Match No. 1051 - Monday, 20th November 2023, 7:45pm

  • "...the referee, Filip Glova, who had one of those evenings when he was impossible to ignore, mainly for the wrong reasons. Glova had rocked England and the debutant, Rico Lewis, who had come in to fill the problem position of left-back, when he gave North Macedonia a penalty towards the end of the first half. Enis Bardhi scored from the rebound after seeing his spot-kick saved. Following a nudge from the VAR, Glova ruled that Lewis had put his hand in the face of Bojan Miovski as he won a clearing header [36:39]. It was not Glova’s only overly fussy intervention. Enis Bardhi, 41'40:33
    • 1
    • Stole DimitrievskiStole Dimitrievski.
      Born 25th Dec 1993, Kumanovo.
    • 8
    • Ezgjan AlioskiEzgjan Alioski.
      Born 12th Feb 1992, Prilep, North Macedonia.
    • 14
    • Bojan DimoskiBojan Dimoski.
      Born 23rd Nov 2001, Prilep, North Macedonia.
    • Off '8685:46
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    • Nikola SerafimovNikola Serafimov.
      Born 11th Aug 1999, Skopje, North Macedonia.
    • 15
    • Jovan ManevJovan Manev.
      Born 25th Jan 2001, Kočani, North Macedonia.
    • 6
    • Visar MusliuVisar Musliu.
      Born 13th Nov 1994, Gostivar, North Macedonia.
    • 7
    • Elif ElmasElif Elmas.
      Born 24th Sep 1999, Skopje, North Macedonia.
      16:06 Dissent towards the referee after Atanasov is penalised for tripping Saka.
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    • Jani AtanasovJani Atanasov.
      Born 31st Oct 1999, Strumica, North Macedonia.
    • Off '9190:04
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    • Bojan MiovskiBojan Miovski.
      Born 24th Jun 1999, Štip.
    • Off '7574:30
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    • Enis BardhiEnis Bardhi.
      Born 2nd Jul 1995, Skopje, North Macedonia.
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    • Isnik AlimiIsnik Alimi.
      Born 2nd Feb 1994, Delogozhdi, North Macedonia.
    • Off '7574:49
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    • Milan RistovskiMilan Ristovski.
      Born 8th Apr 1998, Skopje, North Macedonia.
    • On '7574:30
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    • Tihomir KostadinovTihomir Kostadinov.
      Born 4th Mar 1996, Skopje, North Macedonia.
    • On '7574:49
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    • Stefan AškovskiStefan Aškovski.
      Born 24th Feb 1992, Skopje, North Macedonia.
    • On '8685:46
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    • Agon EleziAgon Elezi.
      Born 1st Mar 2001, Skopje, North Macedonia.
    • On '9190:04
  • "This is what happens when Harry Kane – in the form of his life – is left to kick his heels on the substitutes’ bench. When he was unchained, the result was instant, the England captain forcing the equaliser 40 seconds after his introduction. It would go down as an own goal by the North Macedonia midfielder, Jani Atanasov, but it was the presence of Kane, his darting run on to a Phil Foden corner just before the hour, that panicked his marker." Jani Atanasov, 59' (og)58:03
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    • Jordan PickfordEverton, 58th of 58 caps
      29 years, 8 months, 13 days
      Goalkeeper
    • 2
    • Kyle WalkerMan City, 81st of 81 caps
      33 years, 5 months, 23 days
      Right Back
      (c)0th captaincy
    • 3
    • Rico LewisMan City, Only Cap
      18 years, 11 months, 29 days
      Left Back
      39:01 Carded for the penalty [See Macedonian goal].
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    • Declan RiceArsenal, 48th of 48 caps
      24 years, 10 months, 6 days
      Midfield
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    • Marc GuéhiPalace, 9th of 9 caps
      23 years, 4 months, 7 days
      Centre Back
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    • Harry MaguireMan Utd, 62nd of 62 caps
      30 years, 8 months, 15 days
      Centre Back
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    • Bukayo SakaArsenal, 32nd of 32 caps
      22 years, 2 months, 15 days
      Right Forward
    • Off '8483:29
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    • Phil FodenMan City, 31st of 31 caps
      23 years, 5 months, 23 days
      Attacking Midfield
    • 9
    • Ollie WatkinsAston Villa, 9th of 9 caps
      27 years, 10 months, 21 days
      Centre Forward
    • Off '5857:21
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    • Trent Alexander-ArnoldLiverpool, 23rd of 23 caps
      25 years, 1 months, 13 days
      Midfield
      55:36 Carded for dissent after slamming the ball into the turf over a throw-in.
    • Off '8483:14
    • 11
    • Jack GrealishMan City, 35th of 35 caps
      28 years, 2 months, 10 days
      Left Forward
    • Off '8483:26
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    • Harry KaneBayern Munich, 89th of 89 caps
      30 years, 3 months, 23 days
      Centre Forward
    • On '5857:21
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    • Kalvin PhillipsMan City, 31st of 31 caps
      27 years, 11 months, 18 days
      Midfield
    • On '8483:14
    • 19
    • Cole PalmerChelsea, 2nd of 2 caps
      21 years, 6 months, 14 days
      Right Forward
    • On '8483:26
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    • Marcus RashfordMan Utd, 59th of 59 caps
      26 years, 0 months, 20 days
      Left Forward
    • On '8483:29

Notes

  • Missed Penalty: BardhiThe North Macedonia captain, Bardhi, saw Jordan Pickford save his kick [40:31] but he would gobble up the rebound.
  • Goal DisallowedSeconds into the second half England had a goal ruled out for offside after Jack Grealish had timed his run too early before he bundled in Bukayo Saka's cross [46:42] It took VAR almost three minutes to make a clear cut decision [49:31].
  • Unbeaten seasonEngland go unbeaten in 2023 and during qualifying for Euro 2024. They will be a top seed in the draw.

Sources

  • englandstats.com Digital Archive
  • BBC Football
  • The Guardian "Atanasov own goal spares England’s blushes as North Macedonia earn draw"
  • channel4.com

Managers

Referee

  • Slovakia Filip Glova

Attendance

  • 27,982

Half Time Score

ELO Ratings

  • Down 1 place, losing -16 ranking points to 2015 points England - 6th - 1
  • North Macedonia - 66th

Euro 24 Qualifying

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