England vs Italy, 2024 Women's International Friendly

· Women's International Friendly
England
  • 1': Lotte Wubben-Moy
  • 21': Lauren Hemp
  • 34': Lauren Hemp
  • 69': Ella Toone
  • 79': Rachel Daly
FT
5 - 1
Italy
  • 45'+3': Michela Cambiaghi

England demonstrate attacking prowess in 5-1 win over Italy

England showed off their considerable firepower with an impressive victory over Italy in Algeciras, Spain, on Tuesday, emerging as 5-1 winners in the friendly.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, England. Conceded by Aurora Galli.
  • 1': Goal! England 1, Italy 0. Lotte Wubben-Moy (England) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Greenwood with a cross following a corner.
  • 4': Corner, England. Conceded by Valentina Bergamaschi.
  • 7': Foul by Arianna Caruso (Italy).
  • 7': Grace Clinton (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Lotte Wubben-Moy (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chloe Kelly.
  • 7': Corner, England. Conceded by Laura Giuliani.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Lisa Boattin (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 13': Hand ball by Michela Cambiaghi (Italy).
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Alessia Russo (England) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 14': Corner, England. Conceded by Lucia Di Guglielmo.
  • 15': Offside, England. Chloe Kelly is caught offside.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Chloe Kelly (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a cross.
  • 16': Arianna Caruso (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Keira Walsh (England).
  • 19': Foul by Grace Clinton (England).
  • 19': Michela Catena (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Corner, England. Conceded by Elena Linari.
  • 21': Goal! England 2, Italy 0. Lauren Hemp (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 23': Foul by Aurora Galli (Italy).
  • 23': Georgia Stanway (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Chloe Kelly (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keira Walsh.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Grace Clinton (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 32': Alessia Russo (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Foul by Martina Lenzini (Italy).
  • 33': Corner, England. Conceded by Valentina Bergamaschi.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Niamh Charles (England) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Chloe Kelly with a cross following a corner.
  • 34': Goal! England 3, Italy 0. Lauren Hemp (England) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Georgia Stanway with a cross following a corner.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Georgia Stanway (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Lauren Hemp (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Georgia Stanway.
  • 39': Foul by Elena Linari (Italy).
  • 39': Grace Clinton (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Alex Greenwood (England) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Chloe Kelly (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Grace Clinton with a through ball.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Alessia Russo (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Georgia Stanway (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Grace Clinton.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Grace Clinton (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Chloe Kelly with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Sofia Cantore (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aurora Galli with a through ball.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Aurora Galli (Italy).
  • 45'+2': Keira Walsh (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Chloe Kelly (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Keira Walsh.
  • 45'+3': Goal! England 3, Italy 1. Michela Cambiaghi (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michela Catena.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, England 3, Italy 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins England 3, Italy 1.
  • 45': Substitution, England. Jess Carter replaces Niamh Charles.
  • 45': Substitution, England. Lauren James replaces Alessia Russo.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Grace Clinton (England) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Chloe Kelly with a cross.
  • 52': Substitution, Italy. Cecilia Salvai replaces Valentina Bergamaschi.
  • 52': Substitution, Italy. Agnese Bonfantini replaces Michela Catena.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Chloe Kelly (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Georgia Stanway.
  • 57': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Lauren James.
  • 58': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Jess Carter.
  • 59': Foul by Keira Walsh (England).
  • 59': Michela Cambiaghi (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Alex Greenwood.
  • 62': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Jess Carter.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Lauren James (England) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 64': Corner, England. Conceded by Laura Giuliani.
  • 64': Substitution, England. Ella Toone replaces Georgia Stanway.
  • 64': Substitution, England. Jessica Park replaces Grace Clinton.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Lotte Wubben-Moy (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Greenwood with a cross.
  • 69': Goal! England 4, Italy 1. Ella Toone (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lauren James with a cross.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Michela Cambiaghi (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sofia Cantore.
  • 71': Substitution, Italy. Annamaria Serturini replaces Lucia Di Guglielmo.
  • 71': Substitution, Italy. Emma Severini replaces Aurora Galli.
  • 71': Substitution, England. Rachel Daly replaces Chloe Kelly.
  • 72': Foul by Arianna Caruso (Italy).
  • 72': Rachel Daly (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Arianna Caruso (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Offside, England. Lauren James is caught offside.
  • 78': Annamaria Serturini (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Lauren James (England).
  • 79': Goal! England 5, Italy 1. Rachel Daly (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 80': Substitution, England. Millie Turner replaces Alex Greenwood.
  • 80': Substitution, Italy. Giulia Dragoni replaces Sofia Cantore.
  • 81': Substitution, Italy. Cristiana Girelli replaces Michela Cambiaghi.
  • 81': Foul by Emma Severini (Italy).
  • 81': Jess Carter (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Emma Severini (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Emma Severini (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Keira Walsh (England).
  • 87': Attempt saved. Lauren James (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucy Bronze with a headed pass.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Lauren Hemp (England) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 89': Corner, England. Conceded by Laura Giuliani.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Jessica Park (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rachel Daly.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Arianna Caruso (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Agnese Bonfantini.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, England 5, Italy 1.
  • 0': Match ends, England 5, Italy 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 5
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 8
7 Saves 1
30.7 Possession 69.3
5 SHOTS 26
2 ON GOAL 12
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
229 Accurate Passes 621
310 Passes 698
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 8
9 Crosses 30
0.1 Cross % 0.3
44 Long Balls 48
21 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 6
7 Effective Tackles 17
14 Tackles 20
0.5 Tackle % 0.9
8 Interceptions 12
24 Effective Clearances 13
24 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: Women's International Friendly

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 650

Line-Ups

ENG England (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Mary Earps (GK)
6 Alex Greenwood
5 Lotte Wubben-Moy
3 Niamh Charles
2 Lucy Bronze
4 Keira Walsh
10 Grace Clinton
8 Georgia Stanway
9 Alessia Russo
11 Lauren Hemp
7 Chloe Kelly
England Substitutes:
Millie Turner, Rachel Daly, Beth Mead, Maya Le Tissier, Jessica Carter, Ella Toone, Khiara Keating, Jessica Park, Esme Morgan, Hannah Hampton, Lauren James.

ITA Italy (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Laura Giuliani (GK)
19 Martina Lenzini
5 Elena Linari
3 Lucia Di Guglielmo
8 Michela Catena
18 Arianna Caruso Yellow Card
4 Aurora Galli
17 Lisa Boattin
2 Valentina Bergamaschi
21 Michela Cambiaghi
7 Sofia Cantore
Italy Substitutes:
Agnese Bonfantini, Annamaria Serturini, Katja Schroffenegger, Martina Piemonte, Elisa Bartoli, Giulia Dragoni, Cristiana Girelli, Cecilia Salvai, Aurora De Rita, Amanda Tampieri, Julie Piga, Emma Severini, Benedetta Glionna.

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