668 - Wednesday, 6th February 1991

668 - 6th Feb 1991

  • Goal"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)
  • GoalAssist: 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'
  • 1David SeamanArsenal, 4th of 75 caps
    27 years, 4 months, 17 days
    Goalkeeper
  • 2Lee DixonArsenal, 5th of 22 caps
    26 years, 10 months, 20 days
    Right Back
  • 3Stuart PearceNotts Forest, 34th of 78 caps
    28 years, 9 months, 12 days
    Left Back
  • 4Trevor StevenRangers, 30th of 36 caps
    27 years, 4 months, 15 days
    Midfielder
  • 5Des WalkerNotts Forest, 29th of 59 caps
    25 years, 2 months, 10 days
    Centre Back
  • 6Mark WrightDerby, 34th of 45 caps
    27 years, 6 months, 5 days
    Centre Back
  • 7Bryan RobsonMan Utd, 88th of 90 caps
    34 years, 0 months, 26 days
    Midfielder
    (c)63rd captaincy
    Off 70'
  • 8Paul GascoigneSpurs, 20th of 57 caps
    23 years, 8 months, 10 days
    Midfielder
    Off 67'
  • 9Ian WrightPalace, 1st of 33 caps
    27 years, 3 months, 3 days
    Centre Forward
  • 10Gary LinekerSpurs, 62nd of 80 caps
    30 years, 2 months, 6 days
    Centre Forward
  • 11John BarnesLiverpool, 61st of 79 caps
    27 years, 2 months, 29 days
    Left Midfielder
  • 15Steve HodgeNotts Forest, 23rd of 24 caps
    28 years, 3 months, 12 days
    Midfielder
    On 67'
  • 14Gary PallisterMan Utd, 3rd of 22 caps
    25 years, 7 months, 6 days
    Centre Back
    On 70'
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  • 1Joseph-Antoine BellJoseph-Antoine Bell.
    Born 8th Oct 1954, Mouandé.
  • 14Stephen TatawStephen Tataw Eta.
    Born 31st Mar 1963, Yaoundé.
    (c)
  • 3Jules OnanaJules Denis Onana.
    Born 12th Jun 1964, Yaoundé.
  • 6Emmanuel KundĂ©Emmanuel JĂ©rĂ´me KundĂ©.
    Born 15th Jul 1956, Ndom.
  • 5Bertin EbwellĂ©Bertin EbwellĂ© NdinguĂ©.
    Born 11th Sep 1962, Yaoundé.
  • 2AndrĂ© Kana-BiyikAndrĂ© Kana-Biyik.
    Born 1st Sep 1965, Sackbayene.
    Older brother of François Omam-Biyik.
    Off 42'
  • 7François Omam-BiyikFrançois Omam-Biyik.
    Born 21st May 1966, Sackbayene.
    Younger brother of André Kana-Biyik.
  • 8Émile MbouhÉmile Belmont Mbouh Mbouh.
    Born 30th May 1966, Douala.
  • 16Jean-Claude PagalJean-Claude Pagal.
    Born 15th Sep 1964, Yaoundé.
  • 10Louis-Paul M'FĂ©dĂ©Louis-Paul M'FĂ©dĂ©.
    Born 26th Feb 1961, Yaoundé.
  • 11Eugène EkĂ©kĂ©Ebelle Ferdinand EkĂ©kĂ©.
    Born 30th May 1960, Bonabéri.
    Off 78'
  • 15Thomas LibiihThomas Libiih.
    Born 17th Nov 1967, Douala.
    On 42'
  • 12Guy TapokoGuy-NoĂ«l Tapoko.
    Born 25th Dec 1968, Bangangté.
    On 78'

England Starting Formation

    Asymmetric 4-4-2 Barnes lined up in a wide left midfield position.

Notes

  • Player MilestoneIan Wright's 1st Cap
  • 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..."

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.

Managers

Referee

  • Dutch FlagNetherlands John Blankenstein

Attendance

  • 61,075

Half Time Score

ELO Ratings

  • English FlagNo change in rank, gaining 2 ranking points to 1993 points England - 3rd
  • Cameroonian Flag Cameroon - 40th