UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Malta vs England, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Malta
    FT
    0 - 4
    England
    • 8': Ferdinando Apap (OG)
    • 28': Trent Alexander-Arnold
    • 31': Harry Kane (P)
    • 83': Callum Wilson (P)

    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.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Matthew Guillaumier (Malta).
    • 2': James Maddison (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 4': Ferdinando Apap (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by James Maddison (England).
    • 6': Corner, England. Conceded by Ferdinando Apap.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
    • 6': Foul by Harry Maguire (England).
    • 6': Henry Bonello (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Own Goal by Ferdinando Apap, Malta. Malta 0, England 1.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
    • 13': Foul by Marc Guéhi (England).
    • 13': Kyrian Nwoko (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta).
    • 14': James Maddison (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 18': Foul by Kyrian Nwoko (Malta).
    • 18': Marc Guéhi (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Ferdinando Apap (Malta).
    • 22': James Maddison (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Attempt saved. James Maddison (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 28': Goal! Malta 0, England 2. Trent Alexander-Arnold (England) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Declan Rice (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 30': Penalty England. Harry Kane draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 30': Penalty conceded by Matthew Guillaumier (Malta) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 31': Goal! Malta 0, England 3. Harry Kane (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 32': Foul by Steve Borg (Malta).
    • 32': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Bukayo Saka (England).
    • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 38': Foul by Harry Maguire (England).
    • 38': Joseph Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 40': Foul by Ferdinando Apap (Malta).
    • 40': James Maddison (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by James Maddison (England).
    • 44': Joseph Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Declan Rice (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Foul by Bjørn Kristensen (Malta).
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Malta 0, England 3.
    • 45': Second Half begins Malta 0, England 3.
    • 45': Substitution, England. Phil Foden replaces Bukayo Saka.
    • 45': Substitution, Malta. Yannick Yankam replaces Matthew Guillaumier.
    • 48': Foul by Declan Rice (England).
    • 48': Teddy Teuma (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Bjørn Kristensen (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Ferdinando Apap (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by James Maddison (England).
    • 59': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Phil Foden with a through ball.
    • 60': Substitution, England. Tyrone Mings replaces Luke Shaw.
    • 60': Substitution, England. Marcus Rashford replaces Jordan Henderson.
    • 60': Substitution, England. Callum Wilson replaces Harry Kane.
    • 60': Substitution, Malta. Nikolai Muscat replaces Bjørn Kristensen.
    • 60': Substitution, Malta. Alexander Satariano replaces Kyrian Nwoko.
    • 62': Foul by James Maddison (England).
    • 62': Nikolai Muscat (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Callum Wilson (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Callum Wilson (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
    • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Steve Borg (Malta).
    • 70': Substitution, England. Eberechi Eze replaces James Maddison.
    • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 71': Alexander Satariano (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Eberechi Eze (England).
    • 73': Corner, England. Conceded by Ferdinando Apap.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Harry Maguire (England) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a corner.
    • 73': Hand ball by Callum Wilson (England).
    • 77': Substitution, Malta. Jurgen Degabriele replaces Jodi Jones.
    • 77': Hand ball by Alexander Satariano (Malta).
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
    • 78': Hand ball by Callum Wilson (England).
    • 80': Penalty conceded by Steve Borg (Malta) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 82': VAR Decision: Penalty England.
    • 83': Goal! Malta 0, England 4. Callum Wilson (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
    • 86': Corner, England. Conceded by Joseph Mbong.
    • 87': Substitution, Malta. Juan Corbalan replaces Cain Attard.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Callum Wilson (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Malta 0, England 4.
    • 0': Match ends, Malta 0, England 4.
    • 0': Match ends, Malta 0, England 4.

    Statistics

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    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

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

    Venue: Ta' Qali National Stadium
    Location: Attard, Malta
    Attendance: 16,277

    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

    MLT Malta (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Henry Bonello (GK)
    4 Steve Borg
    22 Zach Muscat
    13 Ferdinando Apap
    10 Teddy Teuma
    19 Bjorn Kristensen Yellow Card
    6 Matthew Guillaumier
    2 Cain Attard
    7 Joseph Mbong
    11 Jodi Jones
    9 Kyrian Nwoko
    Malta Substitutes:
    Matthias Debono, Yannick Yankam, Jean Borg, Alexander Satariano, Juan Corbalan, Nikolai Muscat, Shaun Dimech, Jurgen Degabriele, Kurt Shaw, Jake Grech, Matthew Grech, Ryan Camenzuli.

    ENG England (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
    6 Harry Maguire
    5 Marc Guéhi
    3 Luke Shaw
    2 Kieran Trippier
    4 Declan Rice
    8 Jordan Henderson
    10 Trent Alexander-Arnold
    9 Harry Kane
    11 James Maddison
    7 Bukayo Saka
    England Substitutes:
    Kyle Walker, Jack Grealish, Tyrone Mings, Aaron Ramsdale, Conor Gallagher, Eberechi Eze, Sam Johnstone, Phil Foden, Callum Wilson, Marcus Rashford, Kalvin Phillips, John Stones.

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