UEFA European Championship Qualifying

England vs North Macedonia, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
England
  • 29': Harry Kane
  • 38': Bukayo Saka
  • 45': Marcus Rashford
  • 47': Bukayo Saka
  • 51': Bukayo Saka
  • 64': Kalvin Phillips
  • 73': Harry Kane (P)
FT
7 - 0
North Macedonia

    England thrash North Macedonia with Bukayo Saka hat trick

    England's Bukayo Saka score a hat trick in a 7-0 rout of North Macedonia as they tightened their grip atop Group C in Euro 2024 qualifying on Monday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
    • 3': Offside, England. Jordan Henderson tries a through ball, but Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
    • 4': Foul by Stefan Ashkovski (North Macedonia).
    • 4': Harry Maguire (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (England).
    • 6': Stefan Ristovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Harry Maguire (England).
    • 9': Ilija Nestorovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Corner, England. Conceded by Darko Velkovski.
    • 10': Attempt missed. John Stones (England) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross following a corner.
    • 11': Foul by Harry Maguire (England).
    • 11': Ilija Nestorovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Jordan Henderson (England).
    • 14': Stefan Ashkovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 14': Delay in match because of an injury Stefan Ashkovski (North Macedonia).
    • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 16': Foul by Harry Kane (England).
    • 16': Stefan Ristovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Delay in match because of an injury Harry Kane (England).
    • 16': Delay in match because of an injury Stefan Ristovski (North Macedonia).
    • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 22': Corner, England. Conceded by Arijan Ademi.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Harry Maguire (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross following a corner.
    • 25': Foul by Ilija Nestorovski (North Macedonia).
    • 25': Harry Maguire (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Foul by Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia).
    • 28': Corner, England. Conceded by Stefan Ristovski.
    • 28': Darko Velkovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Harry Maguire (England).
    • 29': Goal! England 1, North Macedonia 0. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Jordan Henderson (England) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
    • 38': Goal! England 2, North Macedonia 0. Bukayo Saka (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kyle Walker with a cross.
    • 41': Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Declan Rice (England).
    • 41': Declan Rice (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Maguire.
    • 45': Goal! England 3, North Macedonia 0. Marcus Rashford (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia).
    • 45'+2': Harry Maguire (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, England 3, North Macedonia 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins England 3, North Macedonia 0.
    • 45': Substitution, North Macedonia. Egzon Bejtulai replaces Stefan Ristovski because of an injury.
    • 47': Goal! England 4, North Macedonia 0. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
    • 49': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (England).
    • 51': Foul by Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia).
    • 51': John Stones (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Goal! England 5, North Macedonia 0. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Kane with a through ball.
    • 55': Corner, England. Conceded by Egzon Bejtulai.
    • 55': Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Marcus Rashford (England).
    • 56': Egzon Bejtulai (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Luke Shaw (England).
    • 57': Substitution, North Macedonia. Dorian Babunski replaces Aleksandar Trajkovski.
    • 57': Substitution, North Macedonia. Nikola Serafimov replaces Gjoko Zajkov.
    • 58': Substitution, North Macedonia. Jani Atanasov replaces Arijan Ademi.
    • 58': Substitution, England. Conor Gallagher replaces Jordan Henderson.
    • 58': Substitution, England. Jack Grealish replaces Marcus Rashford.
    • 59': Substitution, England. Phil Foden replaces Bukayo Saka.
    • 59': Substitution, England. Kalvin Phillips replaces Declan Rice.
    • 59': Foul by Jani Atanasov (North Macedonia).
    • 59': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Goal! England 6, North Macedonia 0. Kalvin Phillips (England) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
    • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia).
    • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 67': Substitution, North Macedonia. David Babunski replaces Enis Bardhi because of an injury.
    • 71': Corner, England. Conceded by Ezgjan Alioski.
    • 72': Penalty England. John Stones draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 72': Penalty conceded by Egzon Bejtulai (North Macedonia) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 72': Egzon Bejtulai (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Goal! England 7, North Macedonia 0. Harry Kane (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
    • 74': Substitution, England. Callum Wilson replaces Harry Kane.
    • 75': Foul by Jack Grealish (England).
    • 75': Jani Atanasov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (England).
    • 77': Ilija Nestorovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Kalvin Phillips (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': David Babunski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Foul by Conor Gallagher (England).
    • 80': Foul by David Babunski (North Macedonia).
    • 80': Kalvin Phillips (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Darko Velkovski (North Macedonia).
    • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 87': Corner, England. Conceded by Nikola Serafimov.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
    • 88': Corner, England. Conceded by Darko Velkovski.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Kalvin Phillips (England) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Maguire with a headed pass.
    • 90'+1': Second Half ends, England 7, North Macedonia 0.
    • 0': Match ends, England 7, North Macedonia 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 13
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    0 Corner Kicks 7
    3 Saves 0
    32.6 Possession 67.4
    0 SHOTS 14
    0 ON GOAL 10
    0.0 On Target % 0.7
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    267 Accurate Passes 636
    336 Passes 693
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 5
    2 Crosses 13
    0.0 Cross % 0.4
    42 Long Balls 48
    12 Accurate Long Balls 35
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
    0 Blocked Shots 1
    12 Effective Tackles 4
    18 Tackles 8
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    6 Interceptions 8
    10 Effective Clearances 3
    10 Clearances 3

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

    Venue: Old Trafford
    Location: Manchester, England
    Attendance: 70,708

    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 Luke Shaw
    2 Kyle Walker
    4 Declan Rice Yellow Card
    8 Jordan Henderson
    10 Trent Alexander-Arnold
    9 Harry Kane
    11 Marcus Rashford
    7 Bukayo Saka
    England Substitutes:
    Kalvin Phillips, Kieran Trippier, James Maddison, Tyrone Mings, Aaron Ramsdale, Jack Grealish, Phil Foden, Marc Guéhi, Sam Johnstone, Conor Gallagher, Eberechi Eze, Callum Wilson.

    MKD North Macedonia (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Stole Dimitrievski (GK)
    14 Darko Velkoski
    4 Gjoko Zajkov
    13 Stefan Ristovski
    8 Ezgjan Alioski
    3 Stefan Askovski
    5 Arijan Ademi
    7 Eljif Elmas
    10 Enis Bardhi
    23 Ilija Nestorovski
    9 Aleksandar Trajkovski
    North Macedonia Substitutes:
    Bojan Dimoski, Agon Elezi, Damjan Siskovski, Ljupco Doriev, David Babunski, Nikola Serafimov, Jani Atanasov, Jovan Manev, Milan Ristovski, Dejan Iliev, Dorian Babunski, Egzon Bejtulai.

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