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"GREEN
GREEN CLASS"
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Officials
from Spain |
Ireland Squad |
Type |
England
Squad |
Referee
(yellow)
José María Sánchez Martínez
40 (3 October 1983), Lorca, FIFA-listed 2017 |
6 |
Goal Attempts |
16 |
1 |
Attempts on Target |
9 |
Assistant Referees |
0 |
Hit Bar/Post |
0 |
Íñigo Prieto López de Ceraín
34 (17 April 1990) |
José Enrique Naranjo Pérez
42 (3 April 1982) |
1 |
Corner Kicks Won |
4 |
Fourth official Juan Luis Pulido Santana,
41 (29 August 1983), Las Palmas
Referee Observer: Terje Hauge, Norway UEFA Delegate:
Joao Morais, Portugal |
0 |
Offside Calls Against |
0 |
15 |
Fouls Conceded |
9 |
Video
Assistant Officials |
29% |
Possession |
71% |
Juan Martínez Munuera 41 (13 July 1982) Benidorm
Raúl Cabañero |
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Republic
of Ireland Team |
|
Rank |
FIFA (18th
July 2024) 58th
EFO ranking
n/a ELO rating
57th to 58th |
Colours |
made by Castore - Green crew-necked shadowed shield knot print
jerseys with white details, white shorts with
green sidetrim, green socks with white/orange pinhoop. |
Captain |
Séamus Coleman |
Head Coach |
Heimir Hallgrímsson, 57 (10 June 1967 in
Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland), appointed 10 July 2024. |
Nathan Collins
56:55 |
P first, W 0 - D 0 - L 1 - F 0 - A 2. |
Republic
of Ireland Lineup |
1 |
Kelleher, Caoimhín O. |
25 289 days |
23 November 1998 |
Gk |
Liverpool FC, England |
15 |
0 |
7 |
Doherty, Matthew J.,
off 58th min. |
32 235 days |
16 January 1992 |
RWB |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, England |
46 |
2 |
2 |
Coleman, Séamus,
injured off 57th min. |
35 332 days |
11 October 1988 |
RD |
Everton FC, England |
73 |
1 |
22 |
Collins, Nathan M. |
23 130 days |
30 April 2001 |
CD |
Brentford FC, England |
21 |
2 |
4 |
O'Shea, Dara J. |
25 187 days |
4 March 1999 |
LD |
Ipswich Town FC, England |
27 |
0 |
11
|
Brady, Robert, off
82nd min. |
32 237 days |
14 January 1992 |
LWB |
Preston North End FC, England |
65 |
9 |
|
68th min. for leaving a foot out to trip Saka as he was about to run past
him |
14
|
Molumby, Jayson P. |
25 32 days |
6 August 1999 |
RM |
West Bromwich Albion FC, Engand |
25 |
0 |
|
64th min. for tugging back Grealish by his shirt as he was on the attack |
20 |
Ogbene, Chiedozie
S. |
27 129 days |
1 May 1997 in
Lagos, Nigeria |
RAM |
Luton Town AFC, England |
21 |
4 |
8 |
Smallbone,
William A.P., off 75th min. |
24 199 days |
21 February 2000
in
Basingstoke, England |
LAM |
Southampton FC, England |
10 |
0 |
21
|
Szmodics,
Samuel J. |
28 349 days |
24 September 1995
in
Colchester, England |
LM |
Ipswich Town FC, England |
5 |
0 |
|
44th min. for a knee in the back of Gordon after he played a backpass |
10 |
Idah, Adam U., off
75th min. |
23 209 days |
11 February 2001 |
CF |
The Celtic FC, Scotland |
27 |
4 |
Republic
of Ireland
Substitutes |
scoreline:
Republic of Ireland 0 England 2 |
12 |
O'Brien, Jake, on 57th min.
(56:44) for Coleman |
23 115 days |
15 May 2001 |
RD |
Everton FC, England |
3 |
0 |
|
76th min. for a biligerent kick on Anthony Gordon as pressure broke down |
17 |
Knight, Jason M., on 57th min.
(57:01) for Doherty |
23 207 days |
13 February 2001 |
M |
Bristol City FC, England |
31 |
1 |
6 |
Browne, Alan J., on 75th min.
(74:06) for Smallbone |
29 145 days |
15 April 1995 |
CM |
Sunderland AFC, England |
36 |
1 |
13 |
McAteer, Kasey I., on 75th min.
(74:17) for Idah |
22 290 days |
22 November 2001
in
Northampton, England |
AM |
Leicester City FC, England |
1 |
0 |
9 |
Ferguson, Evan J., on 82nd min.
(81:20) for Brady |
19 324 days |
19 October 2004 |
F |
Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Engand |
13 |
3 |
result:
Republic of Ireland 0 England 2 |
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unused
substitutes: |
3-Callum O'Dowda, 5-Andrew Omobamidele, 15-Liam Scales, 16-Max O'Leary, 18-Callum Robinson, 19-Troy Parrott, 23-Mark Travers |
team
notes: |
Seamus Coleman was injured in the 54th min.
(53:40) after Harry Maguire stood on the back of his foot on
the six yard line at a Bakayo Saka corner, removing his boot. He
received treatment on the field (54:20)
with the decision to replace him forty seconds later. He hobbled off
the pitch (56:22) whilst O'Brien
replaced him (56:44). Nathan
Collins took the armband at the corner flag
(56:55). |
stadium
notes: |
This is England's first match at this stadium. Although they have been
playing at Lansdowne Road
since 1900, that ground was demolished in 2007 and this new
incarnation stand on its site, but is a different stadium. |
Head Coach Heimir Hallgrímsson was one of Iceland's co-managers when they eliminated
England from Euro 2016. |
|
5-4-1 |
Kelleher - Doherty (Knight), Coleman
(O'Brien), Collins, O'Shea, Brady (Ferguson) - Molumby,
Ogbene, Smallbone (Browne), Szmodics - Idah
(McAteer) |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
27 years 280
days |
Appearances/Goals |
30.5 |
2.0 |
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England
Team |
|
Rank |
FIFA (18th
July 2024) 4th
EFO ranking
Group Two ELO rating
6th |
Colours |
The Nike 2024 home
uniform -
White shadow pinstriped jerseys
with navy blue v-necked polo-collars/underarm side panel and white/navy blue/maroon
trimmed cuffs, navy blue shorts with white side
panel/hem,
white socks with navy blue trim. |
Captain |
Harry Kane |
Interim Head Coach |
Lee
Kevin Carsley, 50 (28 February 1974), appointed
interim manager on 9 August
2024. |
⁵⁷
most goals as captain |
72nd of 74, W 43 - D 16 - L 13 - F 158 - A 58. |
|
John Stones 83:58 |
P first of 6, W 1 - D 0 - L 0 - F 2 - A
0. |
England
Lineup |
|
|
five changes to the previous match |
league position (23rd August) After one match |
|
1 |
Pickford, Jordan L. |
30 184 days |
7 March 1994 |
G |
Everton FC
(PL BOTTOM) |
69 |
51ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Alexander-Arnold, Trent J. |
25 336 days |
7 October 1998 |
RB |
Liverpool FC
(PL 4th) |
30 |
3 |
135th player to reach the 30-app
milestone |
16 |
Guéhi,
A.K. Marc-Israel |
24 56 days |
13 July 2000 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire |
RCD |
Crystal Palace FC
(PL 17th) |
18 |
0 |
6 |
Maguire, J. Harry,
off 85th min. |
31 186 days |
5 March 1993 |
LCD |
Manchester United FC
(PL 11th) |
64 |
7 |
final app
2017-24 |
15 |
Colwill, Levi L.S. |
21
194 days |
26 February 2003 |
LB |
Chelsea FC
(PL 8th) |
2 |
0 |
|
76th min. for kicking the ball away after O'Brien had fouled Gordon |
4
|
Rice, Declan |
25
237 days |
14 January 1999 |
RDM |
Arsenal FC
(PL 3rd) |
59 |
4 |
18 |
Mainoo, Kobbie B.,
off 77th min. |
19 141 days |
19 April 2005 |
LDM |
Manchester United FC
(PL 11th) |
10 |
0 |
|
13th min. for a late challenge on Ogbene 23 yards away from goal |
final app
2024 |
7 |
Saka, Bukayo A.T. |
23
2 days |
5 September 2001 |
RAM |
Arsenal FC
(PL 3rd) |
41 |
12 |
10
|
Grealish, Jack P.,
off 77th min. |
28 363 days |
10 September 1995 |
CAM |
Manchester City FC
(PL TOP) |
37 |
3 |
11 |
Gordon, Anthony M.,
off 78th min. |
23 196 days |
24 February 2001 |
LAM |
Newcastle United FC
(PL 6th) |
5 |
0 |
9 |
Kane, Harry E., off 84th
min. |
31 41 days |
28 July 1993 |
CF |
FC Bayern München, Germany
(BL 5th) |
99 |
66 |
England
Substitutes |
scoreline:
Republic of Ireland 0 England 2 |
112 |
17 |
Gibbs-White, Morgan A., on 77th min.
(76:25) for Grealish |
24 224 days |
27 January 2000 |
AM |
Nottingham Forest FC
(PL 7th) |
1 |
0 |
1283 |
the 38th Forester to represent
England |
only app
2024 |
113 |
19 |
Abreu
de Almeida
Gomes, A.
Angel, on 77th min.
(76:52) for Mainoo |
24 7 days |
31 August 2000 |
DM |
Lille OSC, France |
1 |
0 |
1284 |
the first Lillier to
represent England |
21 |
Eze, Eberechi O., on 78th min.
(77:01) for Gordon |
26 89 days |
29 June 1998 |
LAM |
Crystal Palace FC
(PL 17th) |
8 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
20 |
Bowen, Jarrod, on 84th min.
(83:57) for Kane |
27 262 days |
20 December 1996 |
CF |
West Ham United FC
(PL 9th) |
11 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
Stones, John, on
85th min.
(84:18) for Maguire |
30 102 days |
28 May 1994 |
LCD |
Manchester City FC
(PL TOP) |
80 |
71 |
3 |
9 |
the 21st player to reach the 80-app
milestone |
result:
Republic of Ireland 0 England 2 |
unused
substitutes: |
3-Rico Lewis, 8-Conor Gallagher, 12-Tino Livramento,
13-Dean Henderson, 14-Ezri Konsa, 22-Nick Pope, 23-Noni
Madueke. |
team notes: |
Not only did former Ireland player, Declan Rice have a muted
celebration after his eleventh minute goal, but when Harry Kane was
replaced, he initially offered Rice the armband
(83:42), but the Arsnal defender instructed he give it to John
Stones instead. Harry Kane is the only player to have played in
all
nineteen of England's Nations League matches. |
youth notes: |
England and Éire have met several times in
youth level matches
featuring the participating players. In the
Under-17 Finals in May 2017, Marc Guéhi started. Trent Alexander-Arnold started for the under-18s in March 2016 and
Anthony Gordon started the November 2018 fixture. |
records: |
This is England's first victory in
Dublin since May 1964. |
manager notes: |
Carsley is the tenth successive England
manager to win their first match in charge. |
captaincy notes: |
Harry Kane is the fiftieth player
over the
age of 31 to captain England. |
Interim Coach Lee Carsley also made 39 appearances with the Republic of
Ireland, none of which were against England |
|
4-2-3-1 |
Pickford - Alexander-Arnold, Guéhi, Maguire
(Stones), Colwill -
Rice, Mainoo (Gomes)
- Saka, Grealish (Gibbs-White), Gordon
(Eze)
- Kane (Bowen) |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
25 years 343
days |
Appearances/Goals |
39.5 |
8.5 |
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
A new era in England's long and illustrious history, began in Dublin against the Republic of Ireland. Under interim coach Lee Carsley, who has replaced Gareth Southgate, England put out a very young side, but full of talent and hopefully with exciting football to come. In front of a full house the Irish started well, closing down and forcing England to move the ball quickly. The first chance fell to the home side in the third minute, as a corner came in from Robbie Brady, the ball being half-cleared only for it to hit Jason Molumby's head before flying over the bar.
Four minutes later and Harry Kane had a good chance from a Trent Alexander-Arnold cross, but the striker's header also flew over the bar.
There were several early fouls as players became used to the pace of the match, but gradually England settled the better of the two teams and they were soon controlling things. A mistake by Jack Grealish briefly created danger for England but the combination of Harry Maguire and Marc Guehi was very effective in snuffing out the threat.
A wonderful long pass by Alexander-Arnold sent the pacy Anthony Gordon clear of the defence with only goalkeeper Caoimhin (Quote from the Vicar of Dibley, ‘You Irish, you do love your vowels!’) Kelleher to beat. The keeper parried the shot but Gordon picked up the rebound and centred where Kane had a shot blocked, and this time ball fell to the incoming Declan Rice who guided a terrific shot into the top corner to give England the lead. Rice went to great pains to offer apologies to the home fans due to his previous Irish connections, stifling his celebrations, but the England fans went wild with delight.
A minute after the goal Kobbie Mainoo is booked for a foul just outside the England penalty area, but the free-kick was cleared and England attacked like an express train on breakaway, with Rice leading the charge. The ball went to Gordon and his low cross was met by Kane, only for Kelleher to save the Irish again by spreading himself well to block the shot. England were looking good in the midfield with Rice playing really well and Mainoo finding space all the time and linking well. On 25 minutes another chance fell England's way as Bukayo Saka saw a shot blocked by a defender. That was just the prelude to a wonderful second goal for the visitors.
On 26 minutes a brilliant series of one-twos between Mainoo, Rice and Saka ended with the latter playing the ball back to Grealish who swept a fine shot into the far corner of the net with Kelleher, this time, hopelessly beaten. It was a breathtaking goal and once again a former Irish player came home to haunt the home fans. Grealish, meanwhile, celebrated with great glee in front of the England contingent.
For the rest of the half England exerted total control but there were chances at both ends as Sammie Szmodics forced a full-length save from Jordan Pickford. Kane appealed for a penalty after going down in the box, and at the other end Chiedozie Ogbene sent a good ball into the box but Adam Idah failed to hit the target. That was a rare attack by the Irish as in the main they spent the rest of the half chasing shadows. On the stroke of half-time pressure by Kane and Gordon on Kelleher produced a poor clearance by the keeper. The clearance fell to Alexander-Arnold who then fed Saka. From the cross Kane was almost in but Kelleher redeemed himself by making a vital touch to clear the danger.
A fine half for England, and they started the second in the same vein. Another sweeping attack won a corner and from that it seemed a certain penalty when Maguire was manhandled over by Ogbene, but the referee and linesman saw nothing. It was so blatant by the Irishman but nothing given was the final verdict. Meanwhile, Mainoo was still finding plenty of space and he was keen to be involved with some fine link play. The triangles England played really foxed the Irish. Other attacks almost broke through, especially when Grealish and Gordon combined well. Just before the hour mark Seamus Coleman was injured and it was the time for Irish subs to come on. There was some cool defending by Guehi, who oozes class, but then in the 58th minute from a rare attack, Ogbene set up Szmodics for a chance but he shot wide when he might have done better.
For a while the game fell into a scrappy period, mainly because England were so much in control and the Irish had no answer to their opponents. One of my pet hates about modern football is the number of times danger threatens with this insistence to play out from the goalkeeper. With Pickford, the danger always comes when he passes down the middle instead of going wide, and on 63 minutes one such mistake almost ended in disaster, although the defence eventually managed to clear the ball.
Brady was booked for a cynical foul on Saka but the latter almost gained revenge after a move between Gordon, Grealish and Saka ended with the Arsenal man seeing his cross-shot cut out by Kelleher. In this spell Alexander-Arnold seemed to lose his range-finder on his usually impeccable passing, with several attempts going awry. The Irish then brought on Alan Browne as a substitute, and it made me realise, as a North End fan, that the match had seven players involved that were either ex or current Preston players. Pickford, Gordon, Molumby, Brady, Browne, and two more on the Irish bench, Callum Robinson and Troy Parrott had all had spells at Deepdale. Just thought that might interest you.
Meanwhile, back at the match, Morgan Gibbs-White and Angel Gomes were given England debuts and when Jarrod Bowen came on he was almost a two-goal hero at the end with two great efforts kept out by the overworked Kelleher. As well as that, Saka almost scored and another sub Eberechi Eze headed the rebound over.
Some outstanding performances from the England team, and the big improvement came in the positivity of the play, always looking forward rather than taking the option to go backwards all the time. That was great to see. A fine start for Mr Carsley.
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Source Notes |
TheFA.com
BBC Sport ROIFA |
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UEFA.com Mike Payne - football historian and contributor |
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