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England
Squad |
Type |
Bosnia Squad |
Referee
(sky blue)
Rohit Saggi
32 (31 January 1992), FIFA-listed 2018. |
25 or 26
FA say 25
UEFA say 26 |
Goal Attempts |
2 |
8 |
Attempts on Target |
0 |
Assistant Referees |
0 |
Hit Bar/Post |
0 |
Morten Jensen |
Anders Olav Dale
33 (6 October 1990) |
11 |
Corner Kicks Won |
2 |
Fourth official Morten Krogh,
36 (19 March 1988), Denmark |
1 |
Offside Calls Against |
1 |
Video
Assistant Officials from
Denmark |
7 |
Fouls Conceded |
16 |
Sandi Putros
36 (27 October 1987) Mads-Kristoffer
Kristoffersen 41 |
70.5% |
Possession |
29.5% |
|
|
England
Team |
|
Rank |
FIFA (4th
April 2024) 4th
EFO ranking
Group Two ELO rating
6th |
Colours |
The Nike 2024 away
uniform -
Dark Raisin
shadow pinstriped crew necked jerseys
with seven-coloured side panel and sesame trim, dark
raisin shorts
with seven-coloured side panel,
dark raisin socks
with seven-coloured trimmed
tops. |
Captain |
Kieran Trippier |
Manager |
Gareth Southgate, 53 (3 September 1970), appointed caretaker manager on 27 September 2016, appointed as permanent manager on 30 November
2016. |
3rd of 3, W 3 - D 0 - L 0 - F 11 - A 0. |
Harry Kane
61:17 |
P 94th of 102, W 58 - D 20 - L 15 - F 205 - A
65. |
England
Lineup |
|
seven changes on the previous match |
league position (FINAL POSITIONS) |
ave pos 8 |
1 |
Pickford, Jordan L. |
30 88 days |
7 March 1994 |
G |
Everton FC
(PL 15th) |
61 |
45ᵍᵃ |
3 |
Konsa, Ezri N. |
26 224 days |
23 October 1997 |
RB/LB /RCD |
Aston Villa FC
(PL 4th) |
3 |
0 |
5 |
Dunk, Lewis C.,
off 73rd min. |
32 195 days |
21 November 1991 |
RCD |
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
(PL 11th) |
6 |
0 |
final app
2018-24 |
6 |
Guéhi,
A.K. Marc-Israel,
off 62nd min. |
23 326 days |
13 July 2000 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire |
LCD |
Crystal Palace FC
(PL 10th) |
10 |
0 |
|
29th min. for a foul (27:59)
on Armin Gigović in the centre of his own half |
2 |
Trippier, Kieran J.,
off 62nd min. |
33 258 days |
19 September 1990 |
LB |
Newcastle United FC
(PL 7th) |
47 |
1 |
8
|
Alexander-Arnold, Trent J. |
25 240 days |
7 October 1998 |
RDM /RB |
Liverpool FC
(PL 3rd) |
24 |
3 |
4 |
Gallagher, Conor J. |
24 118 days |
6 February 2000 |
LDM /RDM |
Chelsea FC
(PL 6th) |
13 |
0 |
11 |
Bowen, Jarrod |
27 166 days |
20 December 1996 |
RAM |
West Ham United FC
(PL 9th) |
8 |
0 |
7 |
Palmer, Cole J.,
off 62nd min. |
22 28 days |
6 May 2002 |
CAM |
Chelsea FC
(PL 6th) |
3 |
1 ¹ |
|
the 110th
penalty-kick scored
(148) |
|
|
|
10 |
Eze, Eberechi O.,
off 62nd min. |
25 340 days |
29 June 1998 |
LAM |
Crystal Palace FC
(PL 10th) |
3 |
0 |
9 |
Watkins, Oliver G.A.,
off 61st min. |
28 156 days |
30 December 1995 |
CF |
Aston Villa FC
(PL 4th) |
12 |
3 |
England
Substitutes |
scoreline:
England 1 Bosnia & Herzegovina 0 |
20 |
Kane, Harry E., on 61st min.
(60:49) for Watkins |
30 311 days |
28 July 1993 |
CF |
FC Bayern München, Germany
(BL 2nd) |
90 |
77 |
63 |
13 |
|
the 106th goal by a substitute |
the 11th player to reach the 90-app
milestone |
18 |
Grealish, Jack P., on 62nd min.
(61:06) for Eze |
28 267 days |
10 September 1995 |
LAM |
Manchester City FC
(PL CHAMPIONS) |
36 |
15 |
2 |
21 |
19 |
Maddison, James D., on 62nd min.
(61:09) for Palmer |
27 193 days |
23 November 1996 |
CAM |
Tottenham Hotspur FC
(PL 5th) |
7 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
final app
2019-24 |
1281 |
23 |
Wharton, Adam J., on 62nd min.
(61:36) for Trippier |
20 118 days |
6 February 2004 |
LDM |
Crystal Palace FC
(PL 10th) |
1 |
0 |
the twentieth Palace player to
represent England |
only app
2024 |
1282 |
14 |
Branthwaite, Jarrad P., on 62nd min (61:43) for
Guéhi |
21 342 days |
27 June 2002 |
LCD |
Everton FC
(PL 15th) |
1 |
0 |
|
76th min. for a challenge
into the back of Gigović near the centre circle |
71st player Everton player to
represent England |
only app
2024 |
12 |
Gomez, Joseph D., on 73rd min.
(72:41) for Dunk |
27 11 days |
23 May 1997 |
LB |
Liverpool FC
(PL 3rd) |
14 |
9 |
0 |
5 |
result:
England 3 Bosnia & Herzegovina 0 |
unused
substitutes: |
13-Aaron Ramsdale, 15-Jarell
Quansah, 16-Declan Rice, 17-Ivan Toney, 21-Curtis Jones, 22-Dean Henderson, 24-James Trafford. |
stadium notes: |
England return to St. James' Park for the
first time since March 2005. |
team notes: |
Jarrad Branthwaite is only the ninth Cumbrian to represent England.
Whereas Adam Wharton is the 219th Lancastrian. |
youth notes: |
England and
Bosnia & Herzegovina have only met a few times in
youth level matches
featuring the participating players. Marc Guéhi started for the under-17
side against the Bosnians in March 2017. Kieran Trippier started
the under-19 victory in May 2009. Jordan Pickford kept a clean
sheet for the under-21s in the November 2015 fixture. Jack Grealish
started the return match in Walsall in October 2016. |
date notes: |
Tenth match held on 3 June, with only one defeat, Portugal in 1986 in
Mexico. England's seventieth
match to be
played
on a Monday, and this is their thirtieth clean sheet, as well as
Cole Palmer's penalty kick being the 75th home goal scored on a
Monday. |
manager notes: |
Gareth Southgate's fiftieth home match, thirtieth clean sheet; twentieth friendly match |
goalscoring
records: |
The third goal is the 1500th goal scored by
England in
the British Isles. It is also the 350th goal scored by England
since 11 May 2010, that is to say, since the Conservative party
returned to
govern the UK. Cole Palmer's
successful penalty kick is the one hundredth successful post-war
kick. Harry Kane has now scored five of his 63 goals
from the bench, equal with Peter Crouch and two behind Jermain
Defoe. |
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4-2-3-1 |
Pickford - Konsa, Dunk (Gomez), Guéhi
(Branthwaite),Trippier (Wharton) -
Alexander-Arnold, Gallagher - Bowen, Palmer (Maddison), Eze
(Grealish) - Watkins
(Kane) notes: at the withdrawal of
Trippier, Alexander-Arnold went to right back, and Konsa to the left.
Wharton took up left side of defensive midfield, swapping with
Gallagher. Konza then partnered Branthwaite at centre-back when Gomez
came on as a left-back. |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
27 years 130
days |
Appearances/Goals |
17.3 |
0.5 |
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Bosnia
& Herzegovina Team |
|
Rank |
FIFA (4th
April 2024) 74th
EFO ranking
n/a ELO rating
89th |
Colours |
Made by Kelme -
White v-necked jerseys with blue
collar/trim, white shorts with
blue trim, white socks. |
Captain |
Ermedin Demirović |
Head Coach |
Sergej Barbarez, 52 (17 September 1971), appointed to his
first ever management position on 19 April
2024. |
Nikola Vasilj 72:45 |
first match, W 0 - D 0 - L 1 - F 0 - A 3. |
Bosnia
& Herzegovina Lineup |
1 |
Vasilj, Nikola |
28 184 days |
2 December 1995 |
Gk |
FC St. Pauli von 1910, Germany |
9 |
0 |
4 |
Bičakčić,
Ermin,
off 74th min. |
34 131 days |
24 January 1990 in
Zvornik, SFR Yugoslavia |
RWB |
Braunscheiger Turn-uSv Eintracht von 1895, Germany |
36 |
3 |
16 |
Ahmedhodžić, Anel,
off 82nd min. |
25 69 days |
26 March 1999 in Malmö, Sweden |
RD |
Sheffield United FC, England |
23 |
1 |
18 |
Katić, Nikola |
30 237 days |
10 October 1996 |
CD |
FC Zürich, Switzerland |
1 |
0 |
21 |
Radeljić, Stjepan,
off 74th min. |
26 272 days |
5 September 1997 |
LD |
Hnk Rijeka, Croatia |
1 |
0 |
24 |
Gazibegović, Jusuf |
24 84 days |
11 March 2000 in Salzburg, Austria |
LWB |
Sk Sturm Graz, Austria |
16 |
0 |
|
64th min. for a cynical foul on Jarrod Bowen as he pulled away on his
inside |
8 |
Gigović, Armin,
off 82nd min. |
22 58 days |
6 April 2002 in Lund, Sweden |
RM |
FC Rostov, Russia |
1 |
0 |
6 |
Tahirović, Benjamin |
21 92 days |
3 March 2003 in Spånga, Sweden |
RCM |
Amsterdamsche FC Ajax, Netherlands |
7 |
0 |
|
59th min. for pulling on the shirt of Ezri Konsa (56:52) in the area
PENALTY |
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|
|
14 |
Šarić, Dario,
off 63rd min. |
27 4 days |
30 May 1997 |
LCM |
Palermo FC, Italy |
2 |
0 |
20 |
Hajradinović, Haris |
30 106 days |
18 February 1994 in Prilep, Republic of Macedonia |
LM |
Kasımpaşa SK, Turkey |
9 |
1 |
10 |
Demirović, Ermedin,
off 74th min. |
26 70 days |
25 March 1998 in
Hamburg, Germany |
CF |
FC Augsburg 1907, Germany |
25 |
1 |
Bosnia
& Herzegovina
Substitutes |
scoreline:
England 1 Bosnia & Herzegovina 0 |
7 |
Huseinbašić, Denis, on 63rd min.
(62:11) for Šarić |
22 336 days |
3 July 2001 in
Erbach, Germany |
LCM |
1.FC Köln 01/07, Germany |
1 |
0 |
15 |
Mujakić, Nihad, on 74th min.
(73:01) for Bičakčić |
26
49 days |
15 April 1998 |
RWB |
MKE Ankaragücü, Turkey |
3 |
0 |
9 |
Tabaković, Haris, on 74th min.
(73:11) for Demirović |
29
349 days |
20 June 1994 in
Grenchen, Switzerland |
CF |
Hertha, Berliner SC, Germany |
2 |
0 |
3 |
Hadžikadunić, Dennis, on 74th min.
(73:18) for Radeljić |
25
330 days |
9 July 1999 in Malmö, Sweden |
RD |
FC Rostov, Russia |
27 |
0 |
17 |
Burnić, Dženis, on 82nd min.
(81:40) for Gigović |
26
12 days |
22 May 1998 in
Hamm, Germany |
RM |
Karlsruher SC Mülburg-Phönix, Germany |
1 |
0 |
23 |
Muharemović, Tarik, on 82nd min.
(81:50) for Ahmedhodžić |
21
96 days |
28 February 2003 in
Ljubljana, Slovenia |
LD |
Juventus Next Gen, Italy |
1 |
0 |
result:
England 3 Bosnia & Herzegovina 0 |
unused
substitutes: |
11-Edin Džeko, 12-Osman
Hadžikić, 19-Madžid Šošić, 22-Kenan Pirić. |
team
notes: |
|
|
4-5-1 |
Vasilj - Bičakčić
(Mujakić), Ahmedhodžić
(Muharemović), Katić, Radeljić (Hadžikadunić),
Gazibegović - Gigović (Burnić), Tahirović, Šarić
(Huseinbašić), Hajradinović -
Demirović (Tabaković) |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
26 years 253
days |
Appearances/Goals |
11.8 |
0.5 |
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
England had a rather depleted line-up starting the game with Bosnia and Herzegovina at Newcastle and it took a while for the players to find their feet after not having played much since the end of our season. Eventually, though, the team gained a comfortable win against a determined and organised opponent. Quite a few players looked a little rusty but Conor Gallagher was working hard in midfield and Jarrod Bowen looked lively on the right wing.
There was an immediate scare in the third minute when goalkeeper Jordan Pickford hit a pass straight to a Bosnian player just outside the area, but luckily nothing came of it. Pickford has made a bit of a habit of those clearances in recent games, and that must stop.
There were some robust challenges flying in from the visitors, with Eberechi Eze fouled by Anel Ahmedhodzic being one of the worst tackles. The resultant free-kick was cleared, but on nine minutes the first real chance of the game fell to Ollie Watkins. A fine pass found him behind the defenders and to the right of goal, and despite being pushed, held and shoved by Nikola Katic, he fired in a shot, which goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj blocked well with his body. If Watkins had gone down under the challenge then the Aston Villa player would have had a good case for a penalty.
Unfortunately, England then went into one of those spells where the usual pattern of slow, slow, quick, slow, slow passing kept possession well but had little effect on the attacking side of their game. On 18 minutes Gallagher shot over, a rare piece of excitement for the large crowd and then a TV close-up of substitute Anthony Gordon, sitting on the bench and stifling a yawn sort of summed up the proceedings of the game so far. On 27 minutes though, there was some play that really did get the crowd going and it came from Eze. A brilliant run, weaving in and out of Bosnia defenders finally won a corner. From that corner only the outstretched foot of the goalkeeper stopped a certain goal from Ezri Konsa's shot.
As for the visitors, they largely relied on quick breakaways, and the England defenders had to work hard to stop the speed of some of those occasional breaks. In one of those attacks England gave the ball away very cheaply, but a defender blocked the shot away for a corner, which was cleared. England's passes in the final third of the pitch were poor at times although right on half-time the lively Bowen put in a good cross which was scrambled clear, before the same player forced a save from Vasilj. The half ended goalless and it was not the most inspiring of halves for the crowd, the hope was that the second half would be better.
And so it proved as England upped the tempo, forced the Bosnia & Herzegovina players back more and more often, and started to create a few more chances. Trent Alexander-Arnold sent in a cross, headed over by Watkins, and then Watkins just failed to beat the keeper to a through ball. England were winning corners more frequently now and Cole Palmer saw a shot blocked after Bowen had set the player up. Then, on 58 minutes the breakthrough came.
Following another corner, a foul had been spotted and a VAR check was called for. With all the pushing and pulling that had gone on before, it seemed odd that something was spotted this time. But sure enough, after the referee had been told to have a look at the monitor, he turned and signalled a penalty. Replays showed that there had been a blatant pull on Konsa's shirt by Benjamin Tahirovic and this time the defender was penalised. Penalty to England, and who should be waiting to come on but Harry Kane, chomping at the bit to take the spot-kick. Common sense prevailed though as Palmer was entrusted with the kick and Kane was made to wait. Good decision too, as Palmer put the kick away with a certain aplomb.
A raft of substitutions then took place with Kane amongst the five players who came on for England, and the tales were up now for the home side. With 30 minutes left England upped their game again and peppered the visitors with a number of goal attempts. Gallagher and Bowen won corners and then Kane headed over from a cross from the left. On 72 minutes Kane forced a fine save from Vasilj. After more pressure England finally put the game to bed in the 85th minute. Jack Grealish showed good skills before sending a fine cross over to the right, where Alexander-Arnold was unmarked and calling for it. The pass was perfect and so was A-A's shot, a volley into the far corner. A great goal which put a better reflection on the scoreline.
In the last minute the score was made even more emphatic when another good pass by Grealish found James Maddison, who saw his shot blocked unwittingly by Konsa standing almost on the goalline. The ball rebounded across goal and Kane reacted by scrambling a shot past the keeper for the 63rd goal for his country.
So, a much better second-half showing by England and the crowd went home happy after taking particular note of the impact that Eze, Bowen and Gallagher could make in the next games. There is an abundance of talent in this England squad, let's hope that Gareth Southgate makes all the right calls in the coming weeks.
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Source Notes |
TheFA.com
BBC Sport Bosnia & Herzegovina FA |
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UEFA.com Mike Payne - football historian and contributor |
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