England vs Australia, 2023 Women's International Friendly

· Women's International Friendly
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  • 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

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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 Jess Carter
2 Lucy Bronze
4 Keira Walsh
10 Ella Toone
8 Georgia Stanway
9 Alessia Russo
11 Lauren Hemp
7 Chloe Kelly

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

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