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FINAL MEETING vs. REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
  Sunday, 17 November 2024
UEFA Nations League 2024 League B Group two match

England 5 Republic of Ireland 0 [0-0]
 
 
The National Stadium connected by EE, Wembley, Brent, Greater London
Kick-off (GMT): 5.00pm
Attendance: 79,969
96 minutes 48:03 & 48:01 Sammy Szmodics kicked off
   
[1-0]Harry Kane penalty 53 52:08
Jude Bellingham: FOUL
 right-footed powerful strike to right of the goal as Kelleher dived to the left
(Scales fouled Bellingham 50:24)
[2-0] Anthony Gordon half volley 55 54:59
Tino Livramento: FORTUNATE
 Livramento
's near sided cross is ricocheted further into the area by Collins and Cullen and volleyed in by Gordon's right calf from 10 yards
[3-0] Conor Gallagher 58 57:45
Marc Guéhi: CREATIVE
 Guéhi heads on Madueke's corner on to Gallagher to shin in right-legged from a yard VAR awarded 58:53
[4-0] Jarrod Bowen 76 75:00
Jude Bellingham: CREATIVE
 left-footed strike from fifteen yards from the centre of the box following Bellingham's low pass from the farside.
[5-0] Taylor Harwood-Bellis header 79 78:51
Jude Bellingham: CREATIVE
  headed in across the goal from seven yards following Bellingham's deep cross
 
Jude Bellingham 41 40:53
Noni Madueke 41 40:56
 

Harry Kane 45+3 47:37
Liam Scales 43 42:38
Jayson Molumby 45+3 47:34

    
Angel Gomes 89 88:10
Liam Scales 51 50:34
Expulsion: Liam Scales 51 50:36
Dara O'Shea 85 84:01
 
  Commentator: Sam Matterface with Lee Dixon
 
"OVER TU YOU" SunSport & various
Officials from Belgium 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
 
    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.

       

Source Notes

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