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England 2-3 Spain, UEFA Nations League A

England
  • Gordon 36′
  • Kane 40′

2–3

xG 1.74 – 3.12

Half time 2–1

Spain
  • Lamine Yamal 2′
  • Baena 60′
  • Oyarzabal 74′
Kick-off
Venue
Wembley Stadium
Referee
Davide Massa
Attendance
84,525

England 2-3 Spain. xG 1.7-3.1. Spain deserved it.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

England

4-2-3-1 · Thomas Tuchel

Avg rating 6.39

Spain

4-2-3-1 · Luis de la Fuente

Avg rating 7.08

Trafford

#13 · Goalkeeper · England

90′ played

5.0

No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

O'Reilly

#3 · Left-back · England

90′ played

5.6

1 assist

Passing

xA
0.13

Konsa

#5 · Centre-back · England

90′ played

5.8

Passing

xA
0.04

Guéhi

#6 · Centre-back · England

89′ played

5.4

Off 89′

Passing

xA
0.01

Quansah

#22 · Right-back · England

90′ played

5.8

Passing

xA
0.06

Attack

xG
0.36

Anderson

#8 · Defensive midfielder · England

90′ played

7.5

Passing

xA
0.12

Attack

xG
0.05

Lewis-Skelly

#16 · Defensive midfielder · England

70′ played

6.8

Off 70′

Passing

xA
0.03

Attack

xG
0.06

Gordon

#11 · Left winger · England

70′ played

7.9

1 goalOff 70′

xG
0.20

Passing

xA
0.03

Bellingham

#10 · Attacking midfielder · England

90′ played

8.3

1 assist

Passing

xA
0.27

Attack

xG
0.05

Saka

#7 · Right winger · England

83′ played

6.3

Off 83′

xG
0.09

Passing

xA
0.09

Kane

#9 · Forward · England

83′ played

6.7

1 goalOff 83′

xG
0.93

Passing

xA
0.01

Simón

#23 · Goalkeeper · Spain

90′ played

5.8

No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Cucurella

#22 · Left-back · Spain

90′ played

6.7

Passing

xA
0.01

Cubarsí

#5 · Centre-back · Spain

90′ played

6.7

Passing

xA
0.01

Laporte

#14 · Centre-back · Spain

90′ played

6.8

Passing

xA
0.01

Pubill

#12 · Right-back · Spain

90′ played

6.7

Passing

xA
0.01

Ruiz

#8 · Defensive midfielder · Spain

70′ played

6.9

Off 70′

Passing

xA
0.02

Attack

xG
0.03

Rodri

#16 · Defensive midfielder · Spain

90′ played

7.9

Passing

xA
0.20

Nico Williams

#17 · Left winger · Spain

55′ played

6.5

Off 54′

xG
0.00

Olmo

#10 · Attacking midfielder · Spain

82′ played

8.5

1 assistOff 82′

Passing

xA
0.08

Attack

xG
0.11

Lamine Yamal

#19 · Right winger · Spain

90′ played

8.8

1 goal

xG
1.14

Passing

xA
0.30

Ferran Torres

#7 · Forward · Spain

55′ played

6.7

Off 54′

xG
1.06

Passing

xA
0.05

Bench

  • Rogers

    #17 · Substitute · England

    20′ played

    6.2

    On 70′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Garner

    #18 · Substitute · England

    20′ played

    5.9

    On 70′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Calvert-Lewin

    #19 · Substitute · England

    7′ played

    On 83′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Gibbs-White

    #20 · Substitute · England

    7′ played

    On 83′

    Passing

    xA
    0.23
  • Branthwaite

    #15 · Substitute · England

    1′ played

    On 89′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Bench

  • Baena

    #15 · Substitute · Spain

    35′ played

    8.0

    1 goal, 1 assistOn 54′Player of the match

    Passing

    xA
    0.17

    Attack

    xG
    0.17
  • Oyarzabal

    #21 · Substitute · Spain

    35′ played

    6.7

    1 goalOn 54′

    Attack

    xG
    0.61
  • Pedri

    #20 · Substitute · Spain

    20′ played

    6.4

    On 70′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Merino

    #6 · Substitute · Spain

    8′ played

    On 82′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chensiyuan / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Toffee TV / CC BY 3.0 · Timmy96 / CC0 · Sebalston / CC0 · Pete from Liverpool, UK / CC BY 2.0

Side by side

The numbers

  • 47%Possession53%
    ENG 47%, SPI 53%.
  • 1.74Expected goals (xG)3.12
    ENG 1.74, SPI 3.12.
  • 0.95Non-penalty xG3.12
    ENG 0.95, SPI 3.12.
  • 0.58xG on target1.63
    ENG 0.58, SPI 1.63.
  • 13Shots15
    ENG 13, SPI 15.
  • 5On target5
    ENG 5, SPI 5.
  • 3Big chances6
    ENG 3, SPI 6.
  • 441Passes512
    ENG 441, SPI 512.
  • 91%Pass accuracy89%
    ENG 91%, SPI 89%.
  • 6Corners3
    ENG 6, SPI 3.
  • 13Tackles24
    ENG 13, SPI 24.
  • 11Interceptions8
    ENG 11, SPI 8.
  • 5.4PPDA (lower = more pressing)4.4
    ENG 5.4, SPI 4.4.
  • 11Fouls16
    ENG 11, SPI 16.
  • 3Yellow cards0
    ENG 3, SPI 0.
  • 0Red cards0
    ENG 0, SPI 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

EnglandSpain
  1. 2′
    Goal, Lamine Yamal0–1
  2. Goal, Gordon (Bellingham)1–1
    36′
  3. Goal, Kane (O'Reilly)2–1
    40′
  4. 54′
    Substitution, Baena (Off Ferran Torres / Nico Williams)
  5. 54′
    Substitution, Oyarzabal (Off Ferran Torres / Nico Williams)
  6. 60′
    Goal, Baena (Olmo)2–2
  7. Yellow card, O'Reilly
    67′
  8. Yellow card, Guéhi
    69′
  9. Substitution, Rogers (Off Gordon / Lewis-Skelly)
    70′
  10. Substitution, Garner (Off Gordon / Lewis-Skelly)
    70′
  11. 70′
    Substitution, Pedri (Off Ruiz)
  12. 74′
    Goal, Oyarzabal (Baena)2–3
  13. Yellow card, Bellingham
    81′
  14. 82′
    Substitution, Merino (Off Olmo)
  15. Substitution, Calvert-Lewin (Off Saka / Kane)
    83′
  16. Substitution, Gibbs-White (Off Saka / Kane)
    83′
  17. Substitution, Branthwaite (Off Guéhi)
    89′

Photos: Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Toffee TV / CC BY 3.0 · Timmy96 / CC0 · Sebalston / CC0 · Pete from Liverpool, UK / CC BY 2.0

28 shots

Every shot

← SPI attack

ENG attack →

Oyarzabal 74′Spain · Goal · Open play · Left foot0.25xGOT0.61xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

England1.74xG

Spain3.12xG

Full time2–3

0.01.02.03.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Lamine Yamal 2′Gordon 36′Kane 40′Baena 60′Oyarzabal 74′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

43Anderson38Quansah36Guéhi46Konsa25Trafford26O'Reilly32Bellingham22Saka26Gordon25Lewis-Skelly10Kane

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England · Starting XI until the first substitution (69')Busiest link: Konsa and Quansah, 23 passes.Centralisation index 0.05: Konsa made 1.5× an even share of the passes.
12Ferran Torres23Olmo23Simón41Laporte22Cucurella30Ruiz46Rodri22Pubill31Cubarsí9Nico Williams24Lamine Yamal

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Spain · Starting XI until the first substitution (54')Busiest link: Laporte and Rodri, 18 passes.Centralisation index 0.08: Rodri made 1.8× an even share of the passes.

Spain leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.08 against 0.05).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 46), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 23).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.