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.
'6261:33
- 6
- Marco VerrattiMarco Verratti.
Born 5th Nov 1992, Pescara.
(c)
'8887:50
- 8
- JorginhoJorge Luiz Frello Filho.
Born 20th Dec 1991, Imbituba, Brazil.
60:58 "Jorginho sees yellow for a late lunge on Kane."
'6968:23
- 19
- Mateo ReteguiMateo Retegui.
Born 29th Apr 1999, San Fernando, Argentina.
- 10
- Lorenzo PellegriniLorenzo Pellegrini.
Date of birth unknown, Rome.
'6968:16
- 11
- Domenico BerardiDomenico Berardi.
Born 1st Aug 1994, Cariati, Italy.
'6261:29
- 17
- Matteo PolitanoMatteo Politano.
Born 3rd Aug 1993, Rome, Italy.
'6261:29
- 16
- Bryan CristanteBryan Cristante.
Born 3rd Mar 1995, San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy.
'6261:33
- 7
- Wilfried GnontoDegnand Wilfried Gnonto.
Born 5th Nov 2003, Verbania, Italy.
'6968:16
- 20
- Sandro TonaliSandro Tonali.
Born 8th May 2000, Lodi, Italy.
'6968:23
- 9
- Gianluca ScamaccaGianluca Scamacca.
Born 1st Jan 1999, Rome, Italy.
'8887:50
"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 59 goals. Right-footed from 12 yards., 44' 43:44 (pen)
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- Jordan PickfordEverton, 51st of 55 caps
29 years, 0 months, 16 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Kyle WalkerMan City, 74th of 78 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 45 caps
24 years, 2 months, 9 days
Midfield
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 67 caps
28 years, 9 months, 26 days
Centre Back
- 6
- Harry MaguireMan Utd, 54th of 59 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 30 caps
21 years, 6 months, 18 days
Right Forward
'8584:27
- 8
- Kalvin PhillipsMan City, 26th of 28 caps
27 years, 3 months, 21 days
Midfield
- 9
- Harry KaneSpurs, 81st of 86 caps
29 years, 7 months, 26 days
Centre Forward (c)56th captaincy
- 10
- Jude BellinghamDortmund, 23rd of 26 caps
19 years, 8 months, 24 days
Midfield
'8584:54
- 11
- Jack GrealishMan City, 30th of 32 caps
27 years, 6 months, 13 days
Left Forward
'6968:33
- 20
- Phil FodenMan City, 23rd of 27 caps
22 years, 9 months, 26 days
Left Forward
'6968:33
'8180:55
- 12
- Kieran TrippierNewcastle Utd, 41st of 43 caps
32 years, 6 months, 4 days
Left Back
'8180:55
- 19
- Conor GallagherChelsea, 5th of 9 caps
23 years, 1 months, 17 days
Midfield
'8584:27
- 17
- Reece JamesChelsea, 16th of 16 caps
23 years, 3 months, 15 days
Right Back
'8584:54
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.
- 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"
Referee
Serbia Srdjan Jovanovic
ELO Ratings
- Up 1 place, gaining 26 ranking points to 1993 points
England - 7th - 1
Italy - 10th
Euro 24 Qualifying
(Group C)

- England
- 13
- +14
- 0
- 1
- 4
- 5

- Italy
- 7
- +2
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 4

- Ukraine
- 7
- -1
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 5

- North Mace...
- 7
- -5
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 5

- Malta
- 0
- -10
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 5