Match No. 1042 - Thursday, 23rd March 2023, 7:45pm
- "Pellegrini, to the left of the D, swivels and plays a forensic diagonal pass to release Retegui into the area, down the inside right. He takes a touch before firing a superb low drive across Pickford and into the bottom left!" Mateo Retegui, 56'55:47
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- 1
- Gianluigi DonnarummaGianluigi Donnarumma.
Born 25th Feb 1999, Castellammare di Stabia.
- 2
- Giovanni Di LorenzoGiovanni Di Lorenzo.
Born 4th Aug 1993, Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, Italy.
52:01 "Rice high-kicks in the environs of Barella only to catch his own man Maguire upside the noggin. Di Lorenzo wants the England midfielder issued with a second yellow, but gets his first instead for making his point too forcefully."
- 4
- Leonardo SpinazzolaLeonardo Spinazzola.
Born 25th Mar 1993, Foligno, Italy.
- 3
- Rafael TolóiRafael Tolói.
Born 10th Oct 1990, Glória d'Oeste, Brazil.
- 15
- Francesco AcerbiFrancesco Acerbi.
Born 10th Feb 1988, Vizzolo Predabissi, Italy.
91:12 "Acerbi slides in on Kane and picks up a booking for the resulting foul."
- 18
- Nicolò BarellaNicolò Barella.
Born 7th Feb 1997, Cagliari, Italy.
- 62'61:33
- 6
- Marco VerrattiMarco Verratti.
Born 5th Nov 1992, Pescara.
(c) - 88'87:50
- 8
- JorginhoJorge Luiz Frello Filho.
Born 20th Dec 1991, Imbituba, Brazil.
60:58 "Jorginho sees yellow for a late lunge on Kane." - 69'68:23
- 19
- Mateo ReteguiMateo Retegui.
Born 29th Apr 1999, San Fernando, Argentina.
- 10
- Lorenzo PellegriniLorenzo Pellegrini.
Born 19th Jun 1996, Rome.
- 69'68:16
- 11
- Domenico BerardiDomenico Berardi.
Born 1st Aug 1994, Cariati, Italy.
- 62'61:29
- 17
- Matteo PolitanoMatteo Politano.
Born 3rd Aug 1993, Rome, Italy.
- 62'61:29
- 16
- Bryan CristanteBryan Cristante.
Born 3rd Mar 1995, San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy.
- 62'61:33
- 7
- Wilfried GnontoDegnand Wilfried Gnonto.
Born 5th Nov 2003, Verbania, Italy.
- 69'68:16
- 20
- Sandro TonaliSandro Tonali.
Born 8th May 2000, Lodi, Italy.
- 69'68:23
- 9
- Gianluca ScamaccaGianluca Scamacca.
Born 1st Jan 1999, Rome, Italy.
- 88'87:50
- "Saka swings the corner into the mixer. Italy fail to deal with it. The ball drops to Kane on the left-hand corner of the six-yard box. His low shot is blocked, but pings back to Rice, who slams home, into the bottom right from ten yards!" Declan Rice3rd of 3 goals. Left-footed from 8 yards., 13' 12:29
- "Shaw crosses from the left, looking for Kane and forcing a corner. Saka swings long. The ball clanks out, ostensibly for a goal kick, but Kane screams for a handball and a penalty. [40:13] VAR will check. Kane was about to either chest down or head goalwards from the corner of the six-yard box. But it hit Di Lorenzo on his outstretched arm. This looks like a penalty. The referee goes over to the monitor. It’ll be a surprise if this isn’t given. The referee draws a TV screen in the air, and points at the spot [42:12]...Harry Kane scores his 54th goal for England, slotting into the bottom right having sent Donnarumma the wrong way!" Harry Kane54th of 62 goals. Right-footed from 12 yards., 44' 43:44 (pen)
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- Jordan PickfordEverton, 51st of 60 caps
29 years, 0 months, 16 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Kyle WalkerMan City, 74th of 82 caps
32 years, 9 months, 26 days
Right Back 70:27 "Walker is booked for taking an age over a throw." He goes to get a ball from the track instead of the one by his feet.
- 3
- Luke ShawMan Utd, 29th of 31 caps
27 years, 8 months, 11 days
Left Back 77:13 "Gnonto crosses from the left. Politano lurks at the far post but is shepherded away from the ball by Shaw … who then goes into the book for timewasting over the resulting throw." & 79:18 "Shaw gets the wrong side of Politano this time and clips his ankle late. A free kick, and he could be in some bother here [78:07]...Yep, it’s a second yellow. Shaw picks up his second yellow in short order, and England are down to ten."
- 4
- Declan RiceWest Ham, 40th of 50 caps
24 years, 2 months, 9 days
Midfielder 28:35 "Rice is booked for faffing around over a free kick in the centre circle. He’s not happy about it – “It’s my first one!” – which suggests he thinks he’s been mistaken for Maguire, England’s previous faffer."
- 5
- John StonesMan City, 65th of 71 caps
28 years, 9 months, 26 days
Centre Back
- 6
- Harry MaguireMan Utd, 54th of 63 caps
30 years, 0 months, 18 days
Centre Back 56:25 "During the build-up to the [Italian] goal, Maguire stood on the top of Barella’s foot, causing the Italian midfielder some genuine anguish. Into the book he goes. Barella needs a minute or two, but he’s good to continue.
- 7
- Bukayo SakaArsenal, 25th of 32 caps
21 years, 6 months, 18 days
Right Forward - 85'84:27
- 8
- Kalvin PhillipsMan City, 26th of 31 caps
27 years, 3 months, 21 days
Midfielder
- 9
- Harry KaneSpurs, 81st of 89 caps
29 years, 7 months, 26 days
Centre Forward (c)56th captaincy
- 10
- Jude BellinghamDortmund, 23rd of 29 caps
19 years, 8 months, 24 days
Midfielder - 85'84:54
- 11
- Jack GrealishMan City, 30th of 35 caps
27 years, 6 months, 13 days
Left Forward - 69'68:33
- 20
- Phil FodenMan City, 23rd of 33 caps
22 years, 9 months, 26 days
Left Forward - 69'68:33 81'80:55
- 12
- Kieran TrippierNewcastle Utd, 41st of 46 caps
32 years, 6 months, 4 days
Left Back - 81'80:55
- 19
- Conor GallagherChelsea, 5th of 12 caps
23 years, 1 months, 17 days
Midfielder - 85'84:27
- 17
- Reece JamesChelsea, 16th of 16 caps
23 years, 3 months, 15 days
Right Back - 85'84:54
Notes
- Goalscoring recordHarry Kane goes above Wayne Rooney (53) to become England's all-time highest goalscorer (54).
- Shaw: Red Card"England had to dig in, especially after Luke Shaw was sent off in the 80th minute for a trip. His first caution had come 54 seconds earlier for time-wasting."
- Penalty: Harry Kane18th scored from 22 taken (81.8%). England's 142nd overall. 44th minute. "Shaw crosses from the left, looking for Kane and forcing a corner. Saka swings long. The ball clanks out, ostensibly for a goal kick, but Kane screams for a handball and a penalty. [40:13] VAR will check. Kane was about to either chest down or head goalwards from the corner of the six-yard box. But it hit Di Lorenzo on his outstretched arm. This looks like a penalty. The referee goes over to the monitor. It’ll be a surprise if this isn’t given. The referee draws a TV screen in the air, and points at the spot [42:12]...Harry Kane scores his 54th goal for England, slotting into the bottom right having sent Donnarumma the wrong way!"
- Player MilestoneBukayo Saka's 25th Cap
Sources
- englandstats.com Digital Archive
- BBC Football
- The Guardian "Harry Kane becomes England’s all-time record scorer in qualifier win over Italy"
- channel4.com
Referee
- Serbia Srđan Jovanović
ELO Ratings
- Up 1 place, gaining 26 ranking points to 1993 points England - 7th - 1
- Italy - 10th
Euro 24 Qualifying
(Group C)
- England
- 20
- +18
- 0
- 2
- 6
- 8
- Italy
- 14
- +7
- 2
- 2
- 4
- 8
- Ukraine
- 14
- +3
- 2
- 2
- 4
- 8
- North Mace...
- 8
- -10
- 4
- 2
- 2
- 8
- Malta
- 0
- -18
- 8
- 0
- 0
- 8