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Officials
from France |
England
Squad |
Type |
Italy Squad |
Referee
(black)
Clément Turpin 41 (16 May
1982), Oullins, FIFA-listed 2010 |
9 |
Goal Attempts |
15 |
6 |
Attempts on Target |
4 |
Assistant Referees |
0 |
Hit Bar/Post |
0 |
Nicolas Danos 43 (27
September 1980) |
Erwan Finjean 33 (17 April
1990) |
2 |
Corner Kicks Won |
2 |
Fourth official Ruddy Buquet 46 (29 January 1977),
Amiens, FIFA-listed 2011
UEFA Delegate: Christian Kofoed, Denmark |
0 |
Offside Calls Against |
1 |
8 |
Fouls Conceded |
15 |
57% |
Possession |
43% |
Video
Assistant Officials |
|
Jérôme Brisard 37
(24 March 1986)
Pierre Gailloste 34 |
|
|
England Team |
|
Rank |
FIFA (21
September 2023) 4th
EFO ranking
Group Two ELO rating
6th to 5th |
Colours |
The Nike 2022 home jersey -
White crew-necked jerseys
with dark to light blue
fury gradient sleeves, fury/void cuffs, white shorts,
white socks with fury/void thin hoop. |
Captain |
Harry Kane |
Manager |
Gareth Southgate, 53 (3 September 1970), appointed caretaker manager on 27 September 2016, appointed as permanent manager on 30 November
2016. |
⁵³
most goals as captain |
62nd of 75, W 38 - D 13 - L 11 - F 146 - A 51. |
P 89th of 102, W 56 - D 19 - L 14 - F 197 - A
61. |
England
Lineup |
|
|
eleven changes on the previous match |
league position (5th October) |
|
1 |
Pickford, Jordan L. |
29 224 days |
7 March 1994 |
G |
Everton FC
(PL 16th) |
56 |
41ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Walker, Kyle
A. |
33 142 days |
28 May 1990 |
RB |
Manchester City FC
(PL TOP) |
79 |
1 |
5 |
Stones, John,
off 63rd min. |
29 142 days |
28 May 1994 |
RCD |
Manchester City FC
(PL TOP) |
69 |
3 |
6 |
Maguire, J. Harry |
30 226 days |
5 March 1993 |
LCD |
Manchester United FC
(PL 10th) |
60 |
7 |
46th player to reach the 60-app milestone |
3 |
Trippier, Kieran J. |
33 28 days |
19 September 1990 |
LB |
Newcastle United FC
(PL 8h) |
45 |
1 |
4 |
Rice, Declan |
24 276 days |
14 January 1999 |
RDM |
Arsenal FC
(PL 3rd) |
46 |
3 |
10
|
Bellingham, Jude V.W.,
off 85th min. |
20 110 days |
29 June 2003 |
CAM |
Real Madrid CF, Spain
(LL TOP) |
27 |
2 |
8 |
Phillips, Kalvin M.,
off 70th min. |
27 319 days |
2 December 1995 |
LDM |
Manchester City FC
(PL TOP) |
30 |
1 |
|
9th min. for persistent fouling and then a collision with Davide Fratessi |
the 132nd player to reach the 30-app
milestone |
7 |
Foden, Philip W. |
23 142 days |
28 May 2000 |
RF |
Manchester City FC
(PL TOP) |
29 |
4 |
9 |
Kane, Harry E. |
30 81 days |
28 July 1993 |
CF |
FC Bayern München, Germany
(BL 3rd) |
87 |
61 ²¹ |
|
the 108th
penalty-kick scored
(146) -
26th EC
the 372nd
(239th post-war) brace scored |
11
|
Rashford, Marcus |
25
351 days |
31 October 1997 |
LF |
Manchester United FC
(PL 10th) |
57 |
17 |
England
Substitutes |
scoreline:
England 2 Italy 1 |
12
|
Guéhi,
A.K. Marc-Israel, on 63rd min.
(62:14) for Stones |
23 96 days |
13 July 2000 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire |
RCD |
Crystal Palace FC
(PL 9th) |
7 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
Henderson, Jordan B.,
on 70th min. (69:10) for Phillips |
33
122 days |
17 June 1990 |
LDM |
Al Ettifaq FC, Saudi Arabia
(SAPL 5th) |
80 |
54 |
3 |
26 |
nineteenth player to reach the 80-app
milestone |
scoreline:
England 3 Italy 1 |
20 |
Grealish, Jack P., on 85th min.
(84:08) for Bellingham |
28 37 days |
10 September 1995 |
AM |
Manchester City FC
(PL TOP) |
34 |
14 |
2 |
20 |
result:
England 3 Italy 1 |
unused
substitutes: |
13-Sam Johnstone, 15-Lewis Dunk, 16-Levi Colwill, 17-Trent
Alexander-Arnold, 18-Conor Gallagher, 19-Ollie Watkins, 21-James Maddison,
22-Aaron Ramsdale,
23-Jarrod Bowen. |
team notes: |
England's 75th match played on
a
Tuesday. Jack Grealish's great great
grandfather,
Billy Garraty, also played for
England in 1903. Jordan Pickford is the thirteenth England player to
make his
fiftieth competitive appearance and Kyle Walker is the seventh to
make sixty. |
youth notes: |
England and
Italy have met several times in
youth level matches
featuring the participating players. In the February 2016 fixture between
the under-16 sides, Marc Guéhi was captain and Phil Foden also started.
Jordan Henderson started for the under-21s in the June 2013 Finals,
and then John Stones and Harry Kane in the June 2015 Finals. Foden
then started the November 2018 fixture. |
stadium notes: |
England have not lost a European Championship match at the National
Stadium
since November 2007, a record run of twenty EC matches. Harry
Kane's 23rd and 24th
goals
at Wembley, equalled and then overtook
Bobby
Charlton's record. |
manager notes: |
Gareth Southgate's
seventieth competitive match. (W 43 -
D 15 - L 12 - F 166 - A 51).
It is also
Southgate's eleventh
European Championship match at Wembley,
extending his record, of which he remains unbeaten. |
substitute notes: |
With 26
appearances from the bench, Jordan Henderson now becomes the
fourth most-used substitute, eleven behind Jermaine Defoe, six
behind Rashford,
and just one behind James Milner. |
team records: |
Harry Kane has scored
in a record-breaking 44th match,
overtaking Wayne Rooney.
Amongst other records, Kane is now England's
record goalscorer
against Italy, now standing at three. England's twentieth match
against the
reigning European Champions, 25 goals in twelve victories. England and Italy have
now faced
off in 32 matches, equal with the France fixture. A record for a
non-home nation country. |
Manager Gareth Southgate played for England against Italy in the Le
Tournoi victory in June 1997 (he had been an unused substitute in the
friendly four months earlier). He also played in the friendly defeats
in November 2000 and March 2002. |
|
4-3-3 |
Pickford - Walker, Stones (Guéhi), Maguire, Trippier - Rice,
Bellingham, Phillips (Henderson)
- Foden, Kane,
Rashford |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
28
years 228 days |
Appearances/Goals |
53.2 |
8.8 |
oldest team under Southgate
so far |
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|
Italy Team |
|
Current European Champions |
Colours |
Made by Adidas - Blue crew-necked marble-print jerseys
with blue/gold collar & cuff and white Adidas shoulder trim, blue shorts
with white Adidas side trim, blue socks with white Adidas
trim. |
Rank |
FIFA (21
September 2023)
9th
EFO ranking
Group 6
ELO rating 9th to 12th |
Captain |
Gianluigi Donnarumma |
Head Coach |
Luciano Spaletti, 64 (7 March 1959) appointed 18 August
2023, effective 1 September 2023. |
4th match, W 2 - D 1 - L 0 - F 8 - A 5. |
Italy Lineup |
1 |
Donnarumma, Gianluigi |
24 234 days |
25 February 1999 |
GK |
Paris Saint Germain, France |
58 |
45ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Di Lorenzo, Giovanni |
30 74 days |
4 August 1993 |
RB |
SSC Napoli |
31 |
3 |
|
30th min. for a foul on Bellingham in the area
PENALTY & SUSPENDED |
|
|
|
19 |
Scalvini, Giorgio |
19 310 days |
11 December 2003 |
RCD |
Atalanta BC |
7 |
0 |
|
65th min. for dissent after demanding the referee should caution
Phillips |
15 |
Acerbi, Francesco, off 63rd
min. |
35 249 days |
10 February 1988 |
LCD |
FC Internazionale Milano |
32 |
1 |
6 |
Udogie, I,
Destiny, off 63rd
min. |
20 323 days |
28 November 2002 |
LB |
Tottenham Hotspur FC, England |
2 |
0 |
|
10th min. for a foul on Phil Foden as he skipped past him on halfway line |
17 |
Frattesi, Davide |
24 25 days |
22 September 1999 |
RM |
FC Internazionale Milano, on loan from US Sassuolo Calcio |
9 |
4 |
16 |
Cristante, Bryan |
28 228 days |
3 March 1995 |
CM |
AS Roma |
36 |
2 |
18 |
Barella, Nicolò |
26 242 days |
17 February 1997 |
LM |
FC Internazionale Milano |
49 |
8 |
11 |
Berardi, Domenico, off
78th
min. |
29 77 days |
1 August 1994 |
RF |
US Sassuolo Calcio |
27 |
8 |
9
|
Scamacca, Gianluca, off
63rd
min. |
24 289 days |
1 January 1999 |
CF |
Atalanta BC |
13 |
1 |
22 |
El Shaarawy, Stephen, off
87th
min. |
30 355 days |
27 October 1992 |
LF |
AS Roma |
30 |
6 |
Italy
Substitutes |
scoreline:
England 2 Italy 1 |
23 |
Bastoni, Alessandro, on 63rd min.
(62:32) for Acerbi |
24 187 days |
13 April 1999 |
LCD |
FC Internazionale Milano |
21 |
1 |
3 |
Dimarco, Federico, on 63rd min.
(62:47) for Udogie |
25 341 days |
10 November 1997 |
LB |
FC Internazionale Milano |
14 |
2 |
7 |
Kean, B. Moise, on 63rd min.
(62:54) for Scammaca |
23
231 days |
28 February 2000 |
CF |
Juventus FC |
14 |
4 |
scoreline:
England 3 Italy 1 |
10 |
Raspadori, Giacomo, on 78th min. (77:37) for Berardi |
23
241 days |
18 February 2000 |
RF |
SSC Napoli |
22 |
5 |
20 |
Orsolini, Riccardo, on 87th min.
(86:36) for El Shaarawy |
27
266 days |
24 January 1997 |
LF |
Bologna FC 1909 |
5 |
2 |
result:
England 3 Italy 1 |
unused
substitutes: |
4-Federico Gatti, 5-Manuel Locatelli, 8-Giacomo Bonaventura, 12-Guglielmo
Vicerio,
13-Matteo Darmian, 14-Gianluca Mancini, 21-Alex Meret. |
|
4-3-3 |
Donnarumma - Di Lorenzo, Scalvini, Acerbi (Bastoni),
Udogie (Dimarco) - Frattesi, Cristante,
Barella - Berardi (Raspadori),
Scamacca (Kean), El Shaarawy (Orsolini) |
Averages (Starting XI): |
Age |
26
years 320 days |
Appearances/Goals |
26.7 |
2.8 |
|
|
Match Report
by Mike Payne |
Manager
Gareth Southgate made quite a few changes for this important group match
in the Euros, and he brought back many of the first choice players. In the
end it paid off, but not before the Italians had given England a tough
test.
It was a lively start to the match with both
sides showing a willingness to get forward. Italy certainly showed their
intent with some quick passing moves, whilst England were more content to
build slowly from the back. The first real attempt on goal came from a
Marcus Rashford free-kick some 25 yards
from goal on 12 minutes. The ball flew just over the angle of post and
crossbar. Three minutes later the
Wembley crowd were stunned when Italy took the lead. A clever bit of
footwork by goalkeeper Gianluigi
Donnarumma began the move and the passes came
thick and fast as the Italians broke down the right. The move ended with
Giovanni Di Lorenzo crossing hard and low. In came
Gianluca
Scamacca to crash home from very close range. It was poor defending by
England but a well taken goal nonetheless.
Italy had their
tails up now and the England midfield was struggling to make an impact on
the play. Desperate England defending was needed following a couple more
attacks, and Scamacca went close again on 19 minutes after more England
dithering. The short passing across the back over and over, continued in
the usual England style, and just as against Scotland, Italy's defensive
shield would surely be better exposed with a few long balls over the top
occasionally? After a spell of pressure from the home side and a number of
dangerous crosses, things looked a little brighter for England and on 29
minutes they equalised.
Phil Foden was involved as Jude Bellingham
burst through the middle into the box. His toe reached the ball just as Di
Lorenzo clattered into him. Immediately the referee gave a penalty, but as
usual these days, the incident was referred to VAR. No change in the
decision and Harry Kane sent Donnarumma the wrong way with an emphatic
spot-kick to bring up his 60th goal in England colours.
Some of the challenges that went
unpunished from the visitors left a lot to be desired, but we should be
used to this tactic of any Italian team by now, stopping the play with a
foul when danger threatens. But Italy were still dangerous against a
rather shaky England defence. A carbon copy of their goal in the 35th
minute almost restored their lead but this time John Stones made a good
block. As half-time approached Bellingham and Giorgio Scalvini had a
coming together and then England's first long ball of the night almost
brought success. Jordon Pickford's long pass found Kane who teed up Rashford but the keeper saved his weak shot.
At the other end there was still time
for Pickford to make a fine save from Destiny Udogie who failed with a
great chance. England were a bit lucky there and the general thought
amongst the fans was that England needed to step up their game all around
the team.
Fouls were the pattern of the opening
salvos of the second-half with first Stones and then Foden being brought
down in quick succession. Foden might have had a case for another penalty
but not this time. Kalvin Phillips shot over from a good position, but it
was nice to see that the largely anonymous City player was actually in the
midfield for England. Both Udogie and Bryan Christant were then both lucky
to avoid a yellow card On 56 minutes Domenico Berardi shot wide for Italy
and then a minute later England took the lead.
After another long ball out from the
back, a determined burst by Bellingham carried the move forward and his
pass found Rashford. This time the Manchester United player cut inside
from the left on his right foot and he buried his shot into the far corner
giving the goalkeeper no chance. It was an excellent goal and shows just
what he is capable of when he puts his mind to it.
Italy then came back strongly and
Pickford had to be alert to save a shot straight at him. The match was far
from over. This led to Southgate bringing on Marc Guehi for Stones and the
youngster did well after coming on. A late challenge by Phillips on Davide
Frattesi was only given a yellow card when on another day he might have
seen red. With that Southgate brought him off and replaced him with the
calm authority of Jordan Henderson, who also did well after coming on. His
long pass so nearly found Bellingham in one good attack by England.
Then on 77 minutes the match was
settled by a magnificent goal by Kane. Guehi did really well to take
possession after a thunderbolt of a short pass from Pickford, the young
defender looked up and aimed another long ball in the direction of Kane
just inside Italy's half. Kane muscled his way to the ball, set off on a
run holding off a challenge from another defender, and then calmly shot
wide of the goalkeeper for a super goal.
To be fair Italy kept plugging away and
three times Moise Kean came close to pulling a goal back, with Pickford
saving twice and Guehi blocking another effort from the Italian
substitute. Jack Grealish was brought on for Bellingham, who had given a
tireless display, and England saw out the remaining minutes in relative
comfort.
It was not the best performance by
England but there were plenty of plusses, not least that they had
completed the job of qualifying for next summer's tournament and it is
always satisfying to beat an Italy team. There is plenty more for
Southgate to do, but first we must negotiate two games in November to try
and finish top of the group. I personally hope that when faced with massed
defences we do continue to look at long passes over the top, because in
this match it bore fruit.
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Source Notes |
TheFA.com
BBC Sport |
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UEFA.com Mike Payne - football historian and contributor |
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cg |