England vs Greece, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
· UEFA Nations LeaguePavlidis gives Greece stunning 1st-ever win over England
Greece beat England for the first time as Vangelis Pavlidis struck twice in a deserved 2-1 victory in Nations League Group B2 at Wembley on Thursday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (England) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
- 3': Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 3': Corner, England. Conceded by Odysseas Vlachodimos.
- 4': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christos Tzolis following a fast break.
- 6': Foul by Konstantinos Koulierakis (Greece).
- 6': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Konstantinos Koulierakis (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 8': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (England) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 10': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Levi Colwill.
- 11': Offside, Greece. Konstantinos Mavropanos is caught offside.
- 12': Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Declan Rice (England).
- 15': Anthony Gordon (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Giorgos Masouras (Greece).
- 16': Dimitris Giannoulis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Bukayo Saka (England).
- 21': Attempt blocked. Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitris Giannoulis.
- 22': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 25': Foul by Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece).
- 25': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anastasios Bakasetas.
- 27': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece).
- 28': Corner, England. Conceded by Lazaros Rota.
- 29': Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by John Stones (England).
- 29': Delay in match because of an injury Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Attempt missed. Anthony Gordon (England) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 32': Offside, Greece. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 37': Corner, England. Conceded by Konstantinos Koulierakis.
- 39': Foul by Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece).
- 39': Phil Foden (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Levi Colwill (England).
- 40': Odysseas Vlachodimos (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Declan Rice (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece).
- 43': Corner, England. Conceded by Manolis Siopis.
- 44': Corner, England. Conceded by Lazaros Rota.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Anthony Gordon (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 45': Foul by Bukayo Saka (England).
- 45': Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Bukayo Saka (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, England 0, Greece 0.
- 45': Second Half begins England 0, Greece 0.
- 46': Offside, Greece. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Lazaros Rota (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgos Masouras.
- 49': Goal! England 0, Greece 1. Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Konstantinos Koulierakis.
- 51': Delay in match because of an injury Bukayo Saka (England).
- 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51': Substitution, England. Noni Madueke replaces Bukayo Saka because of an injury.
- 52': Corner, England. Conceded by Dimitris Giannoulis.
- 53': Foul by Declan Rice (England).
- 53': Manolis Siopis (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Declan Rice (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Jude Bellingham.
- 55': Foul by Giorgos Masouras (Greece).
- 55': Rico Lewis (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 59': Offside, Greece. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
- 60': Substitution, England. Ollie Watkins replaces Anthony Gordon.
- 61': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 62': Delay in match because of an injury Odysseas Vlachodimos (Greece).
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Foul by Giorgos Masouras (Greece).
- 63': Rico Lewis (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Substitution, Greece. Dimitris Pelkas replaces Giorgos Masouras.
- 66': Substitution, Greece. Christos Zafeiris replaces Manolis Siopis.
- 67': Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Jude Bellingham (England).
- 69': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Rico Lewis.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Dimitris Giannoulis (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 70': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Cole Palmer.
- 70': Foul by Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece).
- 70': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 72': Substitution, England. Dominic Solanke replaces Phil Foden.
- 73': Foul by Dimitris Pelkas (Greece).
- 73': Rico Lewis (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Substitution, Greece. Petros Mantalos replaces Dimitrios Kourbelis.
- 75': Corner, England. Conceded by Lazaros Rota.
- 76': Offside, Greece. Christos Tzolis is caught offside.
- 76': Corner, England. Conceded by Lazaros Rota.
- 79': Christos Zafeiris (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Jude Bellingham (England).
- 80': Corner, England. Conceded by Lazaros Rota.
- 81': Cole Palmer (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Dimitris Giannoulis (Greece).
- 82': Foul by Dominic Solanke (England).
- 82': Konstantinos Koulierakis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Offside, Greece. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
- 83': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 84': VAR Decision: No Goal England 0-1 Greece.
- 86': Substitution, Greece. Giannis Konstantelias replaces Christos Tzolis.
- 86': Substitution, Greece. Georgios Vagiannidis replaces Anastasios Bakasetas.
- 87': Goal! England 1, Greece 1. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dominic Solanke.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Georgios Vagiannidis (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 88': Corner, Greece. Conceded by John Stones.
- 89': Attempt missed. Christos Zafeiris (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 89': Foul by Petros Mantalos (Greece).
- 89': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Attempt missed. Noni Madueke (England) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold following a set piece situation.
- 90'+1': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece).
- 90'+1': Rico Lewis (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Foul by Dimitris Pelkas (Greece).
- 90'+2': Jordan Pickford (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Dimitris Pelkas (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Goal! England 1, Greece 2. Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dimitris Pelkas.
- 90'+6': Foul by Levi Colwill (England).
- 90'+6': Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, England 1, Greece 2.
- 0': Match ends, England 1, Greece 2.
Statistics
 GRE |
ENG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 10 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 36.4 | Possession | 63.6 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 245 | Accurate Passes | 512 |
| 330 | Passes | 577 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 11 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 12 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 16 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 79,012
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 79,012
Line-Ups
England (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 15 | Levi Colwill |
| 5 | John Stones |
| 3 | Rico Lewis |
| 2 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 4 | Declan Rice  |
| 20 | Cole Palmer |
| 11 | Anthony Gordon |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
| 8 | Jude Bellingham |
| 10 | Phil Foden |
Greece (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK) |
| 3 | Konstantinos Koulierakis |
| 4 | Konstantinos Mavropanos |
| 22 | Dimitris Giannoulis |
| 15 | Lazaros Rota |
| 11 | Anastasios Bakasetas |
| 23 | Manolis Siopis |
| 6 | Dimitrios Kourbelis |
| 14 | Vangelis Pavlidis |
| 8 | Christos Tzolis |
| 7 | Georgios Masouras |
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