Match No. 877 - Saturday, 5th September 2009, 5:30pm
- Assist: Wayne Rooney. "Rooney went down in an incident where he seemed to be fouling Bostjan Cesar and appealed for a penalty [28:31]. His wish was granted by the referee Jonas Eriksson. Frank Lampard converted the kick after 31 minutes and an injured Cesar could not continue." Frank Lampard18th of 29 goals. Right-footed from 12 yards., 31' 30:26 (pen)
- Assist: Aaron Lennon. "...Defoe, who has started the new campaign in blistering fashion, made his impact on 63 minutes with a precise, low finish from 20 yards." Jermain Defoe11th of 20 goals. Right-footed from 20 yards., 63' 62:25
- 1
- Rob GreenWest Ham, 6th of 12 caps
29 years, 7 months, 18 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Glen JohnsonLiverpool, 17th of 54 caps
25 years, 0 months, 13 days
Right Back
- 3
- Ashley ColeChelsea, 75th of 107 caps
28 years, 8 months, 16 days
Left Back
- 4
- Steven GerrardLiverpool, 75th of 114 caps
29 years, 3 months, 6 days
Left Midfield - '4645:00
- 5
- Matthew UpsonWest Ham, 16th of 21 caps
30 years, 4 months, 17 days
Centre Back - '6463:10
- 6
- John TerryChelsea, 55th of 78 caps
28 years, 8 months, 29 days
Centre Back (c)25th captaincy
- 8
- Frank LampardChelsea, 73rd of 106 caps
31 years, 2 months, 14 days
Midfield - '4645:00
- 9
- Emile HeskeyAston Villa, 55th of 62 caps
31 years, 7 months, 25 days
Centre Forward - '4645:00
- 10
- Wayne RooneyMan Utd, 54th of 120 caps
23 years, 10 months, 12 days
Centre Forward - '8079:50
- 11
- Gareth BarryMan City, 32nd of 53 caps
28 years, 6 months, 10 days
Midfield
- 23
- Jermain DefoeSpurs, 36th of 57 caps
26 years, 10 months, 29 days
Centre Forward - '4645:00
- 20
- Aaron LennonSpurs, 12th of 21 caps
22 years, 4 months, 19 days
Right Midfield - '4645:00
- 21
- James MilnerAston Villa, 2nd of 61 caps
23 years, 8 months, 1 day
Left Midfield - '4645:00
- 16
- Michael CarrickMan Utd, 19th of 34 caps
28 years, 1 month, 8 days
Midfield - '4645:00
- 13
- Joleon LescottMan City, 8th of 26 caps
27 years, 0 months, 20 days
Centre Back - '6463:10
- 25
- Carlton ColeWest Ham, 4th of 7 caps
25 years, 9 months, 23 days
Centre Forward - '8079:50
- "The game ended with a blemish for England as Ljubijankic got in ahead of substitute Joleon Lescott to score..." Zlatan Ljubijankić, 85'84:00
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- 1
- Samir HandanovićSamir Handanović.
Born 14th Jul 1984, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
- 2
- Mišo BrečkoMišo Brečko.
Born 1st May 1984, Trbovlje.
71:57 Brecko brings down Barry in the centre circle [70:55] but as England break the referee plays on and comes back to book him after there is a stoppage.
- 13
- Bojan JokićBojan Jokić.
Born 17th May 1986, Kranj.
- 4
- Marko ŠulerMarko Šuler.
Born 9th Mar 1983, Slovenj Gradec.
- 5
- Boštjan CesarBoštjan Cesar.
Born 9th Jul 1982, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
- '3433:50
- 18
- Aleksandar RadosavljevićAleksandar Radosavljević.
Born 25th Apr 1979, Kranj.
Not to be confused with the Serbian goalkeeper of the same name. - '7776:53
- 17
- Andraž KirmAndraž Kirm.
Born 6th Sep 1984, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
18:30 Taking one for the team by pulling Heskey back after he had stolen the ball from him. - '7877:07
- 8
- Robert KorenRobert Koren.
Born 20th Sep 1980, Radlje ob Dravi.
(c)
- 14
- Zlatko DedićZlatko Dedić.
Born 5th Oct 1984, Bihać.
- '9493:26
- 10
- Valter BirsaValter Birsa.
Born 7th Aug 1986, Šempeter pri Gorici.
- '6564:03
- 11
- Milivoje NovakovićMilivoje Novaković.
Born 18th May 1979, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
- '5554:48
- 6
- Matej MavričMatej Mavrič.
Born 29th Jan 1979, Koper.
- '3433:50
- 9
- Zlatan LjubijankićZlatan Ljubijankić.
Born 15th Dec 1983, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
- '5554:48
- 3
- Andrej KomacAndrej Komac.
Born 4th Dec 1979, Šempeter pri Gorici.
- '6564:03
- 19
- Nejc PečnikNejc Pečnik.
Born 3rd Jan 1986, Dravograd.
- '7170:25
- 15
- Rene KrhinRene Krhin.
Born 21st May 1990, Maribor.
- '7776:53
- 7
- Dalibor StevanovićDalibor Stevanović.
Born 27th Sep 1984, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
- '7877:07
Notes
- Penalty: Frank Lampard4th scored from 5 taken (80.0%). England's 98th overall. 31st minute. "Rooney went down in an incident where he seemed to be fouling Bostjan Cesar and appealed for a penalty [28:31]. His wish was granted by the referee Jonas Eriksson. Frank Lampard converted the kick after 31 minutes and an injured Cesar could not continue."
- Player MilestoneAshley Cole's 75th Cap
- Player MilestoneSteven Gerrard's 75th Cap
Referee
- Sweden Jonas Eriksson
ELO Ratings
- No change in rank, gaining 1 ranking points to 1997 points England - 4th
- Slovenia - 68th