International Friendly

England vs Australia, 2023 International Friendly

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  • 57': Ollie Watkins
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Australia

    Unfamiliar England beat lively Australia 1-0 in Wembley friendly

    England's Ollie Watkins marked his international return with a second-half winner as their much-changed side beat Australia 1-0 in a friendly at a wet Wembley Stadium on Friday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Delay in match because of an injury Ollie Watkins (England).
    • 1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 4': Hand ball by Connor Metcalfe (Australia).
    • 8': Attempt missed. Jarrod Bowen (England) header from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high.
    • 10': Conor Gallagher (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Craig Goodwin (Australia).
    • 12': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Kye Rowles (Australia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cameron Burgess.
    • 14': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (England).
    • 14': Mitchell Duke (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
    • 16': Foul by Kye Rowles (Australia).
    • 16': Jordan Henderson (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Conor Gallagher (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Foul by Cameron Burgess (Australia).
    • 22': Attempt missed. Mitchell Duke (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Boyle with a cross.
    • 22': Foul by Keanu Baccus (Australia).
    • 22': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Foul by Martin Boyle (Australia).
    • 24': Jordan Henderson (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Offside, England. Jack Grealish tries a through ball, but James Maddison is caught offside.
    • 26': Offside, England. Jack Grealish tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
    • 27': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Kye Rowles (Australia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
    • 29': Ollie Watkins (England) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by James Maddison with a through ball.
    • 33': Foul by Levi Colwill (England).
    • 33': Martin Boyle (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Levi Colwill (England) is shown the yellow card.
    • 34': Keanu Baccus (Australia) is shown the yellow card.
    • 35': Craig Goodwin (Australia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 35': Foul by Conor Gallagher (England).
    • 35': Conor Gallagher (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Kye Rowles (Australia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross.
    • 36': Foul by Connor Metcalfe (Australia).
    • 36': Jordan Henderson (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Martin Boyle (Australia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe.
    • 40': Foul by Ryan Strain (Australia).
    • 40': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Ryan Strain (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 43': Corner, England. Conceded by Kye Rowles.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (England) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Ryan Strain (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Boyle.
    • 44': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Harry Souttar (Australia) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Craig Goodwin with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+1': Corner, England. Conceded by Harry Souttar.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, England 0, Australia 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins England 0, Australia 0.
    • 49': Foul by Martin Boyle (Australia).
    • 49': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Conor Gallagher (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Craig Goodwin (Australia).
    • 50': Corner, England. Conceded by Harry Souttar.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a headed pass.
    • 54': Corner, England. Conceded by Ryan Strain.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
    • 55': Foul by Jack Grealish (England).
    • 55': Keanu Baccus (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Keanu Baccus (Australia).
    • 57': James Maddison (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
    • 57': Goal! England 1, Australia 0. Ollie Watkins (England) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish following a set piece situation.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Craig Goodwin (Australia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mitchell Duke with a headed pass.
    • 59': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
    • 59': Foul by Craig Goodwin (Australia).
    • 59': Levi Colwill (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Substitution, England. Marcus Rashford replaces Jack Grealish.
    • 62': Substitution, England. Kieran Trippier replaces Jordan Henderson.
    • 62': Substitution, England. Kalvin Phillips replaces Conor Gallagher.
    • 62': Substitution, England. John Stones replaces Fikayo Tomori.
    • 63': Foul by Marcus Rashford (England).
    • 63': Ryan Strain (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Corner, England. Conceded by Martin Boyle.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Dunk with a headed pass.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 65': Corner, England. Conceded by Mitchell Duke.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Keanu Baccus (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Goodwin.
    • 69': Foul by Levi Colwill (England).
    • 69': Keanu Baccus (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 73': Substitution, England. Phil Foden replaces James Maddison.
    • 73': Substitution, England. Eddie Nketiah replaces Ollie Watkins.
    • 73': Substitution, Australia. Brandon Borrello replaces Craig Goodwin.
    • 73': Substitution, Australia. Jordan Bos replaces Mitchell Duke.
    • 74': Substitution, Australia. Lewis Miller replaces Ryan Strain.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Connor Metcalfe (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Borrello.
    • 79': Jackson Irvine (Australia) is shown the yellow card.
    • 80': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Kieran Trippier.
    • 80': Connor Metcalfe (Australia) hits the right post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Martin Boyle with a cross following a corner.
    • 81': Foul by Brandon Borrello (Australia).
    • 81': Phil Foden (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (England).
    • 82': Keanu Baccus (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Substitution, Australia. Awer Mabil replaces Martin Boyle.
    • 83': Substitution, Australia. Aziz Behich replaces Kye Rowles.
    • 83': Corner, England. Conceded by Awer Mabil.
    • 85': Foul by Marcus Rashford (England).
    • 85': Lewis Miller (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Levi Colwill.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Connor Metcalfe (Australia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Awer Mabil with a cross.
    • 87': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Levi Colwill.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Harry Souttar (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Awer Mabil with a cross.
    • 90': Substitution, Australia. Mohamed Touré replaces Connor Metcalfe.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Jackson Irvine (Australia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Awer Mabil with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, England 1, Australia 0.
    • 0': Match ends, England 1, Australia 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue: Wembley Stadium
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 81,116

    Line-Ups

    ENG England (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Sam Johnstone (GK)
    5 Lewis Dunk
    6 Fikayo Tomori
    3 Levi Colwill Yellow Card
    2 Trent Alexander-Arnold
    10 James Maddison
    8 Jordan Henderson
    4 Conor Gallagher Yellow Card
    9 Ollie Watkins
    7 Jack Grealish
    11 Jarrod Bowen
    England Substitutes:
    Harry Kane, Marc Guéhi, Jude Bellingham, Marcus Rashford, Kieran Trippier, Phil Foden, John Stones, Aaron Ramsdale, Declan Rice, Kalvin Phillips, Harry Maguire, Kyle Walker, Eddie Nketiah, Jordan Pickford.

    AUS Australia (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Mathew Ryan (GK)
    3 Cameron Burgess
    19 Harry Souttar
    4 Kye Rowles
    13 Ryan Strain Yellow Card
    22 Jackson Irvine Yellow Card
    20 Keanu Baccus Yellow Card
    10 Craig Goodwin
    6 Martin Boyle
    15 Mitchell Duke
    8 Connor Metcalfe
    Australia Substitutes:
    Brandon Borrello, Samuel Silvera, Milos Degenek, Massimo Luongo, Alessandro Circati, Aziz Behich, Awer Mabil, Lewis Miller, Aiden O'Neill, Jordan Bos, Thomas Glover, Andrew Redmayne, Riley McGree, Mohamed Toure, Patrick Yazbek.

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