UEFA Nations League

Greece vs England, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Greece
    FT
    0 - 3
    England
    • 7': Ollie Watkins
    • 77': Odisseas Vlachodimos (OG)
    • 83': Curtis Jones

    Jones, Watkins give new-look England England win over Greece

    England eased past hosts Greece 3-0 in their Nations League match on Thursday to go top of their Group B2 and head into their last matchday against Ireland playing for promotion.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a cross.
    • 4': Foul by Anthony Gordon (England).
    • 4': Lazaros Rota (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece).
    • 6': Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Greece).
    • 6': Noni Madueke (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Goal! Greece 0, England 1. Ollie Watkins (England) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
    • 8': Foul by Christos Tzolis (Greece).
    • 8': Kyle Walker (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Jude Bellingham (England) is shown the yellow card.
    • 11': Christos Tzolis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Kyle Walker (England).
    • 11': Conor Gallagher (England) is shown the yellow card.
    • 12': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece).
    • 15': Foul by Conor Gallagher (England).
    • 15': Kostas Tsimikas (Greece) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Anthony Gordon (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
    • 16': Corner, England. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
    • 17': Hand ball by Ezri Konsa (England).
    • 18': Attempt saved. Noni Madueke (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
    • 20': Foul by Giorgos Masouras (Greece).
    • 20': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 22': Foul by Giorgos Masouras (Greece).
    • 22': Rico Lewis (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Curtis Jones (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Giorgos Masouras (Greece).
    • 22': Tasos Bakasetas (Greece) is shown the yellow card.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Lazaros Rota (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Manolis Siopis.
    • 27': Jordan Pickford (England) is shown the yellow card.
    • 28': Christos Tzolis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Kyle Walker (England).
    • 30': Attempt saved. Kostas Tsimikas (Greece) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 30': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
    • 31': Foul by Tasos Bakasetas (Greece).
    • 31': Noni Madueke (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Anthony Gordon (England).
    • 32': Lazaros Rota (Greece) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 33': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Rico Lewis.
    • 34': Corner, England. Conceded by Konstantinos Koulierakis.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Tasos Bakasetas (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giorgos Masouras.
    • 38': Foul by Manolis Siopis (Greece).
    • 38': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Curtis Jones (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Giorgos Masouras (Greece).
    • 44': Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Greece).
    • 44': Noni Madueke (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Greece 0, England 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Greece 0, England 1.
    • 45': Substitution, England. Lewis Hall replaces Ezri Konsa.
    • 50': Foul by Christos Zafeiris (Greece).
    • 50': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Giorgos Masouras (Greece) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Rico Lewis (England) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
    • 53': Corner, England. Conceded by Odysseas Vlachodimos.
    • 54': Jude Bellingham (England) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Noni Madueke with a cross following a corner.
    • 56': Substitution, Greece. Dimitris Giannoulis replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
    • 57': Substitution, Greece. Fotis Ioannidis replaces Tasos Bakasetas.
    • 57': Substitution, Greece. Dimitris Pelkas replaces Kostas Tsimikas.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Christos Tzolis (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Manolis Siopis.
    • 59': Conor Gallagher (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 59': Foul by Manolis Siopis (Greece).
    • 62': Foul by Christos Zafeiris (Greece).
    • 62': Rico Lewis (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Christos Zafeiris (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Fotis Ioannidis (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dimitris Pelkas.
    • 63': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
    • 64': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Rico Lewis.
    • 65': Foul by Noni Madueke (England).
    • 65': Manolis Siopis (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Foul by Giorgos Masouras (Greece).
    • 66': Jordan Pickford (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Substitution, England. Harry Kane replaces Ollie Watkins.
    • 66': Substitution, England. Morgan Rogers replaces Anthony Gordon.
    • 66': Substitution, England. Jarrod Bowen replaces Noni Madueke.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Dimitris Pelkas (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christos Zafeiris.
    • 70': Substitution, Greece. Giannis Konstantelias replaces Giorgos Masouras.
    • 71': Foul by Fotis Ioannidis (Greece).
    • 71': Kyle Walker (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Hand ball by Dimitris Pelkas (Greece).
    • 73': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Christos Tzolis (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dimitris Giannoulis with a cross.
    • 77': Jude Bellingham (England) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
    • 77': Own Goal by Odysseas Vlachodimos, Greece. Greece 0, England 2.
    • 79': Substitution, England. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Conor Gallagher.
    • 79': Dimitris Giannoulis (Greece) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': Foul by Jarrod Bowen (England).
    • 82': Substitution, Greece. Petros Mantalos replaces Manolis Siopis.
    • 83': Goal! Greece 0, England 3. Curtis Jones (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Fotis Ioannidis (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giannis Konstantelias.
    • 88': Foul by Petros Mantalos (Greece).
    • 88': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (England).
    • 89': Petros Mantalos (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Petros Mantalos (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fotis Ioannidis.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Jarrod Bowen (England).
    • 90'+3': Petros Mantalos (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Greece 0, England 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Greece 0, England 3.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 18
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 4
    5 Saves 3
    56.4 Possession 43.6
    9 SHOTS 10
    5 ON GOAL 5
    0.6 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    489 Accurate Passes 350
    541 Passes 414
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 3
    11 Crosses 14
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    42 Long Balls 45
    22 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    6 Effective Tackles 8
    10 Tackles 15
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    8 Interceptions 8
    14 Effective Clearances 14
    14 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: Athens Olympic Stadium
    Location: Athens, Greece
    Attendance: 60,664

    Line-Ups

    GRE Greece (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
    3 Konstantinos Koulierakis
    4 Konstantinos Mavropanos
    21 Kostas Tsimikas
    15 Lazaros Rota
    11 Anastasios Bakasetas Yellow Card
    16 Christos Zafeiris Yellow Card
    23 Manolis Siopis
    14 Vangelis Pavlidis
    19 Christos Tzolis
    7 Georgios Masouras
    Greece Substitutes:
    Pantelis Hatzidiakos, Christos Mandas, Anastasios Douvikas, Fotis Ioannidis, Georgios Vagiannidis, Petros Mantalos, Sotiris Alexandropoulos, Konstantinos Tzolakis, Panagiotis Retsos, Dimitris Pelkas, Dimitris Giannoulis, Giannis Konstantelias.

    ENG England (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jordan Pickford (GK) Yellow Card
    6 Marc Guéhi
    5 Ezri Konsa
    3 Rico Lewis
    2 Kyle Walker
    10 Jude Bellingham Yellow Card
    17 Curtis Jones
    4 Conor Gallagher Yellow Card
    18 Ollie Watkins
    11 Anthony Gordon
    23 Noni Madueke
    England Substitutes:
    Harry Kane, Lewis Hall, Valentino Livramento, Jarrod Bowen, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Morgan Gibbs-White, Dominic Solanke, Morgan Rogers, Dean Henderson, Jarell Quansah, James Trafford, Angel Gomes.

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