England vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2024 International Friendly

· International Friendly

England

60': Cole Palmer (P)
85': Trent Alexander-Arnold
89': Harry Kane

FT
3 - 0

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Cole Palmer scores first England goal in easy Bosnia win

England kicked off their European Championship preparation with a 3-0 victory over non-qualifiers Bosnia and Herzegovina on Monday at St James' Park, thanks to goals from Cole Palmer, Trent Alexander-Arnold and captain Harry Kane.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Eberechi Eze (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4': Foul by Anel Ahmedhodzic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
6': Conor Gallagher (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Foul by Armin Gigovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
7': Dario Saric (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
7': Foul by Kieran Trippier (England).
9': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (England) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a through ball.
9': Foul by Cole Palmer (England).
9': Stjepan Radeljic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Delay in match because of an injury Jusuf Gazibegovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
16': Dario Saric (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Eberechi Eze (England).
17': Offside, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ermedin Demirovic is caught offside.
18': Attempt missed. Conor Gallagher (England) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kieran Trippier.
20': Delay in match (England).
20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
21': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
23': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
25': Corner, England. Conceded by Ermin Bicakcic.
25': Ermin Bicakcic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Eberechi Eze (England).
27': Attempt blocked. Ezri Konsa (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
27': Corner, England. Conceded by Nikola Katic.
28': Attempt saved. Ezri Konsa (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis Dunk.
29': Marc Guéhi (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Foul by Ermin Bicakcic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
33': Lewis Dunk (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Anel Ahmedhodzic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
35': Marc Guéhi (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Nikola Katic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
36': Ollie Watkins (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Conor Gallagher (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Dario Saric (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
41': Attempt blocked. Haris Hajradinovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
41': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
45'+1': First Half ends, England 0, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.
45': Second Half begins England 0, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.
46': Corner, England. Conceded by Nikola Katic.
47': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (England) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
50': Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
50': Marc Guéhi (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Offside, England. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
52': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (England) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
53': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
53': Corner, England. Conceded by Stjepan Radeljic.
54': Attempt blocked. Lewis Dunk (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
54': Attempt blocked. Ezri Konsa (England) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
54': Corner, England. Conceded by Ermin Bicakcic.
55': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
56': Corner, England. Conceded by Dario Saric.
57': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
57': Corner, England. Conceded by Ermedin Demirovic.
57': Penalty England. Ezri Konsa draws a foul in the penalty area.
57': Penalty conceded by Benjamin Tahirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) after a foul in the penalty area.
59': VAR Decision: Penalty England.
59': Benjamin Tahirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Goal! England 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0. Cole Palmer (England) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
61': Substitution, England. Harry Kane replaces Ollie Watkins.
61': Substitution, England. James Maddison replaces Cole Palmer.
62': Substitution, England. Jack Grealish replaces Eberechi Eze.
62': Substitution, England. Adam Wharton replaces Kieran Trippier.
62': Substitution, England. Jarrad Branthwaite replaces Marc Guéhi.
63': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Denis Huseinbasic replaces Dario Saric.
64': Foul by Jusuf Gazibegovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
64': Jarrod Bowen (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Jusuf Gazibegovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Corner, England. Conceded by Benjamin Tahirovic.
66': Delay in match because of an injury Stjepan Radeljic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': Attempt blocked. Conor Gallagher (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Kane.
67': Armin Gigovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Adam Wharton (England).
68': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
68': Corner, England. Conceded by Jusuf Gazibegovic.
69': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.
71': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (England) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Ezri Konsa with a cross.
71': Foul by Armin Gigovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
71': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Wharton.
72': Corner, England. Conceded by Nikola Vasilj.
72': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross.
73': Foul by Stjepan Radeljic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
73': James Maddison (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Substitution, England. Joe Gomez replaces Lewis Dunk.
74': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Nihad Mujakic replaces Ermin Bicakcic.
74': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Haris Tabakovic replaces Ermedin Demirovic.
74': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dennis Hadzikadunic replaces Stjepan Radeljic.
76': Armin Gigovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Jarrad Branthwaite (England).
76': Jarrad Branthwaite (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Delay in match because of an injury Armin Gigovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78': Foul by Dennis Hadzikadunic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
78': James Maddison (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (England) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Kane.
82': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
82': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dzenis Burnic replaces Armin Gigovic.
82': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Tarik Muharemovic replaces Anel Ahmedhodzic.
83': Foul by Benjamin Tahirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
83': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84': Foul by Nihad Mujakic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
84': Jarrod Bowen (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Goal! England 2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0. Trent Alexander-Arnold (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
88': Attempt saved. Conor Gallagher (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Wharton.
88': Corner, England. Conceded by Nikola Vasilj.
89': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison.
89': Goal! England 3, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
90': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Haris Tabakovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
90'+1': Foul by Adam Wharton (England).
90'+1': Haris Hajradinovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, England 3, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.
0': Match ends, England 3, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.

Statistics

BIH		ENG
16	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	11
5	Saves	0
29.6	Possession	70.4
1	SHOTS	25
0	ON GOAL	8
0.0	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
206	Accurate Passes	597
279	Passes	662
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	10
5	Crosses	20
0.2	Cross %	0.5
42	Long Balls	40
14	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	12
6	Effective Tackles	3
15	Tackles	10
0.4	Tackle %	0.3
12	Interceptions	6
14	Effective Clearances	4
14	Clearances	4

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 50,061

Line-Ups

England (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Jordan Pickford (GK)
6	Marc Guéhi
5	Lewis Dunk
2	Kieran Trippier
3	Ezri Konsa
7	Cole Palmer
4	Conor Gallagher
8	Trent Alexander-Arnold
9	Ollie Watkins
10	Eberechi Eze
11	Jarrod Bowen

England Substitutes:

Jack Grealish, Declan Rice, Dean Henderson, Adam Wharton, James Trafford, Curtis Jones, Ivan Toney, Harry Kane, Jarrad Branthwaite, Aaron Ramsdale, James Maddison, Jarell Quansah, Joe Gomez.

Bosnia and Herzegovina (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Nikola Vasiljev (GK)
18	Nikola Katic
21	Stjepan Radeljic
16	Anel Ahmedhodzic
24	Jusuf Gazibegovic
4	Ermin Bicakcic
14	Dario Saric
6	Benjamin Tahirovic
20	Haris Hajradinovic
8	Armin Gigovic
10	Ermedin Demirovic

Bosnia and Herzegovina Substitutes:

Kenan Piric, Edin Dzeko, Dzenis Burnic, Osman Hadzikic, Madzid Sosic, Dennis Hadzikadunic, Haris Tabakovic, Denis Huseinbasic, Tarik Muharemovic, Nihad Mujakic.

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