UEFA Nations League

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

· UEFA Nations League
England
  • 53': Harry Kane (P)
  • 55': Anthony Gordon
  • 58': Conor Gallagher
  • 76': Jarrod Bowen
  • 79': Taylor Harwood-Bellis
FT
5 - 0
Republic of Ireland
  • Red Card 51': Liam Scales

England thrash Ireland with second-half goal rush

England secured promotion back to the top tier of the Nations League with a 5-0 romp over 10-man Ireland in interim manager Lee Carsley's last game in charge at Wembley on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Curtis Jones (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 5': Corner, England. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Kyle Walker (England) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Noni Madueke with a cross following a corner.
  • 6': Foul by Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland).
  • 6': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 8': Corner, England. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
  • 12': Corner, England. Conceded by Liam Scales.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Kyle Walker (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Noni Madueke with a cross following a corner.
  • 15': Curtis Jones (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland).
  • 24': Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Anthony Gordon (England).
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 30': Corner, England. Conceded by Festy Ebosele.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Noni Madueke with a through ball following a corner.
  • 32': Delay in match because of an injury Sam Szmodics (Republic of Ireland).
  • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (England) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 37': Foul by Sam Szmodics (Republic of Ireland).
  • 37': Tino Livramento (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 38': Festy Ebosele (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Anthony Gordon (England).
  • 41': Callum O'Dowda (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Foul by Noni Madueke (England).
  • 41': Jude Bellingham (England) is shown the yellow card.
  • 41': Noni Madueke (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Foul by Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland).
  • 43': Kyle Walker (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Liam Scales (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 44': Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by Conor Gallagher (England).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, England. Conceded by Sam Szmodics.
  • 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland).
  • 45'+3': Harry Kane (England) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+3': Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, England 0, Republic of Ireland 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins England 0, Republic of Ireland 0.
  • 48': Corner, England. Conceded by Festy Ebosele.
  • 51': Penalty England. Jude Bellingham draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 51': Penalty conceded by Liam Scales (Republic of Ireland) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 51': Second yellow card to Liam Scales (Republic of Ireland) for a bad foul.
  • 53': Goal! England 1, Republic of Ireland 0. Harry Kane (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 55': Goal! England 2, Republic of Ireland 0. Anthony Gordon (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 57': Foul by Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland).
  • 57': Lewis Hall (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Corner, England. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Marc Guéhi (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Noni Madueke with a cross following a corner.
  • 58': Goal! England 3, Republic of Ireland 0. Conor Gallagher (England) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Marc Guéhi following a corner.
  • 62': Substitution, England. Taylor Harwood-Bellis replaces Kyle Walker.
  • 63': Corner, England. Conceded by Mark McGuinness.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Conor Gallagher (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Festy Ebosele (Republic of Ireland).
  • 67': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Troy Parrott replaces Evan Ferguson.
  • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Ryan Manning replaces Festy Ebosele because of an injury.
  • 67': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Finn Azaz replaces Callum O'Dowda.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (England) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 74': Foul by Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland).
  • 74': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 75': Substitution, England. Morgan Rogers replaces Anthony Gordon.
  • 75': Substitution, England. Jarrod Bowen replaces Noni Madueke.
  • 75': Substitution, England. Dominic Solanke replaces Conor Gallagher.
  • 76': Goal! England 4, Republic of Ireland 0. Jarrod Bowen (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jude Bellingham following a set piece situation.
  • 76': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Andrew Moran replaces Josh Cullen.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Ryan Manning (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Moran.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Dominic Solanke (England) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a cross.
  • 78': Corner, England. Conceded by Mark McGuinness.
  • 79': Substitution, England. Angel Gomes replaces Curtis Jones.
  • 79': Goal! England 5, Republic of Ireland 0. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (England) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jude Bellingham with a cross following a corner.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (England) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominic Solanke.
  • 84': Corner, England. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.
  • 84': Foul by Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland).
  • 84': Morgan Rogers (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Angel Gomes.
  • 86': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Kasey McAteer replaces Sam Szmodics.
  • 87': Hand ball by Jarrod Bowen (England).
  • 88': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
  • 88': Corner, England. Conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
  • 89': Finn Azaz (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Angel Gomes (England).
  • 89': Angel Gomes (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Foul by Finn Azaz (Republic of Ireland).
  • 89': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Jude Bellingham (England).
  • 90': Kasey McAteer (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Corner, England. Conceded by Jayson Molumby.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Jarrod Bowen (England) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Angel Gomes following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, England 5, Republic of Ireland 0.
  • 0': Match ends, England 5, Republic of Ireland 0.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Corner Kicks 12
2 Saves 1
26.4 Possession 73.6
1 SHOTS 22
1 ON GOAL 7
1.0 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
190 Accurate Passes 630
249 Passes 677
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 8
3 Crosses 30
0.3 Cross % 0.3
41 Long Balls 27
18 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 8
13 Effective Tackles 6
27 Tackles 11
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
3 Interceptions 4
35 Effective Clearances 8
35 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 79,969

Line-Ups

ENG England (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
6 Marc Guéhi
2 Kyle Walker
12 Lewis Hall
14 Valentino Livramento
10 Jude Bellingham Yellow Card
17 Curtis Jones
4 Conor Gallagher
9 Harry Kane Yellow Card
11 Anthony Gordon
23 Noni Madueke Yellow Card
England Substitutes:
Ollie Watkins, Rico Lewis, Angel Gomes, Dominic Solanke, James Trafford, Jarell Quansah, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Jarrod Bowen, Dean Henderson, Morgan Rogers, Morgan Gibbs-White.

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

No. Name
1 Caoimhín Kelleher (GK)
5 Liam Scales Yellow Card
20 Mark McGuinness
22 Nathan Collins
3 Callum O'Dowda
4 Dara O'Shea Yellow Card
6 Josh Cullen
8 Jayson Molumby Yellow Card
7 Sammie Szmodics
21 Festy Ebosele
9 Evan Ferguson
Republic of Ireland Substitutes:
Max O'Leary, Ryan Manning, Matt Doherty, Andy Moran, Kasey McAteer, Finn Azaz, Thomas Cannon, Jake O'Brien, Mark Travers, Troy Parrott, Michael Johnston, Conor Coventry.

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