International Friendly

England vs Senegal, 2025 International Friendly

· International Friendly
England
  • 7': Harry Kane
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Senegal
  • 40': Ismaïla Sarr
  • 62': Habib Diarra
  • 90'+3': Cheick Sabaly

Senegal hand England 1st ever loss to African team

Senegal handed England their first defeat by African opponents in 22 games on Tuesday, beating them 3-1 in a friendly at the City Ground thanks to goals from Ismaila Sarr, Habib Diarra and Cheikh Sabaly.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Idrissa Gueye (Senegal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Dean Henderson (England).
  • 5': Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Senegal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Dean Henderson (England). Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye.
  • 6': Dean Henderson (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal).
  • 7': Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Édouard Mendy (Senegal). Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
  • 7': Goal! England 1, Senegal 0. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 9': Foul by Levi Colwill (England).
  • 9': Nicolas Jackson (Senegal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Eberechi Eze (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Senegal).
  • 10': Foul by Habib Diarra (Senegal).
  • 10': Myles Lewis-Skelly (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Habib Diarra (Senegal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Dean Henderson (England). Assisted by El Diouf.
  • 11': Corner,England. Conceded by Krépin Diatta.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dean Henderson (England). Assisted by El Diouf with a cross.
  • 15': Corner,Senegal. Conceded by Dean Henderson.
  • 17': Anthony Gordon (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Foul by Krépin Diatta (Senegal).
  • 17': Krépin Diatta (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Eberechi Eze (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal).
  • 25': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Senegal).
  • 25': Trevoh Chalobah (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Habib Diarra (Senegal).
  • 25': Levi Colwill (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Harry Kane (England).
  • 26': Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kyle Walker with a cross.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Anthony Gordon (England) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
  • 30': Foul by Levi Colwill (England).
  • 30': Nicolas Jackson (Senegal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Levi Colwill (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by El Diouf (Senegal).
  • 35': Foul by Habib Diarra (Senegal).
  • 35': Myles Lewis-Skelly (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Idrissa Gueye (Senegal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Dean Henderson (England). Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye.
  • 38': Foul by Conor Gallagher (England).
  • 38': Lamine Camara (Senegal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Senegal).
  • 39': Myles Lewis-Skelly (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Goal! England 1, Senegal 1. Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson.
  • 44': El Diouf (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Kyle Walker (England).
  • 44': Kyle Walker (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Delay in match because of an injury El Diouf (Senegal).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, England 1, Senegal 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins England 1, Senegal 1.
  • 47': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Senegal).
  • 47': Myles Lewis-Skelly (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Senegal).
  • 48': Myles Lewis-Skelly (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (England).
  • 49': Iliman Ndiaye (Senegal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Habib Diarra (Senegal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by El Diouf with a cross.
  • 51': Hand ball by Bukayo Saka (England).
  • 54': Foul by Lamine Camara (Senegal).
  • 54': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Eberechi Eze (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Foul by Habib Diarra (Senegal).
  • 58': Foul by El Diouf (Senegal).
  • 58': Kyle Walker (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Substitution, England. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Anthony Gordon.
  • 59': Substitution, England. Curtis Jones replaces Conor Gallagher.
  • 59': Substitution, England. Morgan Rogers replaces Harry Kane.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Curtis Jones (England) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
  • 62': Goal! England 1, Senegal 2. Habib Diarra (Senegal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly with a through ball.
  • 64': Foul by Declan Rice (England).
  • 64': Habib Diarra (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Morgan Gibbs-White (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Édouard Mendy (Senegal). Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
  • 66': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (England).
  • 66': Iliman Ndiaye (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Édouard Mendy (Senegal). Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
  • 68': Corner,England. Conceded by Édouard Mendy.
  • 69': Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (England).
  • 69': Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Substitution, Senegal. Cheikh Sabaly replaces Ismaïla Sarr.
  • 71': Substitution, Senegal. Pape Gueye replaces Habib Diarra.
  • 71': Substitution, England. Noni Madueke replaces Bukayo Saka.
  • 71': Substitution, England. Jude Bellingham replaces Declan Rice.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Senegal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dean Henderson (England). Assisted by Idrissa Gueye.
  • 72': Corner,Senegal. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
  • 74': Corner,England. Conceded by El Diouf.
  • 76': Offside, Senegal. Nicolas Jackson is caught offside.
  • 78': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal).
  • 78': Morgan Rogers (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Corner,England. Conceded by Moussa Niakhaté.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (England) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Noni Madueke with a cross following a corner.
  • 82': Substitution, Senegal. Boulaye Dia replaces Nicolas Jackson.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Pape Gueye (Senegal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye.
  • 83': Corner,England. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
  • 83': Hand ball by Levi Colwill (England).
  • 84': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Jude Bellingham (England) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 85': VAR Decision: No Goal England 1-2 Senegal.
  • 88': Substitution, England. Ivan Toney replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.
  • 88': Corner,Senegal. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
  • 89': Foul by Ivan Toney (England).
  • 89': Lamine Camara (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by El Diouf (Senegal).
  • 90': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Boulaye Dia (Senegal).
  • 90'+2': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Goal! England 1, Senegal 3. Cheikh Sabaly (Senegal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Camara following a fast break.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, England 1, Senegal 3.
  • 0': Match ends, England 1, Senegal 3.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 26,322

Line-Ups

ENG England (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Dean Henderson (GK)
6 Levi Colwill Yellow Card
23 Trevoh Chalobah
21 Myles Lewis-Skelly
2 Kyle Walker Yellow Card
4 Declan Rice
24 Conor Gallagher
11 Anthony Gordon
25 Bukayo Saka
15 Eberechi Eze
9 Harry Kane
England Substitutes:
Jordan Henderson, Cole Palmer, Jude Bellingham, Noni Madueke, Curtis Jones, Reece James, Ivan Toney, Dan Burn, Morgan Rogers, James Trafford, Ezri Konsa, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jordan Pickford, Morgan Gibbs-White.

SEN Senegal (4-3-3)

No. Name
16 Édouard Mendy (GK)
19 Moussa Niakhaté
3 Kalidou Koulibaly
25 El Hadji Malick Diouf
15 Krépin Diatta Yellow Card
5 Idrissa Gueye
8 Lamine Camara
6 Habib Diarra
7 Nicolas Jackson
18 Ismaïla Sarr
13 Iliman Ndiaye
Senegal Substitutes:
Mamadou Lamine Camara, Abdoulaye Seck, Mory Diaw, Ismail Jakobs, Boulaye Dia, Idrissa Gueye, Abdallah Sima, Cheikh Niasse, Pape Gueye, Antoine Mendy, Cheick Sabaly, Cherif Ndiaye, Yehvann Diouf.

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