England vs Finland, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
· UEFA Nations LeagueKane fires double against Finland to mark 100th England cap
England captain Harry Kane marked his 100th senior international appearance in trademark fashion with both goals in his team's 2-0 victory over a feeble Finland side in Nations League Group B2 at Wembley on Tuesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Corner, England. Conceded by Matti Peltola.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
- 8': Corner, England. Conceded by Matti Peltola.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Teemu Pukki (Finland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Jensen with a through ball.
- 13': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Rico Lewis.
- 14': Foul by Angel Gomes (England).
- 14': Teemu Pukki (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Corner, England. Conceded by Glen Kamara.
- 21': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 21': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Teemu Pukki (Finland).
- 22': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 23': Offside, England. Harry Kane is caught offside.
- 25': Angel Gomes (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Rasmus Schüller (Finland).
- 26': Attempt missed. Topi Keskinen (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rasmus Schüller.
- 29': Corner, England. Conceded by Topi Keskinen.
- 30': Foul by Angel Gomes (England).
- 30': Matti Peltola (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Corner, England. Conceded by Arttu Hoskonen.
- 33': Corner, England. Conceded by Fredrik Jensen.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 34': Corner, England. Conceded by Glen Kamara.
- 34': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Harry Kane following a corner.
- 35': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Foul by Topi Keskinen (Finland).
- 36': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 36': Foul by Harry Kane (England).
- 36': Jere Uronen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Corner, England. Conceded by Arttu Hoskonen.
- 39': Arttu Hoskonen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Rico Lewis (England).
- 42': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (England) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
- 43': Corner, Finland. Conceded by John Stones.
- 44': Angel Gomes (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Glen Kamara (Finland).
- 45': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (England) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, England 0, Finland 0.
- 45': Second Half begins England 0, Finland 0.
- 45': Substitution, Finland. Benjamin Källman replaces Teemu Pukki.
- 45': Substitution, Finland. Ilmari Niskanen replaces Jere Uronen.
- 47': Foul by Angel Gomes (England).
- 47': Rasmus Schüller (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Delay in match because of an injury Ezri Konsa (England).
- 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 52': Foul by Topi Keskinen (Finland).
- 52': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 57': Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 57': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 57': Goal! England 1, Finland 0. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 59': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Benjamin Källman (Finland).
- 59': Attempt missed. Rico Lewis (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury Ezri Konsa (England).
- 61': Substitution, England. Levi Colwill replaces Ezri Konsa because of an injury.
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Angel Gomes.
- 63': Substitution, Finland. Robin Lod replaces Fredrik Jensen.
- 64': Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Kane.
- 65': Foul by Bukayo Saka (England).
- 65': Matti Peltola (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Anthony Gordon (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Rasmus Schüller (Finland).
- 66': Rasmus Schüller (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, England. Noni Madueke replaces Bukayo Saka.
- 66': Substitution, England. Eberechi Eze replaces Anthony Gordon.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (England) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
- 70': Foul by Noni Madueke (England).
- 70': Ilmari Niskanen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 74': Substitution, Finland. Oliver Antman replaces Topi Keskinen.
- 76': Goal! England 2, Finland 0. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Kane.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
- 79': Substitution, England. Marc Guéhi replaces John Stones.
- 80': Substitution, England. Jarrod Bowen replaces Harry Kane.
- 84': Substitution, Finland. Leo Walta replaces Rasmus Schüller.
- 89': Offside, Finland. Robin Lod is caught offside.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Noni Madueke (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marc Guéhi following a fast break.
- 90'+5': Foul by Adam Ståhl (Finland).
- 90'+5': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, England 2, Finland 0.
- 0': Match ends, England 2, Finland 0.
Statistics
 FIN |
ENG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Saves | 0 |
| 21.4 | Possession | 78.6 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 153 | Accurate Passes | 731 |
| 216 | Passes | 799 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 4 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 13 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 44 | Effective Clearances | 3 |
| 44 | Clearances | 3 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 70,221
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 70,221
Line-Ups
England (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 5 | John Stones |
| 14 | Ezri Konsa |
| 3 | Rico Lewis |
| 2 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 19 | Angel Gomes |
| 4 | Declan Rice |
| 9 | Harry Kane |
| 11 | Anthony Gordon |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
Finland (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 4 | Robert Ivanov |
| 5 | Arttu Hoskonen |
| 18 | Jere Uronen |
| 13 | Adam Stahl |
| 11 | Rasmus Schüller  |
| 6 | Glen Kamara |
| 3 | Matti Peltola |
| 10 | Teemu Pukki |
| 14 | Topi Keskinen |
| 9 | Fredrik Jensen |
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