Match No. 1043 - Sunday, 26th March 2023, 5:00pm
Assist: Bukayo Saka. "Saka’s assist for the breakthrough goal was sumptuous, a slightly awed hum accompanying the big-screen replays. Kane had dropped off to spread the play with a diagonal and, when he darted for the far post, Saka curled the ball back towards him – call it a long-range one-two. Oleksandr Karavayev was in a bad position, feeling Kane behind him and, when the right-back attempted to spin and clear, it hit Kane and went in." Harry Kane55th of 59 goals. Left-footed from 5 yards., 37' 36:24
Assist: Jordan Henderson. "Saka’s finish for the second was even better. Addressing a short pass from Henderson, he always felt too smart for Mykola Matviyenko, taking a step to lure him one way; dropping his shoulder and skating in the other direction, further inside. He started the left-footed curler outside the far post but he put the bend on it to bring it back at the last moment." Bukayo Saka8th of 11 goals. Left-footed from 21 yards., 40'
- 1
- Jordan PickfordEverton, 52nd of 55 caps
29 years, 0 months, 19 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Kyle WalkerMan City, 75th of 78 caps
32 years, 9 months, 29 days
Right Back
- 3
- Ben ChilwellChelsea, 18th of 19 caps
26 years, 3 months, 5 days
Left Back
- 4
- Declan RiceWest Ham, 41st of 45 caps
24 years, 2 months, 12 days
Midfield
- 5
- John StonesMan City, 66th of 67 caps
28 years, 9 months, 29 days
Centre Back
- 6
- Harry MaguireMan Utd, 55th of 59 caps
30 years, 0 months, 21 days
Centre Back
- 7
- Bukayo SakaArsenal, 26th of 30 caps
21 years, 6 months, 21 days
Right Forward
- 9
- Harry KaneSpurs, 82nd of 86 caps
29 years, 7 months, 29 days
Centre Forward (c)57th captaincy
'8180:30
- 10
- Jude BellinghamDortmund, 24th of 26 caps
19 years, 8 months, 27 days
Midfield
'8685:07
- 11
- James MaddisonLeicester, 2nd of 4 caps
26 years, 4 months, 3 days
Left Forward
'8584:50
- 19
- Ivan ToneyBrentford, Only Cap
27 years, 0 months, 10 days
Centre Forward
'8180:30
- 16
- Jack GrealishMan City, 31st of 32 caps
27 years, 6 months, 16 days
Left Forward
'8584:50
- 18
- Conor GallagherChelsea, 6th of 9 caps
23 years, 1 months, 20 days
Midfield
'8685:07
- 12
- Anatoliy TrubinAnatoliy Volodymyrovych Trubin.
Born 1st Aug 2001, Donetsk, Ukraine.
- 21
- Oleksandr KaravayevOleksandr Oleksandrovych Karavayev.
Born 2nd Jun 1992, Kherson, Ukraine.
'6160:17
- 16
- Vitaliy MykolenkoVitaliy Serhiyovych Mykolenko.
Born 29th May 1999, Cherkasy, Ukraine.
'6261:10
- 22
- Mykola MatviyenkoMykola Oleksandrovych Matviyenko.
Born 2nd May 1996, Saky, Ukraine.
- 3
- Oleksandr SvatokOleksandr Serhiyovych Svatok.
Born 27th Sep 1994, Dniprodzerzhynsk, Ukraine.
- 6
- Taras StepanenkoTaras Mykolayovych Stepanenko.
Born 8th Aug 1989, Velkya Novosilka.
'9089:46
- 17
- Oleksandr ZinchenkoOleksandr Volodymyrovych Zinchenko.
Born 15th Dec 1996, Radomyshl, Ukraine.
- 8
- Ruslan MalinovskyiRuslan Volodymyrovych Malinovskyi.
Born 4th May 1993, Zhytomyr, Ukraine.
68:48 Pulling down Saka on the edge of the area.
- 20
- Heorhiy SudakovHeorhiy Viktorovych Sudakov.
Born 1st Sep 2002, Brianka, Ukraine.
- 7
- Mykhailo MudrykMykhailo Petrovych Mudryk.
Born 5th Jan 2001, Krasnohrad, Ukraine.
'6160:45
- 9
- Roman YaremchukRoman Olehovych Yaremchuk.
Born 27th Nov 1995, Lviv, Ukraine.
'7473:14
- 14
- Vitaliy BuyalskyiVitaliy Kazymyrovych Buyalskyi.
Born 6th Jan 1993, Kalynivka, Ukraine.
'6160:17
- 15
- Viktor TsyhankovViktor Vitaliyovych Tsyhankov.
Born 15th Nov 1997, Nahariya, Israel.
'6160:45
- 2
- Eduard SobolEduard Oleksandrovych Sobol.
Born 20th Apr 1995, Vilniansk, Ukraine.
'6261:10
- 11
- Artem DovbykArtem Oleksandrovych Dovbyk.
Born 21st Jun 1997, Cherkasy, Ukraine.
'7473:14
- 10
- Yevhen KonoplyankaYevhen Olehovych Konoplyanka.
Born 29th Sep 1989, Kirovohrad.
'9089:46
Notes
- Player MilestoneKyle Walker's 75th Cap
- Player MilestoneJordan Henderson's 75th Cap
- Player MilestoneIvan Toney's Only Cap
Sources
- englandstats.com Digital Archive
- BBC Football
- The Guardian "Kane and Bukayo Saka combine against Ukraine for England’s perfect Euros start"
Referee
Netherlands Serdar Gözübüyük
ELO Ratings
- Up 1 place, gaining 10 ranking points to 2003 points
England - 6th - 1
Ukraine - 23rd
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