Match No. 1002 - Saturday, 5th September 2020, 4:00pm
- 1
- Hannes Thór HalldórssonHannes Þór Halldórsson.
Born 27th Apr 1984, Reykjavik.
- 2
- Hjörtur HermannssonHjörtur Hermannsson.
Born 8th Feb 1995, Reykjavík.
- 18
- Hörður Björgvin MagnússonHörður Björgvin Magnússon.
Born 11th Feb 1993, Reykjavík.
- 14
- Kári ÁrnasonKári Árnason.
Born 13th Oct 1982, Gothenburg, Sweden.
(c)
- 5
- Sverrir Ingi IngasonSverrir Ingi Ingason.
Born 5th Aug 1993, Kópavogur.
41:15 & 88:58 Second Yellow: Ingason fouls Trippier in the first half and then in stoppage time charges down a Sterling shot with his arm to concede a penalty.
'4241:15
- 4
- Victor PálssonGuðlaugur Victor Pálsson.
Born 30th Apr 1991, Reykjavík.
- 15
- Jón Dagur ThorsteinssonJón Dagur Þorsteinsson.
Born 26th Nov 1998, Kópavogur.
'6665:02
- 8
- Birkir BjarnasonBirkir Bjarnason.
Born 27th May 1988, Akureyri.
- 21
- Arnór Ingvi TraustasonArnór Ingvi Traustason.
Born 30th Apr 1993, Keflavik.
'7675:18
- 22
- Jón Daði BöðvarssonJón Daði Böðvarsson.
Born 25th May 1992, Selfoss.
'9291:15
- 11
- Albert GuðmundssonAlbert Guðmundsson.
Born 15th Jun 1997, Reykjavík.
- 10
- Arnór SigurðssonArnór Sigurðsson.
Born 15th May 1999, Akranes.
'6665:02
- 20
- Emil HallfreðssonEmil Hallfreðsson.
Born 29th Jun 1984, Reykjavík.
'7675:18
- 7
- Hólmbert FriðjónssonHólmbert Aron Friðjónsson.
Born 19th Apr 1993, Reykjavík.
'9291:15
"Sterling's shot, after a corner broke to him, was charged down with an arm by Sverrir Ingi Ingason, whose anguish at conceding the spot-kick was compounded when he was given a second yellow card for handball. Sterling took the responsibility and out-foxed Hannes Thor Halldórsson with a low kick down the middle." Raheem Sterling13th of 20 goals. Right-footed from 12 yards., 90' +190:09 (pen)
- 1
- Jordan PickfordEverton, 25th of 58 caps
26 years, 5 months, 29 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Kyle WalkerMan City, 49th of 81 caps
30 years, 3 months, 8 days
Right Back
32:30 & 69:44 Second Yellow: Pulling back Albert Gudmundsson on the edge of the area & later lunging into a challenge with Arnor Ingi Traustason.
- 3
- Kieran TrippierAtlético Madrid, 20th of 46 caps
29 years, 11 month, 16 days
Left Back
- 4
- Declan RiceWest Ham, 8th of 48 caps
21 years, 7 months, 22 days
Defensive Midfield
- 5
- Joe GomezLiverpool, 9th of 11 caps
23 years, 3 months, 13 days
Centre Back
91:15 Pushing Fridjónsson to concede Iceland's penalty.
- 6
- Eric DierSpurs, 41st of 49 caps
26 years, 7 months, 21 day
Centre Back
- 7
- Raheem SterlingMan City, 57th of 82 caps
25 years, 8 months, 28 days
Right Forward
- 9
- Jadon SanchoDortmund, 12th of 23 caps
20 years, 5 months, 11 day
Left Forward
'7372:45
- 10
- Harry KaneSpurs, 46th of 89 caps
27 years, 1 month, 8 days
Centre Forward (c)25th captaincy
'7877:35
- 11
- Phil FodenMan City, 1st of 31 caps
20 years, 3 months, 8 days
Midfield
'6867:55
- 21
- Danny IngsSouthampton, 2nd of 3 caps
28 years, 1 month, 13 days
Centre Forward
'6867:55
- 21
- Mason GreenwoodMan Utd, Only Cap
18 years, 11 month, 4 days
Centre Forward
'7877:35
Notes
- Covid-19England's first game for 10 months - which is the longest period without a game in peacetime since 1914 - because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The match is, along with most worldwide sporting events, played behind closed doors.
- Goal DisallowedKane has a legitimate goal ruled out for offside after 6 minutes. There is no VAR.
- Walker Red CardWalker is dismissed for two cautionable offences. Late tackles on Gudmundsson on 33 minutes and Traustason on 70 minutes.
- Ingason Red CardIngason's handball for the penalty is his second yellow. He had been booked in the first half for a foul on Trippier.
- Missed PenaltyExactly one minute after England score their penalty, Holmbert Fridjónsson is pushed in the back by Joe Gomez to concede one. However, Birkir Bjarnason balloons the ball over the bar.
- Penalty: Raheem Sterling1st scored from 1 taken (100.0%). England's 126th overall. 91st minute. "Sterling's shot, after a corner broke to him, was charged down with an arm by Sverrir Ingi Ingason, whose anguish at conceding the spot-kick was compounded when he was given a second yellow card for handball. Sterling took the responsibility and out-foxed Hannes Thor Halldórsson with a low kick down the middle."
- Player MilestoneJordan Pickford's 25th Cap
- Player MilestonePhil Foden's 1st Cap
- Player MilestoneMason Greenwood's Only Cap
- Goal MilestoneRaheem Sterling, 90' +1 - 2200th goal scored by England
Sources
- englandstats.com Digital Archive
- BBC Football
- The Guardian "Raheem Sterling keeps his cool to see off Iceland amid blaze of late drama"
Referee
Serbia Srdjan Jovanovic
ELO Ratings
- Up 4 places, gaining 11 ranking points to 1967 points
England - 8th - 4
Iceland - 45th
UEFA Nations League
(Group A2)

- Belgium
- 15
- +10
- 1
- 0
- 5
- 6

- England
- 10
- +3
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 6

- Denmark
- 10
- +1
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 6

- Iceland
- 0
- -14
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 6