Match No. 1044 - Friday, 16th June 2023, 7:45pm
- 1
- Henry BonelloHenry Bonello.
Born 13th Oct 1988, Pietà, Malta.
- 7
- Joseph MbongJoseph Essien Mbong.
Born 15th Jul 1997, Lagos, Nigeria.
- 2
- Cain AttardCain Attard.
Born 10th Sep 1994, Malta.
87'86:48
- 13
- Ferdinando ApapFerdinando Apap.
Born 29th Jul 1992, Malta.
- 4
- Steve BorgSteve Borg.
Born 15th May 1988, Mosta, Malta.
(c)
- 22
- Zach MuscatZach Muscat.
Born 22nd Aug 1993, St Julian's, Malta.
- 19
- Bjørn KristensenBjørn Kristensen.
Born 5th Apr 1993, Marsaxlokk, Malta.
48:30 Late tackle on Henderson. - 60'59:30
- 6
- Matthew GuillaumierMatthew Guillaumier.
Born 9th Apr 1998, Malta.
- 94'93:00
- 10
- Teddy TeumaTeddy Teuma.
Born 30th Sep 1993, Toulon, France.
- 9
- Kyrian NwokoKyrian Nwoko.
Born 4th Jul 1997, Valletta, Malta.
- 60'59:34
- 11
- Jodi JonesJodi Felice Jones.
Born 22nd Oct 1997, Bow, London.
- 77'76:06
- 20
- Yannick YankamYannick Yankam.
Born 12th Dec 1997, Qormi, Malta.
HT'45:00
- 17
- Nikolai MuscatNikolai Muscat.
Born 13th Jul 1996, Malta.
- 60'59:30
- 14
- Alexander SatarianoAlexander Satariano.
Born 25th Oct 2001, Malta.
- 60'59:34
- 18
- Jurgen DegabrieleJurgen Degabriele.
Born 10th Oct 1996, Pietà, Malta.
- 77'76:06
- 15
- Juan Carlos CorbalanJuan Carlos Corbalan.
Born 3rd Jan 1997, Malta.
- 87'86:48
Assist: Bukayo Saka. "Alexander-Arnold...was behind the breakthrough goal, getting side-on and whipping a ball over the top and up the inside-right channel for Bukayo Saka, whose low cross looked to have given Kane a tap-in. Apap bundled over his own line before it reached him." Ferdinando Apap, 8' (og)7:58 - "[Alexander-Arnold] was enjoying himself, strutting about and, when the ball broke for him after James Maddison had given it away, he set himself from distance and made the calculations. They were perfect, so was the technique, the ball flying up and over the dive of the home goalkeeper, Henry Bonello." Trent Alexander-Arnold2nd of 2 goals. Right-footed from 23 yards., 28' 27:46
- "Alexander-Arnold was involved at the start of the move for the third goal, popping up on the left, although it was fired when Declan Rice ran on to the ball outside the area to unload a low shot, which Bonello could only parry. Kane was sniffing, there before the challenge of Matthew Guillaumier, feeling it and going down [29:21]. There was no doubt about what would happen after he placed the ball on the spot." Harry Kane56th of 62 goals. Right-footed from 12 yards., 31' 30:38 (pen)
- "...allowing Wilson the chance to score from the spot when his cross was handled by Malta captain Steve Borg [79:56] and a penalty was awarded by VAR." Callum Wilson2nd of 2 goals. Right-footed from 12 yards., 83' 82:56 (pen)
- 1
- Jordan PickfordEverton, 53rd of 60 caps
29 years, 3 months, 9 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Kieran TrippierNewcastle Utd, 42nd of 46 caps
32 years, 8 months, 27 days
Right Back
- 3
- Luke ShawMan Utd, 30th of 31 caps
27 years, 11 months, 4 days
Left Back - 60'59:15
- 4
- Declan RiceWest Ham, 42nd of 50 caps
24 years, 5 months, 2 days
Midfield
- 5
- Marc GuéhiPalace, 4th of 9 caps
22 years, 11 months, 3 days
Centre Back
- 6
- Harry MaguireMan Utd, 56th of 63 caps
30 years, 3 months, 11 days
Centre Back
- 7
- Bukayo SakaArsenal, 27th of 32 caps
21 years, 9 months, 11 days
Right Forward - HT'45:00
- 8
- Jordan HendersonLiverpool, 76th of 81 caps
32 years, 11 months, 29 days
Midfield - 60'59:22
- 9
- Harry KaneSpurs, 83rd of 89 caps
29 years, 10 months, 19 days
Centre Forward (c)58th captaincy - 60'59:19
- 11
- James MaddisonLeicester, 3rd of 6 caps
26 years, 6 months, 23 days
Left Forward - 70'69:03
- 20
- Phil FodenMan City, 24th of 33 caps
23 years, 0 months, 19 days
Right Forward - HT'45:00
- 17
- Tyrone MingsAston Villa, 18th of 18 caps
30 years, 3 months, 3 days
Centre Back - 60'59:15
- 18
- Marcus RashfordMan Utd, 52nd of 60 caps
25 years, 7 months, 16 days
Left Forward - 60'59:19
- 23
- Callum WilsonNewcastle Utd, 7th of 9 caps
31 years, 3 months, 18 days
Centre Forward - 60'59:22
- 21
- Eberechi EzePalace, 1st of 2 caps
24 years, 11 months, 17 days
Midfield - 70'69:03
Notes
- Penalty Double12th time England have been awarded two penalties in the same match. 3rd time two different players have taken a penalty (Brazil 9th May 1956 both missed and v Romania 6th June 2021 one missed). First time both have scored.
- Competitive Goal RecordHarry Kane scores his 50th competitive goal.
- Penalty: Harry Kane19th scored from 23 taken (82.6%). England's 143rd overall. 31st minute. "Alexander-Arnold was involved at the start of the move for the third goal, popping up on the left, although it was fired when Declan Rice ran on to the ball outside the area to unload a low shot, which Bonello could only parry. Kane was sniffing, there before the challenge of Matthew Guillaumier, feeling it and going down [29:21]. There was no doubt about what would happen after he placed the ball on the spot."
- Penalty: Callum Wilson1st scored from 1 taken (100.0%). England's 144th overall. 83rd minute. "...allowing Wilson the chance to score from the spot when his cross was handled by Malta captain Steve Borg [79:56] and a penalty was awarded by VAR."
- Player MilestoneEberechi Eze's 1st Cap
Sources
- englandstats.com Digital Archive
- BBC Football
- The Guardian "Alexander-Arnold inspires England to sweep Malta aside 4-0 in Euros qualifier"
- channel4.com
Referee
Croatia Igor Pajac
ELO Ratings
- Up 1 place, gaining 2 ranking points to 2005 points
England - 5th - 1 
Malta - 143rd
Euro 24 Qualifying
(Group C)
- England
- 20
- +18
- 0
- 2
- 6
- 8
- Italy
- 14
- +7
- 2
- 2
- 4
- 8
- Ukraine
- 14
- +3
- 2
- 2
- 4
- 8
- North Mace...
- 8
- -10
- 4
- 2
- 2
- 8
- Malta
- 0
- -18
- 8
- 0
- 0
- 8
