Spain vs England, 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, League Phase

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Spain

19': Patri Guijarro
37': Alexia Putellas
55': Alexia Putellas
78': Clàudia Pina

FT
4 - 0

England

Alexia Putellas brace has England sweating automatic World Cup qualification

Alexia Putellas' brace dented England's bid for direct qualification into next year's Women's World Cup as they slumped to a 4-0 defeat against Spain in Mallorca.

Match Timeline

19': Patri Guijarro (Spain) Goal at 19'
37': Alexia Putellas (Spain) Goal at 37'
55': Alexia Putellas (Spain) Goal at 55'
59': Beth Mead (England) Substitution at 59'
59': Chloe Kelly (England) Substitution at 59'
68': Clàudia Pina (Spain) Substitution at 68'
76': Esther González (Spain) Substitution at 76'
77': Aitana Bonmatí (Spain) Substitution at 77'
78': Clàudia Pina (Spain) Goal at 78'
84': Olga Carmona (Spain) Substitution at 84'
84': Clara Serrajordi (Spain) Substitution at 84'
85': Jess Carter (England) Substitution at 85'
85': Niamh Charles (England) Substitution at 85'

Statistics

ENG		ESP
4	Fouls	9
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	0
37.9	Possession	62.1
3	SHOTS	21
0	ON GOAL	9
0.0	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
303	Accurate Passes	563
377	Passes	627
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
1	Blocked Shots	3
9	Effective Tackles	16
12	Tackles	21
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
16	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix
Location: Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Attendance: 17,528

WWCQ - UEFA Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Spain	6	+18	15
2	England	6	+8	15
3	Iceland	6	-9	6
4	Ukraine	6	-17	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Spain (4-3-3)

No.	Name
13	Cata Coll (GK)
17	Lucía Corrales
2	Ona Batlle
4	Irene Paredes
16	Mapi León
8	Mariona Caldentey
12	Patri Guijarro
11	Alexia Putellas
14	Vicky López
22	Edna Imade
18	Salma Paralluelo

Spain Substitutes:

Athenea del Castillo, Clara Serrajordi, Misa Rodríguez, Clàudia Pina, Eva Navarro, Adriana Nanclares, María Méndez, Esther González, Laia Codina, Olga Carmona, Aitana Bonmatí, Fiamma.

England (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Hannah Hampton (GK)
6	Esme Morgan
5	Lotte Wubben-Moy
2	Lucy Bronze
3	Alex Greenwood
8	Georgia Stanway
4	Keira Walsh
10	Ella Toone
7	Lauren James
9	Alessia Russo
11	Lauren Hemp

England Substitutes:

Jess Park, Sophie Baggaley, Laura Blindkilde Brown, Jess Carter, Niamh Charles, Grace Fisk, Freya Godfrey, Chloe Kelly, Lucia Kendall, Maya Le Tissier, Beth Mead, Anna Moorhouse.

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