International Friendly

FT Friday, October 13, 2023
Australia LWLLD 0
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England WWWDW 1
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Wembley Stadium · 81,116 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Lineups

ENG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Sam JohnstoneG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 6Fikayo TomoriCD-R
  4. 3Levi ColwillLB
  5. 2Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 10James MaddisonAM
  7. 8Jordan HendersonLM
  8. 4Conor GallagherRM
  9. 9Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 7Jack GrealishAM-L
  11. 11Jarrod BowenAM-R

AUS · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 3Cameron BurgessCD-L
  3. 19Harry SouttarCD-R
  4. 4Kye RowlesLB
  5. 13Ryan StrainRB
  6. 22Jackson IrvineCM-L
  7. 20Keanu BaccusCM-R
  8. 10Craig GoodwinLM
  9. 6Martin BoyleRM
  10. 15Mitchell DukeF
  11. 8Connor MetcalfeRCF

Timeline

  1. 34' Levi Colwill (England) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 34' Keanu Baccus (Australia) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 35' Conor Gallagher (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 40' Ryan Strain (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 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.
  6. 61' Substitution, England. Marcus Rashford replaces Jack Grealish.
  7. 62' Substitution, England. Kieran Trippier replaces Jordan Henderson.
  8. 62' Substitution, England. Kalvin Phillips replaces Conor Gallagher.
  9. 62' Substitution, England. John Stones replaces Fikayo Tomori.
  10. 73' Substitution, England. Phil Foden replaces James Maddison.
  11. 73' Substitution, England. Eddie Nketiah replaces Ollie Watkins.
  12. 73' Substitution, Australia. Brandon Borrello replaces Craig Goodwin.
  13. 73' Substitution, Australia. Jordan Bos replaces Mitchell Duke.
  14. 74' Substitution, Australia. Lewis Miller replaces Ryan Strain.
  15. 79' Jackson Irvine (Australia) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 83' Substitution, Australia. Awer Mabil replaces Martin Boyle.
  17. 83' Substitution, Australia. Aziz Behich replaces Kye Rowles.
  18. 90' Substitution, Australia. Mohamed Touré replaces Connor Metcalfe.

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