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  Saturday, 7 September 2024
UEFA Nations League 2024 League B Group two match

Republic of Ireland 0 England 2 [0-2]
 
 
The Aviva Stadium, Lansdowne Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin
Kick-off (BST): 5.04pm
Attendance: 50,359
Séamus Coleman won the toss
96 minutes 46:00 & 50:02
Kobbie Mainoo kicked off
  [0-1] Declan Rice 11 10:54
Harry Kane: FORTUNATE
right-footed placed strike into top right corner from twelve yards after Kane's shot was blocked
[0-2] Jack Grealish 26 25:29
Declan Rice: CREATIVE
neatly placed right-footed strike from 16yds following a Rice lay-off 
   
Black armbands were worn by the England team as a mark of respect following the death of Sven-Göran Eriksson
  
Samuel Szmodics 44 43:50
Kobbie Mainoo 13 12:32
Jason Molumby 64 63:42
Robbie Brady 68 67:08
Jake O'Brien 76 75:18
  
Levi Colwill 76 75:20
  Commentator: Sam Matterface with Andros Townsend
 
"GREEN GREEN CLASS" StarSport
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
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
     
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
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
 
    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.

   

Source Notes

TheFA.com
BBC Sport
ROIFA
  UEFA.com
Mike Payne - football historian and contributor
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