Republic of Ireland vs England, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
· UEFA Nations LeagueGrealish, Rice seal England win in Carsley's first game
England began life after Gareth Southgate in convincing fashion on Saturday, outclassing Ireland 2-0 in the Nations League.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Hand ball by Anthony Gordon (England).
- 2': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
- 3': Attempt missed. Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland) header from very close range is too high following a corner.
- 5': Foul by Anthony Gordon (England).
- 5': Séamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Robert Brady (Republic of Ireland).
- 7': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (England) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 8': Foul by Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland).
- 8': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt saved. Sam Szmodics (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.
- 11': Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a through ball.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
- 11': Goal! Republic of Ireland 0, England 1. Declan Rice (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 13': Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Kobbie Mainoo (England).
- 13': Kobbie Mainoo (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Robert Brady (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 15': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
- 15': Foul by Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland).
- 15': Marc Guéhi (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Séamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland).
- 17': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Foul by Will Smallbone (Republic of Ireland).
- 23': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Goal! Republic of Ireland 0, England 2. Jack Grealish (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Declan Rice.
- 28': Anthony Gordon (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Will Smallbone (Republic of Ireland).
- 31': Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Levi Colwill (England).
- 33': Attempt missed. Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Chiedozie Ogbene with a cross.
- 34': Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Kane.
- 37': Corner, England. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.
- 39': Foul by Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland).
- 39': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 42': Corner, England. Conceded by Séamus Coleman.
- 44': Anthony Gordon (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Sam Szmodics (Republic of Ireland).
- 44': Sam Szmodics (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Republic of Ireland 0, England 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Republic of Ireland 0, England 2.
- 46': Corner, England. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
- 50': Foul by Will Smallbone (Republic of Ireland).
- 50': Trent Alexander-Arnold (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Corner, England. Conceded by Robert Brady.
- 54': Foul by Harry Maguire (England).
- 54': Séamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Delay in match because of an injury Séamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland).
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jake O'Brien replaces Séamus Coleman because of an injury.
- 58': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jason Knight replaces Matt Doherty.
- 59': Attempt missed. Sam Szmodics (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Chiedozie Ogbene.
- 61': Attempt missed. Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sam Szmodics.
- 62': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Robert Brady (Republic of Ireland).
- 64': Foul by Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland).
- 64': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Foul by Jack Grealish (England).
- 66': Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Foul by Jake O'Brien (Republic of Ireland).
- 67': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Foul by Robert Brady (Republic of Ireland).
- 68': Robert Brady (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 69': Delay in match because of an injury Declan Rice (England).
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Foul by Declan Rice (England).
- 70': Robert Brady (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Alan Browne replaces Will Smallbone.
- 75': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Kasey McAteer replaces Adam Idah.
- 76': Anthony Gordon (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Jake O'Brien (Republic of Ireland).
- 76': Jake O'Brien (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Levi Colwill (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, England. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Jack Grealish.
- 77': Substitution, England. Angel Gomes replaces Kobbie Mainoo.
- 77': Substitution, England. Eberechi Eze replaces Anthony Gordon.
- 80': Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (England).
- 82': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Evan Ferguson replaces Robert Brady.
- 83': Foul by Kasey McAteer (Republic of Ireland).
- 83': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, England. Jarrod Bowen replaces Harry Kane.
- 85': Substitution, England. John Stones replaces Harry Maguire.
- 85': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 87': Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (England) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (England) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a through ball.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (England) header from the centre of the box is too high.
- 90'+5': Foul by Eberechi Eze (England).
- 90'+5': Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Republic of Ireland 0, England 2.
- 0': Match ends, Republic of Ireland 0, England 2.
Statistics
 ENG |
IRL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 7 |
| 76.4 | Possession | 23.6 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 634 | Accurate Passes | 139 |
| 713 | Passes | 203 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 13 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 12 | Tackles | 5 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 11 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Aviva Stadium
Location: Dublin,
Attendance: 55,359
Venue: Aviva Stadium
Location: Dublin,
Attendance: 55,359
Line-Ups
Republic of Ireland (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Caoimhín Kelleher (GK) |
| 22 | Nathan Collins |
| 4 | Dara O'Shea |
| 2 | Seamus Coleman |
| 8 | William Smallbone |
| 14 | Jayson Molumby  |
| 11 | Robbie Brady |
| 7 | Matt Doherty |
| 10 | Adam Idah |
| 21 | Sammie Szmodics |
| 20 | Chiedozie Ogbene |
England (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 6 | Harry Maguire |
| 16 | Marc Guéhi |
| 15 | Levi Colwill |
| 2 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 4 | Declan Rice |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 18 | Kobbie Mainoo |
| 9 | Harry Kane |
| 11 | Anthony Gordon |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
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