UEFA Nations League

Republic of Ireland vs England, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Republic of Ireland
    FT
    0 - 2
    England
    • 11': Declan Rice
    • 26': Jack Grealish

    Grealish, Rice seal England win in Carsley's first game

    England began life after Gareth Southgate in convincing fashion on Saturday, outclassing Ireland 2-0 in the Nations League.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Hand ball by Anthony Gordon (England).
    • 2': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland) header from very close range is too high following a corner.
    • 5': Foul by Anthony Gordon (England).
    • 5': Séamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Robert Brady (Republic of Ireland).
    • 7': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (England) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
    • 8': Foul by Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland).
    • 8': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Sam Szmodics (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a through ball.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
    • 11': Goal! Republic of Ireland 0, England 1. Declan Rice (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
    • 13': Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Foul by Kobbie Mainoo (England).
    • 13': Kobbie Mainoo (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Robert Brady (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
    • 15': Foul by Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland).
    • 15': Marc Guéhi (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Séamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland).
    • 17': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 23': Foul by Will Smallbone (Republic of Ireland).
    • 23': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Goal! Republic of Ireland 0, England 2. Jack Grealish (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Declan Rice.
    • 28': Anthony Gordon (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Foul by Will Smallbone (Republic of Ireland).
    • 31': Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Levi Colwill (England).
    • 33': Attempt missed. Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Chiedozie Ogbene with a cross.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Kane.
    • 37': Corner, England. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.
    • 39': Foul by Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland).
    • 39': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
    • 42': Corner, England. Conceded by Séamus Coleman.
    • 44': Anthony Gordon (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Sam Szmodics (Republic of Ireland).
    • 44': Sam Szmodics (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Republic of Ireland 0, England 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Republic of Ireland 0, England 2.
    • 46': Corner, England. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
    • 50': Foul by Will Smallbone (Republic of Ireland).
    • 50': Trent Alexander-Arnold (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Corner, England. Conceded by Robert Brady.
    • 54': Foul by Harry Maguire (England).
    • 54': Séamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Séamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland).
    • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 57': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jake O'Brien replaces Séamus Coleman because of an injury.
    • 58': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jason Knight replaces Matt Doherty.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Sam Szmodics (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Chiedozie Ogbene.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sam Szmodics.
    • 62': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Robert Brady (Republic of Ireland).
    • 64': Foul by Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland).
    • 64': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Foul by Jack Grealish (England).
    • 66': Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Foul by Jake O'Brien (Republic of Ireland).
    • 67': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Foul by Robert Brady (Republic of Ireland).
    • 68': Robert Brady (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
    • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Declan Rice (England).
    • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 70': Foul by Declan Rice (England).
    • 70': Robert Brady (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 75': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Alan Browne replaces Will Smallbone.
    • 75': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Kasey McAteer replaces Adam Idah.
    • 76': Anthony Gordon (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Jake O'Brien (Republic of Ireland).
    • 76': Jake O'Brien (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Levi Colwill (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Substitution, England. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Jack Grealish.
    • 77': Substitution, England. Angel Gomes replaces Kobbie Mainoo.
    • 77': Substitution, England. Eberechi Eze replaces Anthony Gordon.
    • 80': Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (England).
    • 82': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Evan Ferguson replaces Robert Brady.
    • 83': Foul by Kasey McAteer (Republic of Ireland).
    • 83': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Substitution, England. Jarrod Bowen replaces Harry Kane.
    • 85': Substitution, England. John Stones replaces Harry Maguire.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (England) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (England) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a through ball.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (England) header from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Eberechi Eze (England).
    • 90'+5': Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Republic of Ireland 0, England 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Republic of Ireland 0, England 2.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 15
    2 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 1
    1 Saves 7
    76.4 Possession 23.6
    16 SHOTS 6
    9 ON GOAL 1
    0.6 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    634 Accurate Passes 139
    713 Passes 203
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 3
    13 Crosses 17
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    46 Long Balls 53
    28 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
    4 Blocked Shots 1
    9 Effective Tackles 3
    12 Tackles 5
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    3 Interceptions 11
    11 Effective Clearances 10
    11 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: Aviva Stadium
    Location: Dublin,
    Attendance: 55,359

    Line-Ups

    IRL Republic of Ireland (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Caoimhín Kelleher (GK)
    22 Nathan Collins
    4 Dara O'Shea
    2 Seamus Coleman
    8 William Smallbone
    14 Jayson Molumby Yellow Card
    11 Robbie Brady Yellow Card
    7 Matt Doherty
    10 Adam Idah
    21 Sammie Szmodics Yellow Card
    20 Chiedozie Ogbene
    Republic of Ireland Substitutes:
    Andrew Omobamidele, Liam Scales, Mark Travers, Callum Robinson, Callum O'Dowda, Jake O'Brien, Alan Browne, Max O'Leary, Evan Ferguson, Troy Parrott, Kasey McAteer, Jason Knight.

    ENG England (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
    6 Harry Maguire
    16 Marc Guéhi
    15 Levi Colwill Yellow Card
    2 Trent Alexander-Arnold
    4 Declan Rice
    10 Jack Grealish
    18 Kobbie Mainoo Yellow Card
    9 Harry Kane
    11 Anthony Gordon
    7 Bukayo Saka
    England Substitutes:
    Jarrod Bowen, Rico Lewis, Valentino Livramento, Morgan Gibbs-White, Eberechi Eze, Ezri Konsa, Angel Gomes, Nick Pope, Noni Madueke, Conor Gallagher, Dean Henderson, John Stones.

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