UEFA European Championship Qualifying

FT Friday, November 17, 2023
Malta LWLLL 0
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England WDWWW 2
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MLT000
ENG112
Wembley Stadium · 81,388 att.

Match Report

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Lacklustre England beat Malta at Wembley in Euro qualifier

England coach Gareth Southgate said his team were not at "the level we want to be at" after a laboured 2-0 home victory against Group C makeweights Malta on Friday that all but ensured top seeding at Euro 2024.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
0
25.1
Possession
74.9
4
SHOTS
11
0
ON GOAL
3
0.0
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
220
Accurate Passes
788
278
Passes
848
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
4
7
Crosses
11
0.1
Cross %
0.4
35
Long Balls
66
13
Accurate Long Balls
62
0.4
Long Balls %
0.9
1
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
6
12
Tackles
11
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
5
Interceptions
8
18
Effective Clearances
8
18
Clearances
8

Highlights

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Head to Head

ENG leads series 3-0

Lineups

ENG · 4-3-3

  1. 1Jordan PickfordG
  2. 6Harry MaguireCD-L
  3. 5Marc GuéhiCD-R
  4. 3Fikayo TomoriLB
  5. 2Kieran TrippierRB
  6. 8Jordan HendersonCM
  7. 4Conor GallagherLM
  8. 10Trent Alexander-ArnoldRM
  9. 9Harry KaneF
  10. 11Marcus RashfordLF
  11. 7Phil FodenRF

MLT · 5-3-2

  1. 1Henry BonelloG
  2. 13Enrico PepeCD
  3. 21Jean BorgCD-L
  4. 4Steve BorgCD-R
  5. 3Ryan CamenzuliLB
  6. 7Joseph MbongRB
  7. 6Matthew GuillaumierCM
  8. 10Teddy TeumaCM-L
  9. 20Yannick YankamCM-R
  10. 14Kemar ReidCF-L
  11. 9Paul MbongCF-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Own Goal by Enrico Pepe, Malta. England 1, Malta 0.
  2. 23' Paul Mbong (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 26' Fikayo Tomori (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 28' Harry Kane (England) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 39' Matthew Guillaumier (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, England. Bukayo Saka replaces Fikayo Tomori.
  7. 45' Substitution, England. Kyle Walker replaces Conor Gallagher.
  8. 59' Substitution, Malta. Bjørn Kristensen replaces Matthew Guillaumier.
  9. 59' Substitution, Malta. Jodi Jones replaces Paul Mbong.
  10. 61' Substitution, England. Declan Rice replaces Jordan Henderson.
  11. 61' Substitution, England. Cole Palmer replaces Marcus Rashford.
  12. 75' Goal! England 2, Malta 0. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  13. 79' Substitution, Malta. Zach Muscat replaces Jean Borg.
  14. 79' Substitution, Malta. Kyrian Nwoko replaces Kemar Reid.
  15. 86' Substitution, Malta. Cain Attard replaces Joseph Mbong.

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