England vs Australia, 2023 International Friendly
· International FriendlyUnfamiliar 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.
Statistics
AUS | ENG | |
---|---|---|
13 | Fouls | 8 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 2 |
8 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
1 | Saves | 4 |
33.2 | Possession | 66.8 |
14 | SHOTS | 9 |
4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
228 | Accurate Passes | 570 |
303 | Passes | 649 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
7 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
26 | Crosses | 11 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
36 | Long Balls | 68 |
16 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 2 |
19 | Tackles | 6 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
11 | Interceptions | 6 |
17 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
17 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 81,116
Line-Ups
England (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Sam Johnstone (GK) |
5 | Lewis Dunk |
6 | Fikayo Tomori |
3 | Levi Colwill |
2 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
10 | James Maddison |
8 | Jordan Henderson |
4 | Conor Gallagher |
9 | Ollie Watkins |
7 | Jack Grealish |
11 | Jarrod Bowen |
Australia (4-4-1-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Mathew Ryan (GK) |
3 | Cameron Burgess |
19 | Harry Souttar |
4 | Kye Rowles |
13 | Ryan Strain |
22 | Jackson Irvine |
20 | Keanu Baccus |
10 | Craig Goodwin |
6 | Martin Boyle |
15 | Mitchell Duke |
8 | Connor Metcalfe |
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