Finland vs England, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
· UEFA Nations LeagueEngland cruise against Finland in rebound from Greece loss
England enjoyed a 3-1 win over Finland thanks to goals from Jack Grealish, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Declan Rice at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Declan Rice (England).
- 4': Matti Peltola (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Hand ball by Jude Bellingham (England).
- 7': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Källman (Finland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Jensen with a through ball.
- 7': Attempt missed. Topi Keskinen (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Källman.
- 8': Foul by Benjamin Källman (Finland).
- 8': Marc Guéhi (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Nikolai Alho (Finland).
- 9': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 10': Corner, England. Conceded by Arttu Hoskonen.
- 10': Corner, England. Conceded by Arttu Hoskonen.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John Stones.
- 13': Cole Palmer (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Topi Keskinen (Finland).
- 14': Foul by Nikolai Alho (Finland).
- 14': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Angel Gomes (England).
- 16': Glen Kamara (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Fredrik Jensen (Finland).
- 16': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Goal! Finland 0, England 1. Jack Grealish (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Angel Gomes with a through ball.
- 19': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
- 20': Foul by Harry Kane (England).
- 20': Fredrik Jensen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Angel Gomes (England).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Fredrik Jensen (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Källman.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Topi Keskinen (Finland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Källman.
- 29': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
- 33': Attempt saved. Topi Keskinen (Finland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rasmus Schüller.
- 35': Corner, England. Conceded by Robert Ivanov.
- 35': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a cross following a corner.
- 35': Attempt missed. Marc Guéhi (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Kane following a corner.
- 38': Attempt missed. Fredrik Jensen (Finland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 40': Attempt missed. Benjamin Källman (Finland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rasmus Schüller.
- 41': Benjamin Källman (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Kyle Walker (England).
- 43': Attempt blocked. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 44': Foul by Kyle Walker (England).
- 44': Glen Kamara (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt saved. Benjamin Källman (Finland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matti Peltola.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Finland 0, England 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Finland 0, England 1.
- 46': Foul by Topi Keskinen (Finland).
- 46': Marc Guéhi (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Offside, England. Jude Bellingham is caught offside.
- 50': Attempt saved. Trent Alexander-Arnold (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Guéhi.
- 51': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 52': Foul by Marc Guéhi (England).
- 52': Glen Kamara (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt missed. Fredrik Jensen (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 59': Attempt saved. Declan Rice (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 63': Attempt missed. Angel Gomes (England) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
- 63': Substitution, Finland. Joel Pohjanpalo replaces Benjamin Källman.
- 63': Substitution, Finland. Leo Walta replaces Rasmus Schüller.
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Robert Ivanov (Finland).
- 69': Substitution, England. Noni Madueke replaces Cole Palmer.
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Substitution, England. Ollie Watkins replaces Harry Kane.
- 70': Corner, England. Conceded by Nikolai Alho.
- 73': Foul by Leo Walta (Finland).
- 73': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Goal! Finland 0, England 2. Trent Alexander-Arnold (England) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 75': Substitution, Finland. Teemu Pukki replaces Topi Keskinen.
- 75': Substitution, Finland. Robin Lod replaces Fredrik Jensen.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Teemu Pukki (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Pohjanpalo with a headed pass.
- 75': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Declan Rice.
- 77': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 79': Attempt missed. Leo Walta (Finland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Glen Kamara.
- 80': Substitution, England. Rico Lewis replaces Angel Gomes.
- 80': Substitution, England. Phil Foden replaces Jude Bellingham.
- 81': Corner, England. Conceded by Jere Uronen.
- 82': Substitution, Finland. Oliver Antman replaces Nikolai Alho.
- 84': Goal! Finland 0, England 3. Declan Rice (England) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins following a fast break.
- 85': Substitution, England. Conor Gallagher replaces Declan Rice.
- 87': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
- 87': Goal! Finland 1, England 3. Arttu Hoskonen (Finland) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Leo Walta with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Attempt missed. Noni Madueke (England) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin Lod.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Finland 1, England 3.
- 0': Match ends, Finland 1, England 3.
Statistics
 ENG |
FIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 7 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 69.2 | Possession | 30.8 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 753 | Accurate Passes | 291 |
| 818 | Passes | 354 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 10 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 35 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 17 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 5 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 5 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Attendance: 32,411
Venue: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Attendance: 32,411
Line-Ups
Finland (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 4 | Robert Ivanov |
| 3 | Matti Peltola |
| 5 | Arttu Hoskonen |
| 18 | Jere Uronen |
| 17 | Nikolai Alho |
| 11 | Rasmus Schüller |
| 6 | Glen Kamara |
| 21 | Topi Keskinen |
| 9 | Fredrik Oldrup Jensen |
| 19 | Benjamin Kallman |
England (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Dean Henderson (GK) |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi |
| 5 | John Stones |
| 2 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 12 | Kyle Walker |
| 8 | Jude Bellingham |
| 19 | Angel Gomes |
| 4 | Declan Rice |
| 9 | Harry Kane |
| 17 | Jack Grealish |
| 20 | Cole Palmer |
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