England vs Australia, 2023 Women's International Friendly

· Women's International Friendly
England
    FT
    0 - 2
    Australia
    • 32': Sam Kerr
    • 67': Charlotte Grant

    Australia end England's unbeaten run with Kerr, Grant strikes

    Australia earned a 2-0 win over England at a rainy Brentford Community Stadium on Tuesday to end a 30-match unbeaten run for Sarina Wiegman's team.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Alessia Russo (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Clare Hunt (Australia).
    • 4': Attempt saved. Alessia Russo (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a cross.
    • 8': Offside, Australia. Hayley Raso tries a through ball, but Sam Kerr is caught offside.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Hayley Raso (Australia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 14': Corner, England. Conceded by Ellie Carpenter.
    • 15': Delay in match because of an injury Alessia Russo (England).
    • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 23': Corner, England. Conceded by Clare Polkinghorne.
    • 27': Alessia Russo (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 27': Foul by Charlotte Grant (Australia).
    • 28': Substitution, England. Lauren James replaces Lauren Hemp because of an injury.
    • 29': Foul by Kyra Cooney-Cross (Australia).
    • 29': Jess Carter (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Alessia Russo (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Chloe Kelly with a cross.
    • 32': Goal! England 0, Australia 1. Sam Kerr (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Georgia Stanway (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessia Russo.
    • 34': Corner, England. Conceded by Clare Polkinghorne.
    • 35': Offside, England. Lucy Bronze tries a through ball, but Chloe Kelly is caught offside.
    • 37': Corner, England. Conceded by Tameka Yallop.
    • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Tameka Yallop (Australia).
    • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Leah Williamson (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Georgia Stanway with a cross.
    • 40': Substitution, Australia. Cortnee Vine replaces Tameka Yallop because of an injury.
    • 41': Chloe Kelly (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 41': Foul by Hayley Raso (Australia).
    • 42': Foul by Ellie Carpenter (Australia).
    • 42': Lauren James (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 43': Offside, England. Lucy Bronze tries a through ball, but Alessia Russo is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Lauren James (England) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jess Carter.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, England 0, Australia 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins England 0, Australia 1.
    • 47': Hand ball by Mary Fowler (Australia).
    • 48': Corner, England. Conceded by Katrina Gorry.
    • 49': Offside, England. Keira Walsh tries a through ball, but Alessia Russo is caught offside.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Sam Kerr (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cortnee Vine with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 51': Foul by Georgia Stanway (England).
    • 51': Mary Fowler (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Offside, Australia. Kyra Cooney-Cross tries a through ball, but Sam Kerr is caught offside.
    • 55': Corner, England. Conceded by Clare Hunt.
    • 56': Foul by Katrina Gorry (Australia).
    • 56': Georgia Stanway (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Foul by Hayley Raso (Australia).
    • 58': Jess Carter (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Lauren James (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ella Toone.
    • 60': Corner, England. Conceded by Kyra Cooney-Cross.
    • 60': Substitution, England. Rachel Daly replaces Ella Toone.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Lucy Bronze (England) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Georgia Stanway with a cross following a corner.
    • 61': Foul by Charlotte Grant (Australia).
    • 61': Lucy Bronze (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Chloe Kelly (England) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alessia Russo.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Katrina Gorry (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 63': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Leah Williamson.
    • 65': Foul by Hayley Raso (Australia).
    • 65': Lauren James (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Goal! England 0, Australia 2. Charlotte Grant (Australia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sam Kerr with a cross.
    • 69': Offside, Australia. Cortnee Vine tries a through ball, but Sam Kerr is caught offside.
    • 70': Foul by Leah Williamson (England).
    • 70': Sam Kerr (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Georgia Stanway (England).
    • 71': Kyra Cooney-Cross (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Alessia Russo (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Foul by Katrina Gorry (Australia).
    • 73': Attempt missed. Rachel Daly (England) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lucy Bronze with a cross.
    • 75': Hand ball by Charlotte Grant (Australia).
    • 78': Offside, Australia. Cortnee Vine tries a through ball, but Sam Kerr is caught offside.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Alessia Russo (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lauren James.
    • 84': Substitution, England. Jessica Park replaces Jess Carter.
    • 84': Foul by Sam Kerr (Australia).
    • 84': Georgia Stanway (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Cortnee Vine (Australia).
    • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Substitution, Australia. Clare Wheeler replaces Cortnee Vine because of an injury.
    • 87': Foul by Jessica Park (England).
    • 87': Kyra Cooney-Cross (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Alessia Russo (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jessica Park.
    • 89': Corner, England. Conceded by Clare Hunt.
    • 89': Hayley Raso (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Corner, England. Conceded by Katrina Gorry.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Alessia Russo (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Georgia Stanway with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+1': Mackenzie Arnold (Australia) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Chloe Kelly (England) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Leah Williamson.
    • 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Sam Kerr (Australia).
    • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Georgia Stanway (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 90'+4': Substitution, Australia. Courtney Nevin replaces Hayley Raso.
    • 90'+4': Substitution, Australia. Alex Chidiac replaces Sam Kerr.
    • 90'+4': Chloe Kelly (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Katrina Gorry (Australia).
    • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Georgia Stanway (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, England 0, Australia 2.
    • 0': Match ends, England 0, Australia 2.
    • 0': Match ends, England 0, Australia 2.
    • 0': Match ends, England 0, Australia 2.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/aus.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originAUS ENGhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/eng.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    14 Fouls 4
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 3
    1 Corner Kicks 9
    4 Saves 0
    29.1 Possession 70.9
    5 SHOTS 15
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    191 Accurate Passes 593
    286 Passes 692
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 8
    5 Crosses 27
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    37 Long Balls 32
    15 Accurate Long Balls 13
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    9 Effective Tackles 8
    19 Tackles 15
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    14 Interceptions 11
    22 Effective Clearances 5
    22 Clearances 5

    Game Information

    Competition: Women's International Friendly

    Venue:
    Location: ,
    Attendance: 17,000

    Line-Ups

    ENG England (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Mary Earps (GK)
    6 Esme Morgan
    5 Leah Williamson
    3 Jessica Carter
    2 Lucy Bronze
    4 Keira Walsh
    10 Ella Toone
    8 Georgia Stanway
    9 Alessia Russo
    11 Lauren Hemp
    7 Chloe Kelly
    England Substitutes:
    Laura Coombs, Lauren James, Ellie Roebuck, Hannah Hampton, Rachel Daly, Maya Le Tissier, Niamh Charles, Lucy Parker, Katie Robinson, Jessica Park, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Jordan Nobbs.

    AUS Australia (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    18 Mackenzie Arnold (GK) Yellow Card
    4 Clare Polkinghorne
    29 Clare Hunt
    22 Charlotte Grant
    21 Ellie Carpenter
    19 Katrina Gorry
    23 Kyra Cooney-Cross
    13 Tameka Yallop
    16 Hayley Raso Yellow Card
    20 Sam Kerr
    11 Mary Fowler
    Australia Substitutes:
    Matilda Mcnamara, Jada Mathyssen-Whyman, Amy Sayer, Larissa Crummer, Cortnee Vine, Teagan Micah, Remy Siemsen, Clare Wheeler, Aivi Luik, Lydia Williams, Courtney Nevin, Alex Chidiac.

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