Match No. 890 - Friday, 3rd September 2010, 8:00pm
Assist: Ashley Cole. "Rooney's wonderful pass played in Ashley Cole, and when he pulled a cross into the six-yard box Defoe volleyed expertly high beyond the reach of Bulgaria keeper Nikolay Mihaylov." Jermain Defoe13th of 20 goals. Left-footed from 5 yards., 3' 02:37 - Assist: Wayne Rooney. "Gareth Barry initiated the move and Rooney was to unleash Defoe for the second goal after 61 minutes." Jermain Defoe14th of 20 goals. Left-footed from 10 yards., 61' 60:34
- Assist: Wayne Rooney. "Johnson had proved a lively introduction for England and he was on the scoresheet for the first time at full international level with a low drive that left question marks over the positioning of Bulgaria keeper Mihaylov." Adam Johnson1st of 2 goals. Left-footed from 15 yards., 83' 82:46
- Assist: Wayne Rooney. "It was left to Defoe to round off England's triumph as he took advantage of more good work by Rooney to lash a finish past Mihaylov." Jermain Defoe15th of 20 goals. Left-footed from 11 yards., 86' 85:07
- 1
- Joe HartMan City, 5th of 75 caps
23 years, 4 months, 14 days
- 2
- Glen JohnsonLiverpool, 28th of 54 caps
26 years, 0 months, 11 day
- 3
- Ashley ColeChelsea, 84th of 107 caps
29 years, 8 months, 14 days
- 4
- Steven GerrardLiverpool, 86th of 114 caps
30 years, 3 months, 4 days (c)14th captaincy
- 5
- Michael DawsonSpurs, 2nd of 4 caps
26 years, 9 months, 15 days 
'5756:10
- 7
- Theo WalcottArsenal, 13th of 47 caps
21 years, 5 months, 18 days - '7473:58
- 8
- Gareth BarryMan City, 41st of 53 caps
29 years, 6 months, 8 days
- 9
- Jermain DefoeSpurs, 44th of 57 caps
27 years, 10 months, 27 days - '8786:21
- 10
- Wayne RooneyMan Utd, 66th of 120 caps
24 years, 10 months, 10 days
- 11
- James MilnerMan City, 13th of 61 caps
24 years, 7 months, 30 days 
89:22 Late sliding tackle on Milanov.
- 14
- Gary CahillBolton, 1st of 61 caps
24 years, 8 months, 15 days 
'5756:10
- 16
- Adam JohnsonMan City, 3rd of 12 caps
23 years, 1 month, 20 days - '7473:58
- 17
- Ashley YoungAston Villa, 9th of 39 caps
25 years, 1 month, 25 days - '8786:21
- 13
- Nikolay MihaylovNikolay Borislavov Mihaylov.
Born 28th Jun 1988, Sofia.
- 15
- Ivan IvanovIvan Kamenov Ivanov.
Born 25th Feb 1988, Zlatitsa.
- 3
- Ilian StoyanovIlian Stoyanov.
Born 20th Jan 1977, Kyustendil.
- 2
- Stanislav ManolevStanislav Lyubenov Manolev.
Born 16th Dec 1985, Blagoevgrad.
- '6665:09
- 16
- Zhivko MilanovZhivko Kirilov Milanov.
Born 15th Jul 1984, Sofia.
- 6
- Stanislav AngelovStanislav Angelov.
Born 12th Apr 1978, Sofia.
- 19
- Stiliyan PetrovStiliyan Alyoshev Petrov.
Born 5th Jul 1979, Mihaylovgrad.
(c)
- 8
- Chavdar YankovChavdar Kirilov Yankov.
Born 29th Mar 1984, Sofia.
- 7
- Ivelin PopovIvelin Ivanov Popov.
Born 26th Oct 1987, Sofia.
61:57 Late challenge on Milner. - '7978:24
- 10
- Valeri BojinovValeri Emilov Bojinov.
Born 15th Feb 1986, Goma Oryahovitsa.
- '6362:26
- 17
- Martin PetrovMartin Petyov Petrov.
Born 15th Jan 1979, Vratsa.
- 11
- Dimitar RangelovDimitar Dimitrov Rangelov.
Born 9th Feb 1983, Sofia.
- '6362:26
- 5
- Veselin MinevVeselin Milchev Minev.
Born 14th Oct 1980, Pazardzhik.
- '6665:09
- 12
- Georgi PeevGeorgi Ivanov Peev.
Born 11th Mar 1979, Sofia.
- '7978:24
Notes
- Player Injury"England's win may have come at a cost however, with Tottenham defender Michael Dawson stretchered off with what looked like a serious injury after slipping as he made a challenge early in the second half [52:45]."
- Hat-Trick: Jermain Defoe1st hat-trick (80th overall).
- Player MilestoneGary Cahill's 1st Cap
- Goal MilestoneAdam Johnson's 1st Goal
Referee
Hungary Viktor Kassai
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, gaining 12 ranking points to 1929 points England - 6th
Bulgaria - 36th
Euro 2012 Q
(Group G)
- England
- 18
- +12
- 0
- 3
- 5
- 8
- Montenegro
- 12
- 0
- 2
- 3
- 3
- 8
- Switzerlan...
- 11
- +2
- 3
- 2
- 3
- 8
- Wales
- 9
- -4
- 5
- 0
- 3
- 8
- Bulgaria
- 5
- -10
- 5
- 2
- 1
- 8
