England vs Albania
Ref: Alejandro Hernandez, Spain
Match recap
England beat Albania 2–0 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Lewis-Skelly and Kane scored for England. England held 74% possession to 26% for Albania.
First Half
⚽
Lewis-Skelly
Assist: Bellingham
32'
Djimsiti
Yellow Card
Second Half
63'
⇄
Bajrami
⇄
Jones
⇄
Foden
⇄
Rashford
⚽
Kane
Assist: Rice
78'
⇄
Asani
78'
⇄
Laçi
82'
⇄
Strakosha
⇄
Rice
⇄
Lewis-Skelly
Match Statistics
EnglandAlbania
10Won
Statistical edge
10–3
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack4 · 1 won
12
Shots
3
6
Shots on target
0
11
Shots in the box
1
1
Shots outside box
2
2
Shots off goal
2
4
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
74%
Possession
26%
865
Total passes
299
812
Accurate passes
249
94%
Pass accuracy
83%
Discipline1 · 1 won
9
Fouls
7
0
Yellow cards
1
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
3
4
Blocked shots
1
England
4-2-3-1
Albania
4-1-4-1
England
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1J. PickfordG
- 2K. WalkerD
- 4D. RiceM
- 5E. KonsaD
- 7P. FodenM
- 9H. KaneF
- 10J. BellinghamM
- 11M. RashfordM
- 12D. BurnD
- 17C. JonesM
- 23M. Lewis-SkellyD
Substitutes
- 3R. JamesD
- 6M. GuéhiD
- 8J. HendersonM
- 13D. HendersonG
- 14L. ColwillD
- 15E. EzeM
- 16M. RogersF
- 18A. GordonF
- 19D. SolankeF
- 20J. BowenF
- 21T. LivramentoD
- 22J. TraffordG
Albania
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 1T. StrakoshaG
- 2I. BalliuD
- 3N. AlijiD
- 5A. AjetiD
- 6B. DjimsitiD
- 8K. AsllaniM
- 9J. AsaniM
- 10N. BajramiM
- 11M. UzuniF
- 14Q. LaçiM
- 20Y. RamadaniM
Substitutes
- 4J. ShehuM
- 7R. ManajF
- 12E. KastratiG
- 13E. MihajD
- 15M. KumbullaD
- 16M. BerishaM
- 17E. MuçiM
- 18A. IsmajliD
- 19A. PajazitiM
- 21A. HoxhaF
- 22A. BrojaF
- 23A. SherriG
England
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Kane(C) | F | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 2/2 |
| Dan Burn | D | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Declan Rice | M | 82 | 8.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | — |
| Jude Bellingham | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2/3 |
| Ezri Konsa | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | D | 89 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Kyle Walker | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Curtis Jones | M | 74 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Marcus Rashford | M | 74 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/5 |
| Phil Foden | M | 74 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jordan Pickford | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Marc Guéhi | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Levi Colwill | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dominic Solanke | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Henderson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Trafford | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valentino Livramento | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reece James | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eberechi Eze | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Henderson | M | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jarrod Bowen | F | 16 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Gordon | F | 16 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morgan Rogers | F | 16 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Albania
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berat Djimsiti(C) | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arlind Ajeti | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Qazim Laci | M | 78 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Kristjan Asllani | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Nedim Bajrami | M | 63 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Naser Aliji | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Myrto Uzuni | F | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ylber Ramadani | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Strakosha | G | 82 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Iván Balliu | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jasir Asani | M | 78 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Rey Manaj | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marash Kumbulla | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enea Mihaj | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ardian Ismajli | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alen Sherri | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Juljan Shehu | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Medon Berisha | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ernest Muçi | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrion Pajaziti | M | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elhan Kastrati | G | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arber Hoxha | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Armando Broja | F | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |