UEFA European Championship Qualifying

England vs Ukraine, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
England
  • 37': Harry Kane
  • 40': Bukayo Saka
FT
2 - 0
Ukraine

    Harry Kane, Bukayo Saka strike as England ease past Ukraine

    First-half goals from Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka helped England seal a 2-0 victory over Ukraine in their Euro 2024 qualifier at Wembley on Sunday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Ben Chilwell (England).
    • 1': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Delay in match because of an injury Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine).
    • 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roman Yaremchuk.
    • 5': Offside, England. James Maddison tries a through ball, but Harry Kane is caught offside.
    • 10': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 10': Foul by Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine).
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Harry Maguire (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross.
    • 15': Offside, Ukraine. Oleksandr Svatok tries a through ball, but Roman Yaremchuk is caught offside.
    • 16': Anatolii Trubin (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Attempt saved. James Maddison (England) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 16': Foul by James Maddison (England).
    • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Anatolii Trubin (Ukraine).
    • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 19': Corner, England. Conceded by Mykola Matvienko.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a cross.
    • 21': Foul by Oleksandr Svatok (Ukraine).
    • 21': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov.
    • 24': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine).
    • 24': James Maddison (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 25': Foul by Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine).
    • 30': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 30': Foul by Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine).
    • 30': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 33': Offside, Ukraine. Heorhii Sudakov tries a through ball, but Roman Yaremchuk is caught offside.
    • 34': Foul by James Maddison (England).
    • 34': Oleksandr Karavaev (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Jordan Henderson (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 37': Goal! England 1, Ukraine 0. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
    • 40': Goal! England 2, Ukraine 0. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
    • 42': Foul by Harry Maguire (England).
    • 42': Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine).
    • 45'+2': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, England 2, Ukraine 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins England 2, Ukraine 0.
    • 47': Corner, England. Conceded by Oleksandr Svatok.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Harry Maguire (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.
    • 48': Corner, England. Conceded by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
    • 50': Corner, England. Conceded by Vitalii Mykolenko.
    • 51': Attempt missed. James Maddison (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka following a corner.
    • 53': Foul by Oleksandr Svatok (Ukraine).
    • 53': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
    • 58': Foul by Jordan Henderson (England).
    • 58': Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine).
    • 60': Jordan Henderson (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Substitution, Ukraine. Vitalii Buyalskyi replaces Oleksandr Karavaev.
    • 61': Substitution, Ukraine. Viktor Tsygankov replaces Mykhailo Mudryk.
    • 62': Substitution, Ukraine. Eduard Sobol replaces Vitalii Mykolenko.
    • 66': Offside, Ukraine. Ruslan Malinovskyi tries a through ball, but Roman Yaremchuk is caught offside.
    • 67': Foul by Oleksandr Svatok (Ukraine).
    • 67': James Maddison (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Offside, Ukraine. Anatolii Trubin tries a through ball, but Roman Yaremchuk is caught offside.
    • 69': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 69': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine).
    • 69': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by James Maddison following a set piece situation.
    • 72': Foul by Harry Kane (England).
    • 72': Oleksandr Svatok (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by John Stones.
    • 74': Substitution, Ukraine. Artem Dovbyk replaces Roman Yaremchuk.
    • 80': Foul by Oleksandr Svatok (Ukraine).
    • 80': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Substitution, England. Ivan Toney replaces Harry Kane.
    • 83': Foul by Ivan Toney (England).
    • 83': Oleksandr Svatok (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Taras Stepanenko (Ukraine).
    • 85': Substitution, England. Jack Grealish replaces James Maddison.
    • 86': Substitution, England. Conor Gallagher replaces Jude Bellingham.
    • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Conor Gallagher (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Chilwell.
    • 87': Corner, England. Conceded by Taras Stepanenko.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Harry Maguire (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a cross.
    • 90': Corner, England. Conceded by Eduard Sobol.
    • 90': Substitution, Ukraine. Yevhen Konoplyanka replaces Taras Stepanenko.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Harry Maguire (England) header from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
    • 90'+2': Corner, England. Conceded by Yevhen Konoplyanka.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Jordan Henderson (England).
    • 90'+2': Yevhen Konoplyanka (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Conor Gallagher (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Eduard Sobol (Ukraine).
    • 90'+3': Foul by Jordan Henderson (England).
    • 90'+3': Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, England 2, Ukraine 0.
    • 0': Match ends, England 2, Ukraine 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 1
    1 Corner Kicks 7
    6 Saves 0
    42.5 Possession 57.5
    3 SHOTS 18
    0 ON GOAL 8
    0.0 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    389 Accurate Passes 520
    445 Passes 592
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 10
    2 Crosses 21
    0.5 Cross % 0.5
    34 Long Balls 64
    16 Accurate Long Balls 41
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 4
    8 Effective Tackles 5
    11 Tackles 11
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    11 Interceptions 7
    27 Effective Clearances 0
    27 Clearances 0

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

    Venue: Wembley Stadium
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 83,947

    EURO Qualifying Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 England 8 +18 20
    2 Italy 8 +7 14
    3 Ukraine 8 +3 14
    4 North Macedonia 8 -10 8
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ENG England (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
    6 Harry Maguire
    5 John Stones
    3 Ben Chilwell
    2 Kyle Walker
    4 Declan Rice
    10 Jude Bellingham
    8 Jordan Henderson
    9 Harry Kane
    11 James Maddison
    7 Bukayo Saka
    England Substitutes:
    Kalvin Phillips, Ivan Toney, Jack Grealish, Conor Gallagher, Aaron Ramsdale, Fraser Forster, Eric Dier, Kieran Trippier, Marc Guéhi.

    UKR Ukraine (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
    22 Mykola Matviyenko
    3 Oleksandr Svatok
    16 Vitaliy Mykolenko
    21 Oleksandr Karavaev
    20 Georgiy Sudakov
    17 Oleksandr Zinchenko
    6 Taras Stepanenko
    9 Roman Yaremchuk
    7 Mykhailo Mudryk
    8 Ruslan Malinovskyi Yellow Card
    Ukraine Substitutes:
    Oleksandr Pikhalyonok, Mykyta Shevchenko, Eduard Sarapyi, Andriy Lunin, Denis Miroshnichenko, Viktor Tsygankov, Eduard Sobol, Vitaliy Buyalskiy, Artem Dovbyk, Serhiy Sydorchuk, Artem Bondarenko, Yevhen Konoplyanka.

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