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England Squad |
Type |
Ireland
Squad |
Referee
(yellow)
Erik Lambrechts
40
(17 September 1984), Leuven, FIFA-listed 2014 |
22 |
Goal Attempts |
1 |
7 |
Attempts on Target |
1 |
Assistant Referees |
0 |
Hit Bar/Post |
0 |
Jo de Weirdt 43
(14 September 1981) |
Kevin Monteny 46
(27 September 1978) |
12 |
Corner Kicks Won |
0 |
Fourth official Nathan Verboomen
36 (25 June 1988) |
0 |
Offside Calls Against |
0 |
Video
Assistant Officials |
7 |
Fouls Conceded |
9 |
Bram Van Driessche 39 (16 April
1985) Bert Put |
70% |
Possession |
30% |
|
|
England Team |
|
Rank |
FFIFA (24 October 2024) 4th
EFO ranking
Group Two ELO rating
6th to 5th |
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. |
⁶⁰
most goals as captain |
75th of 75, W 46 - D 16 - L 13 - F 168 - A 59. |
P Final of 6, W 5 - D 0 - L 1 - F 16 - A
3. |
England
Lineup |
|
|
three changes to the previous match (Konsa, Lewis &
Watkins out) |
league position (7th November) |
|
1 |
Pickford, Jordan L. |
30 255 days |
7 March 1994 |
Gk |
Everton FC
(PL 16th) |
73 |
53ᵍᵃ |
final app
2017-24 |
1289 |
14
|
Livramento, Valentino F. |
22
5 days |
12 November 2002 |
RB |
Newcastle United FC
(PL 11th) |
1 |
0 |
the 42nd United player to
represent England |
only app
2024 |
2 |
Walker, Kyle
A.,
off 62nd min |
34 173 days |
28 May 1990 |
RCD |
Manchester City FC
(PL 2nd) |
93 |
1 |
final app
2011-24 |
6
|
Guéhi,
A.K. Marc-Israel |
24 127 days |
13 July 2000 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire |
LCD /RCD |
Crystal Palace FC
(PL 17th) |
22 |
0 |
final app
2022-24 |
12 |
Hall, Lewis K. |
20
70 days |
8 September 2004 |
LB |
Newcastle United FC
(PL 11th) |
2 |
0 |
final app
2024 |
4
|
Gallagher, Conor J.,
off 75th min |
24 285 days |
6 February 2000 |
RDM |
Club Atlético de Madrid,
Spain
(LL 3rd) |
21 |
1 |
final app
2021-24 |
17 |
Jones, Curtis J.,
off 79th min |
23 292 days |
30 January 2001 |
LDM |
Liverpool FC
(PL TOP) |
2 |
1 |
final app
2024 |
23
|
Madueke, Chukwunonso T.,
off 75th min |
22
252 days |
10 March 2002 |
RAM |
Chelsea FC
(PL 4th) |
5 |
0 |
|
41st min. for a foul
on O'Dowda to prevent a far-sided cross |
final app
2024 |
10
|
Bellingham, Jude V.W. |
21 141 days |
29 June 2003 |
CAM |
Real Madrid CF, Spain
(LL 2nd) |
40 |
6 |
|
41st min. for remonstrating with the referee after a foul
SUSPENDED |
95th player
(youngest) to reach the 40-app
milestone |
final
2020-24 |
|
11
|
Gordon, Anthony M.,
off 75th min |
23 267 days |
24 February 2001 |
LAM |
Newcastle United FC
(PL 11th) |
9 |
1 |
final app
2024 |
9 |
Kane, Harry E. |
31 112 days |
28 July 1993 |
CF/RF |
FC Bayern München, Germany
(BL TOP) |
103 |
69 ²³ |
|
45th+3 min. for an off-the-ball collision with Jayson Molumby |
final app
2017-24 |
|
the 112th
penalty-kick scored
(150) |
|
|
England
Substitutes |
scoreline:
England 3 Republic of Ireland 0 |
1290 |
16
|
Harwood-Bellis, Taylor J., on
62nd min. (61:40) for Walker |
22 292 days |
30 January 2002 |
LCD |
Southampton FC
(PL 19th) |
1 |
1 |
the 110th goal by a substitute |
fortieth Southampton player to
represent England |
only app
2024 |
19 |
Rogers, Morgan E., on
75th min. (74:26) for
Gordon |
22
111 days |
26 July 2002 |
LAM |
Aston Villa FC
(PL 6th) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
final app
2024 |
20 |
Bowen, Jarrod, on 75th min.
(74:31) for Madueke |
27 333 days |
20 December 1996 |
RAM |
West Ham United FC
(PL 9th) |
14 |
5 |
1 |
9 |
|
the 109th goal by a substitute |
final app
2022-24 |
21 |
Solanke-Mitchell, Dominic A., on
75th min. (74:40) for Gallagher |
27
64 days |
14 September 1997 |
LF |
Tottenham Hotspur FC
(PL 7th) |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
final app
2017-24 |
scoreline:
England 4 Republic of Ireland 0 |
8 |
Abreu
de Almeida
Gomes, A.
Angel, on 79th min.
(78:23) for Jones |
24 78 days |
31 August 2000 |
DM |
Lille OSC, France
(L1 4th) |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
89th min. for a foul
on Finn Azaz in the middle of the Irish half |
final app
2024 |
result:
England 5 Republic of Ireland 0 |
unused
substitutes: |
3-Rico Lewis,
7-Morgan
Gibbs-White, 13-Dean Henderson, 15-Jarell Quansah,
18-Ollie
Watkins, 22-James Trafford. |
team notes: |
Newcastle United FC last provided three players in the starting
line-up
against Georgia in April 1997, when Rob Lee, Alan Shearer and David Batty. England's
400th victory in the British Isles. The five goals scored is
the
most by England in a Nations League match, beating to previous
record of four scored against
Iceland in November 2020, and equally, the largest margin of
victory. |
youth notes: |
England and Éire have met several times in
youth level matches
featuring the participating players. Dominic
Solanke started for the under-17s in October 2013. In the
European Championship Finals in May 2017, Marc Guéhi
was the captain. Morgan Rogers was a substitute in the November 2018
fixture. Anthony Gordon started for the
under-18s in the November 2018 fixture. |
stadium notes: |
Kyle Walker becomes
England's
most
used player at the National Stadium. His 39th
appearance is one more than Joe Hart and Wayne Rooney. Eighty
players have played at the National Stadium six times and more. 110
have made more than three. Taylor Harwood-Bellis is the sixtieth
different player to score at the National Stadium |
manager notes: |
Lee Carsley has used 32 different players (27 more than once), given eight of them their
debuts. |
goalscoring notes: |
Four players score their first England goals for the first
time
since October 1930 against Ireland. Not since the
2022 World Cup Finals (against
Iran) has two goals come from two of the substitutes. Jude
Bellingham restarted play when he took the free-kick at 75:57, Bowen
scored the fourth at 75.00. |
BME notes: |
This is the
500th match since November
1978 when Viv Anderson made his first senior appearance that a BME
player has participated. |
Interim Coach Lee Carsley also made 39 appearances with the Republic of
Ireland, none of which were against England |
|
4-2-3-1 |
Pickford - Livramento, Walker (Harwood-Bellis),
Guéhi, Hall - Gallagher (Solanke), Jones
(Gomes) - Madueke (Bowen), Bellingham,
Gordon (Rogers) Kane |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
25 years 138 days |
Appearances/Goals |
33.7 |
6.7 |
|
|
Republic
of Ireland Team |
|
Rank |
FIFA (24 October 2024)
63rd
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 |
Nathan Collins |
Head Coach |
Heimir Hallgrímsson, 57 (10 June 1967 in
Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland),
appointed manager 10 July 2024. |
P sixth, W 2 - D 0 - L 4 - F 3 - A
12. |
Republic
of Ireland Lineup |
1 |
Kelleher, Caoimhín O. |
25 360 days |
23 November 1998 |
Gk |
Liverpool FC, England |
20 |
0 |
4 |
O'Shea, Dara J. |
25 258 days |
4 March 1999 |
RB |
Ipswich Town FC, England |
32 |
0 |
|
85th min. for
a foul on Morgan Rogers on the right side of the corner area. |
20 |
McGuinness,
Mark J. |
23 317 days |
5 January 2001
in
Slough, England |
RCD |
Luton Town FC, England |
1 |
0 |
5 |
Scales, Liam |
26
101 days |
8 August 1998 |
LCD
|
The Celtic FC, Scotland
|
9
|
1
|
26th expulsion
vs. England |
|
43rd min. for pushing
and kicking the ball at an England free-kick |
51st min. for a foul on Jude Bellingham in the area
PENALTY KICK |
|
|
|
|
3 |
O'Dowda, Callum
J.R., off 67th min. |
29 208 days |
23 April 1995
in
Kidlington, England |
LB |
Cardiff City FC, England |
32 |
1 |
22 |
Collins, Nathan M. |
23 201 days |
30 April 2001 |
DM |
Brentford FC, England |
26 |
2 |
21 |
Ebosele, Festy O.,
off 67th min. |
22 107 days |
2 August 2002 |
RM |
Watford FC, England, on loan from Udinese Calcio,
Italy |
7 |
0 |
6 |
Cullen,
Joshua J., off 76th min. |
28 224 days |
7 April 1996 in
Westcliff-on-Sea |
RCM |
Burnley FC, England |
40 |
0 |
8 |
Molumby, Jayson P. |
25 103 days |
6 August 1999 |
LCM |
West Bromwich Albion FC, Engand |
29 |
0 |
|
45th+3 min. for an off-the-ball collision with Harry Kane |
7 |
Szmodics,
Samuel J., off 86th min. |
29 54 days |
24 September 1995
in
Colchester, England |
LM |
Ipswich Town FC, England |
10 |
0 |
9 |
Ferguson, Evan J., off 67th
min. |
19 29 days |
19 October 2004 |
CF |
Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Engand |
18 |
3 |
Republic
of Ireland
Substitutes |
scoreline:
England 3 Republic of Ireland 0 |
10 |
Parrott, Troy D., on 67th min.
(66:26) for Ferguson |
22 287 days |
4 February 2002 |
CF |
Alkmaar Zaanstreek, Netherlands |
26 |
5 |
15 |
Manning, Ryan P., on 67th min.
(66:35) for Ebosele |
28 156 days |
14 June 1996 |
LB |
Southampton FC, England |
13 |
0 |
14 |
Azaz,
Finn I., on 67th min. (66:39)
for O'Dowda |
24 71 days |
7 September 2000
in Westminster, England |
RM |
Middlesbrough FC, England |
5 |
0 |
13 |
Moran, Andrew, on 76th min. (75:40)
for Cullen |
21 33 days |
15 October 2003 |
LCM |
Stoke City FC, England, on loan from Brighton &
Hove Albion FC, England |
2 |
0 |
scoreline:
England 4 Republic of Ireland 0 |
18 |
McAteer, Kasey I., on 86th min.
(85:57) for Szmodics |
22 361 days |
22 November 2001
in
Northampton, England |
AM |
Leicester City FC, England |
4 |
0 |
result:
England 5 Republic of Ireland 0 |
|
|
|
unused
substitutes: |
2-Matt Doherty, 11-Mikey Johnston, 12-Jake O'Brien, 16-Max O'Leary,
17-Conor Coventry, 19-Thomas Cannon, 23-Mark Travers. |
team
notes: |
Youngest opposition since
United States in 2022. |
expulsion
notes: |
Liam Scales is the first player to be sent off against England since
March 2022,
and the first in competition since
November
2021. |
Head Coach Heimir Hallgrímsson was one of Iceland's co-managers when they eliminated
England from Euro 2016. |
|
4-1-4-1 |
Kelleher - O'Shea, McGuinness,
Scales,
O'Dowda (Azaz) - Collins -
Ebosele (Manning), Cullen (Moran),
Molumby, Szmodics (McAteer) - Ferguson
(Parrott) |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
25 years 180 days |
Appearances/Goals |
20.4 |
0.5 |
|
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
Talk about a game of two halves! In the first-half I struggled to find anything to write about, but in the second-half I couldn't stop writing. This was just the performance to bring Lee Carsley's short tenure as interim England coach to the close that he deserved as England, with some exciting new talent on show, finally tore the Republic of Ireland team apart.
In the early minutes England had lots of possession but could not find a way round the packed Irish defence. The Irish meanwhile, were prepared to sit back, frustrate England, and catch them with a lightening breakaway. England did win several corners and from one early kick Kyle Walker did well to get above the defenders but his header went over the bar. England continued to press and when Jude Bellingham set up Anthony Gordon a defender blocked the shot off for another corner. Clear chances were few and far between despite England's dominance, but Walker did try another header that went wide this time. It seemed that England were panicking a little and maybe the Irish tactics were frustrating them.
Harry Kane was close to a fine pass into the box by the impressive Lewis Hall, and then Hall tried again only for a defender to clear the danger. More England corners were forthcoming and both Bellingham and the lively Noni Madueka went close. But in the main the half was contentment for Ireland, who continued to thwart England at every opportunity. From there attacking capabilities though, Jordan Pickford was untroubled and when the Irish cleared the pressure there was no-one upfield to receive the ball. This pattern continued until the break with neither side creating a chance worth recording. The England manager would have stressed the need for patience at the interval, but also there needed to be a little more urgency from his players.
Just six minutes into the second-half, the breakthrough finally arrived and it was a classy pass that set up the chance. Kane spotted Bellingham's run into the box and with a sublime pass he found the Real Madrid star. Bellingham checked inside the defender Liam Scales only to be clearly tripped in the box. Penalty! And to compound the Republic's chagrin, Scales, who had already been booked earlier, was shown a second yellow card followed by a red from the Belgian referee. Kane took the spot-kick and promptly fired home his 69th goal for his country. And that really did change the complexion of this match.
Suddenly gaps appeared everywhere along the Irish defensive line, and just two minutes later, and another impressive debutant in Valentino Livramento, sped down the right before crossing to the middle where a couple of deflections saw the ball drop to Gordon who met the ball on the volley to fire home an excellent first goal for his country. And that was to prove the theme for the rest of the match because just six more minutes had passed when a corner by Madueke was flicked on by Marc Guehi, and there was Conor Gallagher to bundle the ball home at the far post for his first England goal too.
That left the shell-shocked Irish team absolutely down and out and there was to be no comeback. It was time for several substitutions, from both sides, and for England that included another new cap in Taylor Harwood-Bellis, the Southampton player. All credit to Lee Carsley for giving these young players their start in International life, and my goodness they did reward their manager's trust with some terrific football. If they play their cards right, and are supported by the incoming Thomas Tuchel, then the future for the players, and more importantly, the future of the England team will be in good hands for many years to come.
Still the attacks kept coming forcing some desperate defending by the Irish. Several near misses came along and when Livramento and Madueka combined down the right the final cross was just asking to be touched in but somehow beleaguered goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher scrambled the ball away. England now looked like scoring with every attack, but at the back there was some very cool defending as well from the hosts and with Gallagher and Curtis Jones impressive in the midfield, it was a superb second-half from England.
On 75 minutes Gallagher, Gordon and Madueke were replaced by Morgan Rogers, Dominic Solanke and Jarrod Bowen, but unfortunately for the Ireland side, those changes were to have an immediate effect. A wonderful free-kick routine enabled Bellingham to tee up Bowen and with his very first touch he rammed home a left-foot drive leaving Kelleher helpless. The joy on Bowen's face as he too, had finally scored his first England goal was great to see.
It took until the 78th minute for the Irish to have a shot at goal and Pickford easily saved that. Meanwhile Solanke also had a fine chance to score but that was squandered and then on 79 minutes England added a fifth goal, and yet again it was a new name on the England scoresheet. A beautifully flighted cross from Bellingham, found Harwood-Bellis rising in the middle to head a terrific goal to make his evening even more memorable. So, it was now 5-0, and who would have thought that at half-time?
In the remaining minutes Bellingham saw a shot blocked, Kane then had a shot blocked by Kelleher's foot, and then the goalkeeper did well to keep out another Bowen effort. The goalkeeper must have felt under siege after that opening penalty goal. And although that crucial decision was probably the turning point in the match, what England did next was to show a ruthless efficiency with their finishing and their overall attacking football. It was good to watch.
To finish, I must confess that I had never heard of Hall, Livramento, and Harwood-Bellis, before these last two England games, but Carsley knew them well, and he had full trust in each of them, and my goodness we have certainly heard of those players now. Terrific finds, each and every one of the young players given their opportunity in these International matches and what a future they could all now have.
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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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