 2-1 comeback victory over Switzerland in a friendly match at Wembley on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Silvan Widmer (Switzerland).
  • 1': Mason Mount (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Luke Shaw (England).
  • 6': Renato Steffen (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
  • 6': Mason Mount (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Conor Gallagher (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Foul by Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
  • 10': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
  • 10': Mason Mount (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Foul by Jordan Henderson (England).
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Conor Gallagher (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Kane.
  • 14': Corner, England. Conceded by Silvan Widmer.
  • 16': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Foul by Conor Gallagher (England).
  • 22': Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
  • 22': Goal! England 0, Switzerland 1. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Akanji with a headed pass.
  • 24': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Fabian Frei (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 32': Benjamin White (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland).
  • 33': Foul by Luke Shaw (England).
  • 33': Renato Steffen (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Offside, England. Mason Mount tries a through ball, but Phil Foden is caught offside.
  • 36': Substitution, Switzerland. Kevin Mbabu replaces Silvan Widmer because of an injury.
  • 36': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (England).
  • 36': Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Renato Steffen (Switzerland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
  • 38': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Benjamin White.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 39': Offside, Switzerland. Ricardo Rodríguez tries a through ball, but Kevin Mbabu is caught offside.
  • 43': Benjamin White (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
  • 45'+1': Goal! England 1, Switzerland 1. Luke Shaw (England) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, England 1, Switzerland 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins England 1, Switzerland 1.
  • 47': Conor Gallagher (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 47': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland).
  • 49': Corner, England. Conceded by Kevin Mbabu.
  • 50': Foul by Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
  • 50': Phil Foden (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Conor Gallagher (England).
  • 51': Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Offside, Switzerland. Breel Embolo tries a through ball, but Xherdan Shaqiri is caught offside.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
  • 52': Corner, England. Conceded by Jonas Omlin.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Marc Guéhi (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross following a corner.
  • 54': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Benjamin White.
  • 56': Conor Coady (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
  • 57': Foul by Mason Mount (England).
  • 57': Remo Freuler (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Luke Shaw.
  • 61': Substitution, England. Declan Rice replaces Conor Gallagher.
  • 61': Substitution, England. Tyrick Mitchell replaces Luke Shaw.
  • 62': Substitution, England. Raheem Sterling replaces Kyle Walker-Peters.
  • 62': Substitution, England. Jack Grealish replaces Mason Mount.
  • 62': Substitution, Switzerland. Andi Zeqiri replaces Renato Steffen.
  • 63': Substitution, Switzerland. Djibril Sow replaces Rubén Vargas.
  • 63': Substitution, Switzerland. Steven Zuber replaces Remo Freuler.
  • 64': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
  • 64': Phil Foden (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Djibril Sow (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Foul by Declan Rice (England).
  • 70': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell with a cross.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Benjamin White (England) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 73': Foul by Raheem Sterling (England).
  • 73': Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 75': Corner, England. Conceded by Ricardo Rodríguez.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Marc Guéhi (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish with a cross.
  • 75': Penalty conceded by Steven Zuber (Switzerland) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 77': VAR Decision: Penalty England.
  • 78': Goal! England 2, Switzerland 1. Harry Kane (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 80': Substitution, England. Jude Bellingham replaces Phil Foden.
  • 80': Substitution, Switzerland. Mario Gavranovic replaces Breel Embolo.
  • 80': Substitution, Switzerland. Michel Aebischer replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
  • 84': Foul by Jude Bellingham (England).
  • 84': Kevin Mbabu (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Mbabu.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 89': Substitution, England. Ollie Watkins replaces Harry Kane.
  • 89': Foul by Michel Aebischer (Switzerland).
  • 89': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Corner, England. Conceded by Ricardo Rodríguez.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Conor Coady (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Fabian Frei (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Ollie Watkins (England).
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Michel Aebischer (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mario Gavranovic.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Jack Grealish.
  • 90'+5': Declan Rice (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (Switzerland).
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, England 2, Switzerland 1.
  • 0': Match ends, England 2, Switzerland 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 3
48 Possession 52
12 SHOTS 9
4 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
404 Accurate Passes 441
473 Passes 510
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 6
12 Crosses 19
0.3 Cross % 0.3
52 Long Balls 47
34 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 9
17 Tackles 15
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 8
13 Effective Clearances 12
13 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 78,881

Line-Ups

ENG England (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
6 Conor Coady
4 Marc Guéhi
14 Ben White
7 Conor Gallagher
8 Jordan Henderson
3 Luke Shaw
2 Kyle Walker-Peters
9 Harry Kane
11 Mason Mount
10 Phil Foden
England Substitutes:
Raheem Sterling, Tyrick Mitchell, Jude Bellingham, Harry Maguire, Fraser Forster, Nick Pope, Declan Rice, Tyrone Mings, Jack Grealish, Ollie Watkins, James Ward-Prowse.

SUI Switzerland (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Jonas Omlin (GK)
6 Fabian Frei
5 Manuel Akanji
13 Ricardo Rodríguez
3 Silvan Widmer
23 Xherdan Shaqiri
10 Granit Xhaka
8 Remo Freuler
7 Breel Embolo
17 Rubén Vargas
11 Renato Steffen
Switzerland Substitutes:
Gregor Kobel, Steven Zuber, Andi Zeqiri, David Von Ballmoos, Jordan Lotomba, Nico Elvedi, Mario Gavranovic, Noah Okafor, Michel Aebischer, Djibril Sow, Eray Cömert, Kevin Mbabu.

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