Serbia vs England, 2024 European Championship, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship
Serbia
    FT
    0 - 1
    England
    • 13': Jude Bellingham

    Bellingham's header gives England Euro win over Serbia

    An early header by Jude Bellingham was enough for England to beat Serbia 1-0 in their Group C opener at the European Championship on Sunday as they ground out a victory from a contest they initially dominated.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia).
    • 5': Offside, England. Kieran Trippier is caught offside.
    • 9': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
    • 9': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
    • 10': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by John Stones (England).
    • 13': Goal! Serbia 0, England 1. Jude Bellingham (England) header from very close range to the top left corner.
    • 17': Foul by Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia).
    • 17': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (England) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Phil Foden.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andrija Zivkovic.
    • 21': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
    • 27': Foul by Harry Kane (England).
    • 27': Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia).
    • 29': Trent Alexander-Arnold (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 32': Hand ball by Bukayo Saka (England).
    • 39': Foul by Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia).
    • 39': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia) is shown the yellow card.
    • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Filip Kostic (Serbia).
    • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 43': Substitution, Serbia. Filip Mladenovic replaces Filip Kostic because of an injury.
    • 45'+1': Filip Mladenovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (England).
    • 45'+2': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by John Stones.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Serbia 0, England 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Serbia 0, England 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Serbia. Ivan Ilic replaces Nemanja Gudelj.
    • 47': Delay in match (England).
    • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 55': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia).
    • 55': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Trent Alexander-Arnold (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Declan Rice.
    • 61': Substitution, Serbia. Dusan Tadic replaces Aleksandar Mitrovic.
    • 61': Substitution, Serbia. Luka Jovic replaces Sasa Lukic.
    • 62': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia).
    • 62': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Filip Mladenovic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 62': Foul by Bukayo Saka (England).
    • 66': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia).
    • 66': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Corner, England. Conceded by Strahinja Pavlovic.
    • 69': Substitution, England. Conor Gallagher replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
    • 71': Foul by Ivan Ilic (Serbia).
    • 71': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 74': Dusan Tadic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Jude Bellingham (England).
    • 74': Substitution, Serbia. Veljko Birmancevic replaces Andrija Zivkovic.
    • 75': Foul by Dusan Tadic (Serbia).
    • 75': Phil Foden (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 75': Dusan Tadic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Substitution, England. Jarrod Bowen replaces Bukayo Saka.
    • 76': Conor Gallagher (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 76': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia).
    • 77': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a cross.
    • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Kieran Trippier (England).
    • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 81': Foul by Conor Gallagher (England).
    • 81': Ivan Ilic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 82': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Veljko Birmancevic (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 83': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia).
    • 83': Kieran Trippier (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia).
    • 85': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Substitution, England. Kobbie Mainoo replaces Jude Bellingham.
    • 87': Dusan Tadic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by Declan Rice (England).
    • 88': Foul by Milos Veljkovic (Serbia).
    • 88': Phil Foden (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Filip Mladenovic.
    • 90'+1': Conor Gallagher (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia).
    • 90'+2': Conor Gallagher (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Ivan Ilic (Serbia).
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Ivan Ilic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Milenkovic.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia).
    • 90'+4': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Serbia 0, England 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Serbia 0, England 1.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 19
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    1 Corner Kicks 2
    1 Saves 2
    53.2 Possession 46.8
    5 SHOTS 6
    3 ON GOAL 1
    0.6 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    527 Accurate Passes 438
    588 Passes 504
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 2
    9 Crosses 19
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    58 Long Balls 44
    30 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    6 Effective Tackles 10
    9 Tackles 13
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    8 Interceptions 5
    22 Effective Clearances 17
    22 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Championship

    Venue: VELTINS-Arena
    Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
    Attendance: 48,953

    EURO Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 England 3 +1 5
    2 Denmark 3 0 3
    3 Slovenia 3 0 3
    4 Serbia 3 -1 2
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    SRB Serbia (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Predrag Rajkovic (GK)
    4 Nikola Milenkovic
    2 Strahinja Pavlovic
    13 Milos Veljkovic
    6 Nemanja Gudelj Yellow Card
    22 Sasa Lukic
    11 Filip Kostic
    14 Andrija Zivkovic
    9 Aleksandar Mitrovic
    20 Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
    7 Dusan Vlahovic
    Serbia Substitutes:
    Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, Mijat Gacinovic, Srdjan Mijailovic, Veljko Birmancevic, Nemanja Maksimovic, Uros Spajic, Lazar Samardzic, Ivan Ilic, Srjdan Babic, Luka Jovic, Filip Mladenovic, Dusan Tadic, Djordje Petrovic, Nemanja Stojic, Petar Ratkov.

    ENG England (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
    6 Marc Guéhi
    5 John Stones
    12 Kieran Trippier
    2 Kyle Walker
    10 Jude Bellingham
    4 Declan Rice
    8 Trent Alexander-Arnold
    9 Harry Kane
    11 Phil Foden
    7 Bukayo Saka
    England Substitutes:
    Anthony Gordon, Cole Palmer, Eberechi Eze, Jarrod Bowen, Luke Shaw, Adam Wharton, Ivan Toney, Dean Henderson, Lewis Dunk, Kobbie Mainoo, Conor Gallagher, Ezri Konsa, Aaron Ramsdale, Joe Gomez, Ollie Watkins.

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