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England 2-1 Croatia, UEFA Nations League A

England
  • Rogers 24′
  • Kane 64′ (pen)

2–1

xG 2.74 – 1.31

Half time 1–0

Croatia
  • Sučić 59′
Kick-off
Venue
Wembley Stadium
Referee
Morten Krogh
Attendance
80,484

England 2-1 Croatia. xG 2.7-1.3. England deserved it.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

England

4-2-3-1 · Thomas Tuchel

Avg rating 7.12

Croatia

4-2-3-1 · Slaven Bilić

Avg rating 6.61

Pickford

#1 · Goalkeeper · England

90′ played

7.3

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

Hall

#3 · Left-back · England

90′ played

7.5

Passing

xA
0.24

Attack

xG
0.06

Burn

#5 · Centre-back · England

90′ played

7.5

Passing

xA
0.01

Attack

xG
0.20

Quansah

#6 · Centre-back · England

90′ played

6.3

Passing

xA
0.01

Alexander-Arnold

#2 · Right-back · England

78′ played

7.0

Off 78′

Passing

xA
0.11

Attack

xG
0.08

Rice

#4 · Defensive midfielder · England

77′ played

7.1

Off 78′

Passing

xA
0.32

Anderson

#8 · Defensive midfielder · England

90′ played

7.5

Passing

xA
0.22

Attack

xG
0.03

Gordon

#11 · Left winger · England

77′ played

7.3

Off 78′

xG
0.06

Passing

xA
0.03

Bellingham

#10 · Attacking midfielder · England

90′ played

8.1

1 assist

Passing

xA
0.06

Attack

xG
0.18

Rogers

#17 · Right winger · England

90′ played

8.5

1 goalPlayer of the match

xG
0.94

Passing

xA
0.27

Kane

#9 · Forward · England

90′ played

7.6

1 goal

xG
1.25

Passing

xA
0.02

Livaković

#1 · Goalkeeper · Croatia

90′ played

6.3

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

Gvardiol

#4 · Left-back · Croatia

90′ played

6.0

Passing

xA
0.01

Attack

xG
0.25

Stanišić

#2 · Centre-back · Croatia

90′ played

7.3

Passing

xA
0.01

Vušković

#3 · Centre-back · Croatia

90′ played

6.8

Attack

xG
0.01

Smolčić

#14 · Right-back · Croatia

76′ played

6.3

Off 76′

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

Kovačić

#8 · Defensive midfielder · Croatia

89′ played

6.4

Off 90′

Passing

xA
0.08

Attack

xG
0.13

Mišić

#22 · Defensive midfielder · Croatia

76′ played

6.6

Off 76′

Passing

xA
0.02

Attack

xG
0.02

Vlašić

#13 · Left winger · Croatia

90′ played

6.7
xG
0.06

Passing

xA
0.13

Baturina

#16 · Attacking midfielder · Croatia

90′ played

7.7

Passing

xA
0.27

Attack

xG
0.02

Sučić

#17 · Right winger · Croatia

70′ played

7.4

1 goalOff 70′

xG
0.59

Passing

xA
0.02

Matanović

#20 · Forward · Croatia

70′ played

6.4

Off 70′

xG
0.00

Passing

xA
0.02

Bench

  • White

    #12 · Substitute · England

    12′ played

    6.1

    On 78′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Garner

    #18 · Substitute · England

    13′ played

    6.3

    On 78′

    Passing

    xA
    0.07
  • Ngumoha

    #20 · Substitute · England

    13′ played

    5.8

    On 78′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

Bench

  • Budimir

    #11 · Substitute · Croatia

    20′ played

    6.5

    On 70′

    Passing

    xA
    0.09

    Attack

    xG
    0.24
  • Pašalić

    #15 · Substitute · Croatia

    20′ played

    5.9

    On 70′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Modrić

    #10 · Substitute · Croatia

    14′ played

    6.7

    On 76′

    Passing

    xA
    0.06
  • Pašalić

    #19 · Substitute · Croatia

    14′ played

    6.1

    On 76′

    Passing

    xA
    0.18
  • Majer

    #7 · Substitute · Croatia

    1′ played

    On 90′

    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 · Timmy96 / CC0 · Dudek1337 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · James Boyes from UK / CC BY 2.0 · Toffee TV / CC BY 3.0

Side by side

The numbers

  • 54%Possession46%
    ENG 54%, CRO 46%.
  • 2.74Expected goals (xG)1.31
    ENG 2.74, CRO 1.31.
  • 2.01Non-penalty xG1.32
    ENG 2.01, CRO 1.32.
  • 2.43xG on target1.16
    ENG 2.43, CRO 1.16.
  • 15Shots13
    ENG 15, CRO 13.
  • 4On target5
    ENG 4, CRO 5.
  • 3Big chances3
    ENG 3, CRO 3.
  • 557Passes466
    ENG 557, CRO 466.
  • 89%Pass accuracy88%
    ENG 89%, CRO 88%.
  • 6Corners7
    ENG 6, CRO 7.
  • 15Tackles22
    ENG 15, CRO 22.
  • 5Interceptions6
    ENG 5, CRO 6.
  • 6.5PPDA (lower = more pressing)6.4
    ENG 6.5, CRO 6.4.
  • 9Fouls9
    ENG 9, CRO 9.
  • 0Yellow cards1
    ENG 0, CRO 1.
  • 0Red cards0
    ENG 0, CRO 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

EnglandCroatia
  1. Goal, Rogers (Bellingham)1–0
    24′
  2. 59′
    Goal, Sučić1–1
  3. 63′
    Yellow card, Smolčić
  4. Penalty, Kane2–1
    64′
  5. 70′
    Substitution, Budimir (Off Sučić / Matanović)
  6. 70′
    Substitution, Pašalić (Off Sučić / Matanović)
  7. 76′
    Substitution, Modrić (Off Smolčić / Mišić)
  8. 76′
    Substitution, Pašalić (Off Smolčić / Mišić)
  9. Substitution, White (Off Alexander-Arnold / Rice / Gordon)
    78′
  10. Substitution, Garner (Off Alexander-Arnold / Rice / Gordon)
    78′
  11. Substitution, Ngumoha (Off Alexander-Arnold / Rice / Gordon)
    78′
  12. 90′
    Substitution, Majer (Off Kovačić)

Photos: Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · James Boyes from UK / CC BY 2.0 · Toffee TV / CC BY 3.0 · Timmy96 / CC0

28 shots

Every shot

← CRO attack

ENG attack →

Rogers 24′England · Goal · Open play · Right foot0.86xGOT0.81xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

England2.74xG

Croatia1.31xG

Full time2–1

0.01.02.03.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Rogers 24′Sučić 59′Kane 64′ (P)

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

51Alexander-Arnold39Rogers71Anderson32Gordon59Burn36Pickford53Bellingham72Quansah57Rice36Hall23Kane

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

England · Starting XI until the first substitution (76')Busiest link: Anderson and Quansah, 26 passes.Centralisation index 0.05: Quansah made 1.5× an even share of the passes.
37Baturina34Vušković34Kovačić42Mišić44Stanišić39Smolčić22Sučić29Vlašić40Gvardiol15Matanović30Livaković

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Croatia · Starting XI until the first substitution (69')Busiest link: Smolčić and Stanišić, 28 passes.Centralisation index 0.03: Stanišić made 1.3× an even share of the passes.

England leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.05 against 0.03).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 72), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 28).

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.