UEFA European Championship Qualifying

FT Friday, June 16, 2023
England WWLWW 4
–
Malta DLLLW 0
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ENG314
MLT000
Ta' Qali National Stadium · 16,277 att.

Match Report

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Alexander-Arnold leads England to rout of Malta in Euro 2024 qualifying

England tightened their grip on Euro 2024 qualifying Group C courtesy of a 4-0 win away to Malta with Trent Alexander-Arnold shining on his first international start for a year.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
0
0
Saves
6
65.6
Possession
34.4
16
SHOTS
0
8
ON GOAL
0
0.5
On Target %
0.0
2
Penalty Goals
0
2
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
630
Accurate Passes
293
703
Passes
370
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
0
10
Crosses
1
0.2
Cross %
0.0
81
Long Balls
37
57
Accurate Long Balls
13
0.7
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
0
17
Effective Tackles
9
22
Tackles
13
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
2
Interceptions
12
2
Effective Clearances
13
2
Clearances
13

Head to Head

ENG leads series 2-0

Lineups

MLT · 3-5-2

  1. 1Henry BonelloG
  2. 4Steve BorgCD
  3. 22Zach MuscatCD-L
  4. 13Ferdinando ApapCD-R
  5. 10Teddy TeumaCM-L
  6. 19Bjorn KristensenCM-R
  7. 6Matthew GuillaumierAM
  8. 2Cain AttardLM
  9. 7Joseph MbongRM
  10. 11Jodi JonesCF-L
  11. 9Kyrian NwokoCF-R

ENG · 4-3-3

  1. 1Jordan PickfordG
  2. 6Harry MaguireCD-L
  3. 5Marc GuéhiCD-R
  4. 3Luke ShawLB
  5. 2Kieran TrippierRB
  6. 4Declan RiceCM
  7. 8Jordan HendersonLM
  8. 10Trent Alexander-ArnoldRM
  9. 9Harry KaneF
  10. 11James MaddisonLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

Timeline

  1. 8' Own Goal by Ferdinando Apap, Malta. Malta 0, England 1.
  2. 28' Goal! Malta 0, England 2. Trent Alexander-Arnold (England) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  3. 31' Goal! Malta 0, England 3. Harry Kane (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  4. 45' Substitution, Malta. Yannick Yankam replaces Matthew Guillaumier.
  5. 45' Substitution, England. Phil Foden replaces Bukayo Saka.
  6. 49' Bjørn Kristensen (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 60' Substitution, England. Tyrone Mings replaces Luke Shaw.
  8. 60' Substitution, England. Marcus Rashford replaces Jordan Henderson.
  9. 60' Substitution, England. Callum Wilson replaces Harry Kane.
  10. 60' Substitution, Malta. Nikolai Muscat replaces Bjørn Kristensen.
  11. 60' Substitution, Malta. Alexander Satariano replaces Kyrian Nwoko.
  12. 70' Substitution, England. Eberechi Eze replaces James Maddison.
  13. 77' Substitution, Malta. Jurgen Degabriele replaces Jodi Jones.
  14. 83' Goal! Malta 0, England 4. Callum Wilson (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  15. 87' Substitution, Malta. Juan Corbalan replaces Cain Attard.

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