Match No. 668 - Wednesday, 6th February 1991
"The goal came after 20 minutes when Ian Wright rose above a defender to head Steven's centre down to Lineker...The Cameroon goalkeeper just had time to take the England striker's legs away, and...Lineker dispatched the penalty..." Gary Lineker38th of 48 goals. Right-footed from 12 yards., 20' (pen)
Assist: Stuart Pearce. "England did not create as clear cut a chance until they went further ahead after 61st minutes. Pearce's corner was glanced on by a combination of Kunde and Mark Wright, Ian Wright lunged at the ball and missed narrowly, and Lineker touched it into the net." Gary Lineker39th of 48 goals. Right-footed from 2 yards., 61'
- 1
- David SeamanArsenal, 4th of 75 caps
27 years, 4 months, 17 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Lee DixonArsenal, 5th of 22 caps
26 years, 10 months, 20 days
Right Back
- 3
- Stuart PearceNotts Forest, 34th of 78 caps
28 years, 9 months, 12 days
Left Back
- 4
- Trevor StevenRangers, 30th of 36 caps
27 years, 4 months, 15 days
Midfield
- 5
- Des WalkerNotts Forest, 29th of 59 caps
25 years, 2 months, 10 days
Centre Back
- 6
- Mark WrightDerby, 34th of 45 caps
27 years, 6 months, 5 days
Centre Back
- 7
- Bryan RobsonMan Utd, 88th of 90 caps
34 years, 0 months, 26 days
Midfield (c)63rd captaincy
70'
- 8
- Paul GascoigneSpurs, 20th of 57 caps
23 years, 8 months, 10 days
Midfield
67'
- 9
- Ian WrightPalace, 1st of 33 caps
27 years, 3 months, 3 days
Centre Forward
- 10
- Gary LinekerSpurs, 62nd of 80 caps
30 years, 2 months, 6 days
Centre Forward
- 11
- John BarnesLiverpool, 61st of 79 caps
27 years, 2 months, 29 days
Left Midfield
- 15
- Steve HodgeNotts Forest, 23rd of 24 caps
28 years, 3 months, 12 days
Midfield
67'
- 14
- Gary PallisterMan Utd, 3rd of 22 caps
25 years, 7 months, 6 days
Centre Back
70'
- 1
- Joseph-Antoine BellJoseph-Antoine Bell.
Born 8th Oct 1954, Mouandé.
- 5
- Bertin EbwelléBertin Ebwellé Ndingué.
Born 11th Sep 1962, Yaoundé.
- 3
- Jules OnanaJules Denis Onana.
Born 12th Jun 1964, Yaoundé.
- 6
- Emmanuel KundéEmmanuel Jérôme Kundé.
Born 15th Jul 1956, Ndom.
- 14
- Stephen TatawStephen Tataw Eta.
Born 31st Mar 1963, Yaoundé.
(c)
- 10
- Louis-Paul M'FédéLouis-Paul M'Fédé.
Born 26th Feb 1961, Yaoundé.
- 8
- Émile MbouhÉmile Belmont Mbouh Mbouh.
Born 30th May 1966, Douala.
- 16
- Jean-Claude PagalJean-Claude Pagal.
Born 15th Sep 1964, Yaoundé.
- 2
- André Kana-BiyikAndré Kana-Biyik.
Born 1st Sep 1965, Sackbayene.
42'
- 7
- François Omam-BiyikFrançois Omam-Biyik.
Born 21st May 1966, Sackbayene.
- 11
- Eugène EkékéEbelle Ferdinand Ekéké.
Born 30th May 1960, Bonabéri.
78'
- 15
- Thomas LibiihThomas Libiih.
Born 17th Nov 1967, Douala.
42'
- 12
- Guy TapokoGuy-Noël Tapoko.
Born 25th Dec 1968, Bangangté.
78'
Notes
- Penalty: Gary Lineker4th scored from 4 taken (100.0%). England's 71st overall. 20th minute. "The goal came after 20 minutes when Ian Wright rose above a defender to head Steven's centre down to Lineker...The Cameroon goalkeeper just had time to take the England striker's legs away, and...Lineker dispatched the penalty..."
- Player MilestoneIan Wright's 1st Cap
Sources
- Wembley - The Complete Record 1923 - 2000 by Glen Isherwood (Sports Books 2006)
- England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
- YouTube
- The Guardian "Good show Lineker, no show Milla", Thursday 7th February 1991, page 18.
Referee
Netherlands John Blankenstein
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, gaining 2 ranking points to 1991 points England - 3rd
Cameroon - 38th