Match No. 671 - Tuesday, 21st May 1991

    • 1
    • Chris WoodsRangers, 20th of 43 caps
      31 years, 6 months, 7 days
      Goalkeeper
    • 2
    • Gary StevensRangers, 42nd of 46 caps
      28 years, 1 month, 25 days
      Right Back
    • 3
    • Tony DorigoChelsea, 6th of 15 caps
      25 years, 4 months, 21 day
      Left Back
    • 4
    • Dennis WiseChelsea, 2nd of 21 caps
      24 years, 5 months, 5 days
      Midfield
    • Off 70'
    • 5
    • Paul ParkerQPR, 14th of 19 caps
      27 years, 1 month, 17 days
      Centre Back
    • 6
    • Mark WrightDerby, 36th of 45 caps
      27 years, 9 months, 20 days
      Centre Back       (c)1st captaincy
    • 7
    • David PlattAston Villa, 17th of 62 caps
      24 years, 11 month, 11 day
      Midfield
    • 8
    • Geoff ThomasPalace, 2nd of 9 caps
      26 years, 9 months, 16 days
      Midfield
    • 9
    • Alan SmithArsenal, 6th of 13 caps
      28 years, 6 months, 0 days
      Centre Forward
    • 10
    • Ian WrightPalace, 3rd of 33 caps
      27 years, 6 months, 18 days
      Centre Forward
    • Off 70'
    • 11
    • John BarnesLiverpool, 64th of 79 caps
      27 years, 6 months, 14 days
      Left Midfield
    • 15
    • David BattyLeeds, 1st of 42 caps
      22 years, 5 months, 19 days
      Midfield
    • On 70'
    • 16
    • Peter BeardsleyLiverpool, 49th of 59 caps
      30 years, 4 months, 3 days
      Forward
    • On 70'
  • Vladimir Tatarchuk, 9'
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    • 1
    • Aleksandr UvarovAleksandr Viktorovich Uvarov.
      Born 13th Jan 1960, Orekhovo-Zuyevo.
    • 2
    • Andrey ChernyshovAndrey Alekseyevich Chernyshov.
      Born 7th Jan 1968, Moscow.
    • 3
    • Vassily KulkovVassily Sergeyevich Kulkov.
      Born 11th Jun 1966, Moscow.
    • 4
    • Akhrik TsveibaAkhrik Sokratovich Tsveiba.
      Born 10th Sep 1966, Gudauta.
    • 5
    • Dmitri GaliaminDmitri Aleksandrovich Galiamin.
      Born 8th Jan 1963, Moscow.
       65'
    • 6
    • Igor ShalimovIgor Mihailovich Shalimov.
      Born 2nd Feb 1969, Moscow.
    • Off 67'
    • 7
    • Oleksiy MykhaylychenkoOleksiy Oleksandrovych Mykhaylychenko.
      Born 30th Mar 1963, Kiev.
       (c)
    • 8
    • Andrei KanchelskisAndrei Antanasovich Kanchelskis.
      Born 23rd Jan 1969, Kirovohrad.
    • 9
    • Igor KolyvanovIgor Vladimirovich Kolyvanov.
      Born 6th Mar 1968, Moscow.
    • 10
    • Vladimir TatarchukVladimir Iosifovich Tatarchuk.
      Born 25th Apr 1966, Matrosovo.
    • Off 51'
    • 11
    • Oleh KuznetsovOleh Volodymyrovych Kuznetsov.
      Born 22nd Mar 1963, Magdeburg, Germany.
    • 13
    • Aleksandr MostovoiAleksandr Vladimirovich Mostovoi.
      Born 22nd Aug 1968, Lomonosov.
    • On 51'
    • 14
    • Igor KorneevIgor Vladimirovich Korneev.
      Born 4th Sep 1967, Moscow.
    • On 67'

Notes

  • Penalty: David Platt1st scored from 1 taken (100.0%). England's 72nd overall.
  • Player MilestoneDavid Batty's 1st Cap
  • Goal MilestoneAlan Smith's 1st Goal

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)
  • soccernostalgia.blogspot.co.uk

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Referee

  • Spain Emilio Soriano Aladren

Attendance

  • 23,789

Half Time Score

  • England 2 - 1 USSR

ELO Ratings

  • No change in rank, gaining 12 ranking points to 2000 points England - 3rd
  • USSR - 10th

England Challenge Cup

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