Match No. 1012 - Wednesday, 31st March 2021, 7:45pm

  • Assist: Raheem Sterling. "Phil Foden won the ball and fed Sterling, whose acceleration was too hot for Poland to handle. Having surged away from Grzegorz Krychowiak, he saw Michal Helik go to ground close to the byline in order to block the anticipated cross. Sterling slowed down, felt Helik’s trailing leg catch him and went down. From Poland’s point of view, it was soft. Kane clipped the kick up the middle into the top of the net." Harry Kane34th of 62 goals. Right-footed from 12 yards., 19' 18:42 (pen)
  • Assist: John Stones. "Stones leapt with tremendous athleticism at the far post to head a Foden corner back down and across and there was Harry Maguire to pivot and smash a shot through the hands of Wojciech Szczesny and into the roof of the net." Harry Maguire3rd of 7 goals. Right-footed from 11 yards., 85' 84:13
    • 1
    • Nick PopeBurnley, 7th of 10 caps
      28 years, 11 months, 12 days
      Goalkeeper
    • 2
    • Kyle WalkerMan City, 55th of 82 caps
      30 years, 10 months, 3 days
      Right Back
    • 3
    • Ben ChilwellChelsea, 14th of 21 caps
      24 years, 3 months, 10 days
      Left Back
    • 4
    • Declan RiceWest Ham, 15th of 50 caps
      22 years, 2 months, 17 days
      Defensive Midfield
    • 5
    • John StonesMan City, 42nd of 71 caps
      26 years, 10 months, 3 days
      Centre Back
    • 6
    • Harry MaguireMan Utd, 32nd of 63 caps
      28 years, 0 months, 26 days
      Centre Back
    • 7
    • Phil FodenMan City, 6th of 33 caps
      20 years, 10 months, 3 days
      Right Forward
    • Off 86'85:53
    • 9
    • Harry KaneSpurs, 53rd of 89 caps
      27 years, 8 months, 3 days
      Centre Forward       (c)31st captaincy
    • Off 89'88:18
    • 10
    • Raheem SterlingMan City, 61st of 82 caps
      26 years, 3 months, 23 days
      Left Forward
    • Off 90'89:04
    • 11
    • Mason MountChelsea, 16th of 36 caps
      22 years, 2 months, 21 days
      Midfield
    • 16
    • Reece JamesChelsea, 6th of 16 caps
      21 years, 3 months, 23 days
      Right Wing Back
    • On 86'85:53
    • 14
    • Jesse LingardWest Ham, 27th of 32 caps
      28 years, 3 months, 16 days
      Left Forward
    • On 90'89:04
  • "Stones wanted too much time after Pope had rolled a ball out to him, his second touch being particularly heavy and Moder was onto him in a flash, winning the ball and then getting it back from Milik. Moder lifted a cool finish past Pope and the game had been turned on its head." Jakub Moder, 58'57:19
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    • Wojciech SzczęsnyWojciech Tomasz Szczęsny.
      Born 18th Apr 1990, Warsaw.
    • 18
    • Bartosz BereszyńskiBartosz Bereszyński.
      Born 12th Jul 1992, Poznan, Poland.
    • 13
    • Maciej RybusMaciej Rybus.
      Born 19th Aug 1989, Lowicz, Poland.
    • Off 86'85:30
    • 14
    • Michał HelikMichał Sławomir Helik.
      Born 9th Sep 1995, Chorzow, Poland.
    • Off 54'53:40
    • 5
    • Jan BednarekJan Kacper Bednarek.
      Born 12th Apr 1996, Słupca, Poland.
    • 15
    • Kamil GlikKamil Jacek Glik.
      Born 3rd Feb 1988, Jastrzębie Zdrój, Poland.
       (c)
    • 20
    • Piotr ZielińskiPiotr Sebastian Zieliński.
      Born 20th May 1994, Ząbkowice Śląskie.
    • Off 86'85:30
    • 16
    • Jakub ModerJakub Piotr Moder.
      Born 7th Apr 1999, Szczecinek, Poland.
    • 10
    • Grzegorz KrychowiakGrzegorz Krychowiak.
      Born 29th Jan 1990, Gryfice.
    • 9
    • Karol ŚwiderskiKarol Świderski.
      Born 23rd Jan 1997, Rawicz, Poland.
    • Off HT'45:00
    • 23
    • Krzysztof PiątekKrzysztof Piątek.
      Born 1st Jul 1995, Dzierżoniów, Poland.
    • Off 91'90:00
    • 7
    • Arkadiusz MilikArkadiusz Milik.
      Born 28th Feb 1994, Tychy.
       45:44 Kicking Kane from behind.
    • On HT'45:00
    • 21
    • Kamil JóźwiakKamil Jan Jóźwiak.
      Born 22nd Apr 1998, Międzyrzecz, Poland.
    • On 54'53:40
    • 6
    • Rafał AugustyniakRafał Augustyniak.
      Born 14th Oct 1993, Zduńska Wola, Poland.
    • On 76'75:57
    • 11
    • Kamil GrosickiKamil Paweł Grosicki.
      Born 8th Jun 1988, Szczecin.
    • On 86'85:30
    • 3
    • Arkadiusz RecaArkadiusz Reca.
      Born 17th Jun 1995, Chojnice, Poland.
    • On 86'85:30

Notes

  • Covid-19Played behind closed doors during the Covid-19 pandemic.
  • Penalty: Harry Kane10th scored from 12 taken (83.3%). England's 129th overall. 19th minute. Harry Kane becomes the leading penalty scorer for England surpassing Frank Lampard's nine converted penatlies from eleven taken. "Phil Foden won the ball and fed Sterling, whose acceleration was too hot for Poland to handle. Having surged away from Grzegorz Krychowiak, he saw Michal Helik go to ground close to the byline in order to block the anticipated cross. Sterling slowed down, felt Helik’s trailing leg catch him and went down. From Poland’s point of view, it was soft. Kane clipped the kick up the middle into the top of the net."

Sources

  • englandstats.com Digital Archive
  • BBC Football
  • The Guardian "Maguire's blast bails out Stones as England scrape nervy win over Poland"

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  • Poland - 22nd

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