International Friendly

England vs Ivory Coast, 2022 International Friendly

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England
  • 30': Ollie Watkins
  • 45': Raheem Sterling
  • 90'+3': Tyrone Mings
FT
3 - 0
Ivory Coast
  • Red Card 40': Sèrge Aurier

England cruise past 10-man Ivory Coast in friendly win

England cruised to a 3-0 win over a 10-man Ivory Coast in an international friendly at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Offside, England. Jude Bellingham tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 11': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Côte d'Ivoire).
  • 11': Raheem Sterling (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Corner, England. Conceded by Serge Aurier.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
  • 14': Foul by Simon Deli (Côte d'Ivoire).
  • 14': Raheem Sterling (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
  • 16': Foul by Benjamin White (England).
  • 16': Sébastien Haller (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
  • 18': Offside, Côte d'Ivoire. Maxwel Cornet tries a through ball, but Max-Alain Gradel is caught offside.
  • 18': Foul by Ollie Watkins (England).
  • 18': Hassane Kamara (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
  • 26': Corner, England. Conceded by Simon Deli.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin White.
  • 27': Corner, England. Conceded by Simon Deli.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Harry Maguire (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
  • 28': Foul by Jude Bellingham (England).
  • 28': Max-Alain Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Goal! England 1, Côte d'Ivoire 0. Ollie Watkins (England) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
  • 32': Foul by Serge Aurier (Côte d'Ivoire).
  • 32': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Serge Aurier (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Foul by Jean Michaël Seri (Côte d'Ivoire).
  • 33': Raheem Sterling (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Jean Michaël Seri (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Declan Rice (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
  • 36': Foul by Nicolas Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire).
  • 36': Tyrick Mitchell (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Corner, England. Conceded by Simon Deli.
  • 37': Foul by Jack Grealish (England).
  • 37': Max-Alain Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Corner, Côte d'Ivoire. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Nicolas Pépé (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Max-Alain Gradel following a corner.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Grealish following a fast break.
  • 40': Second yellow card to Serge Aurier (Côte d'Ivoire).
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 44': Foul by Tyrick Mitchell (England).
  • 44': Jean Michaël Seri (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
  • 45': Goal! England 2, Côte d'Ivoire 0. Raheem Sterling (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Benjamin White (England).
  • 45'+2': Max-Alain Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, England 2, Côte d'Ivoire 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins England 2, Côte d'Ivoire 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Emmanuel Agbadou replaces Eric Bailly.
  • 45': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Fousseny Coulibaly replaces Max-Alain Gradel.
  • 45': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Willy Boly replaces Nicolas Pépé.
  • 45': Substitution, England. Kyle Walker-Peters replaces Benjamin White.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 48': VAR Decision: No Penalty England.
  • 51': Foul by Emmanuel Agbadou (Côte d'Ivoire).
  • 51': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Côte d'Ivoire).
  • 53': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Côte d'Ivoire).
  • 54': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Foul by Ollie Watkins (England).
  • 56': Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Offside, England. Kyle Walker-Peters tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
  • 58': Corner, England. Conceded by Simon Deli.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Kyle Walker-Peters (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Maguire.
  • 61': Foul by Declan Rice (England).
  • 61': Sébastien Haller (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Substitution, England. Luke Shaw replaces Tyrick Mitchell.
  • 62': Substitution, England. Phil Foden replaces Raheem Sterling.
  • 62': Substitution, England. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Jack Grealish.
  • 62': Substitution, England. Harry Kane replaces Ollie Watkins.
  • 64': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Ghislain Konan replaces Maxwel Cornet.
  • 66': Corner, England. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Harry Maguire (England) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
  • 67': Foul by Declan Rice (England).
  • 67': Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Attempt missed. James Ward-Prowse (England) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
  • 70': Offside, England. Luke Shaw tries a through ball, but Emile Smith Rowe is caught offside.
  • 76': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (England).
  • 76': Fousseny Coulibaly (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Luke Shaw (England).
  • 77': Hassane Kamara (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Simon Deli (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jean Michaël Seri with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 79': Foul by Tyrone Mings (England).
  • 79': Sébastien Haller (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Fousseny Coulibaly (Côte d'Ivoire).
  • 79': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Substitution, England. Conor Gallagher replaces James Ward-Prowse.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (England) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tyrone Mings.
  • 86': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Yohan Boli replaces Sébastien Haller.
  • 86': Foul by Conor Gallagher (England).
  • 86': Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 87': Foul by Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire).
  • 87': Phil Foden (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Emile Smith Rowe (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
  • 90'+2': Corner, England. Conceded by Emmanuel Agbadou.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Paul Akouokou replaces Jean Michaël Seri.
  • 90'+3': Goal! England 3, Côte d'Ivoire 0. Tyrone Mings (England) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, England 3, Côte d'Ivoire 0.
  • 0': Match ends, England 3, Côte d'Ivoire 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 1
39.6 Possession 60.4
3 SHOTS 18
1 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
328 Accurate Passes 546
394 Passes 600
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 5
2 Crosses 17
0.5 Cross % 0.3
40 Long Balls 32
13 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 8
8 Effective Tackles 4
16 Tackles 9
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
7 Interceptions 12
17 Effective Clearances 3
17 Clearances 3

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 73,405

Line-Ups

ENG England (4-3-3)

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

CIV Ivory Coast (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
23 Badra Ali Sangaré (GK)
27 Simon Deli
21 Eric Bailly
14 Hassane Kamara
17 Sèrge Aurier Yellow Card
15 Max Gradel
4 Jean Michaël Seri Yellow Card
8 Franck Kessié
22 Sébastien Haller
11 Maxwel Cornet
19 Nicolas Pépé
Ivory Coast Substitutes:
Willy Boly, Karim Konaté, Mohamed Koné, Yohan Boli, Jean Evrard Kouassi, Emmanuel Agbadou, Fousseny Coulibaly, Ghislain Konan, Ibrahim Sangaré, Abdoul Karim Cissé, Paul Akouokou, Ismaël Diallo.

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