England vs Latvia, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFAEngland vs. Latvia: James, Eze score 1st goals in dominant win
England beat Latvia 3-0 to make it two wins out of two for Thomas Tuchel's side in the World Cup qualifying campaign on Monday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Marcus Rashford (England).
- 4': Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Andrejs Ciganiks (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Reece James (England).
- 10': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
- 11': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Reece James.
- 12': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia).
- 16': Foul by Marc Guéhi (England).
- 16': Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
- 18': Attempt missed. Jarrod Bowen (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
- 18': Attempt missed. Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
- 21': Corner, England. Conceded by Daniels Balodis.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Jude Bellingham (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross.
- 22': Attempt saved. Ezri Konsa (England) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
- 22': Corner, England. Conceded by Krisjanis Zviedris.
- 22': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (England) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
- 24': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (England) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
- 29': Corner, England. Conceded by Aleksejs Saveljevs.
- 30': Corner, England. Conceded by Janis Ikaunieks.
- 32': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Janis Ikaunieks (Latvia).
- 33': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a cross.
- 34': Foul by Andrejs Ciganiks (Latvia).
- 34': Jarrod Bowen (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (England) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Jude Bellingham (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
- 37': Foul by Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia).
- 37': Myles Lewis-Skelly (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Goal! England 1, Latvia 0. Reece James (England) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 41': Foul by Aleksejs Saveljevs (Latvia).
- 41': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
- 42': Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Jude Bellingham (England).
- 42': Jude Bellingham (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Attempt saved. Alvis Jaunzems (Latvia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 44': Delay in match because of an injury Marc Guéhi (England).
- 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 45': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Foul by Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia).
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Ezri Konsa (England).
- 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+3': Offside, Latvia. Vladislavs Gutkovskis is caught offside.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Morgan Rogers (England) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, England 1, Latvia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins England 1, Latvia 0.
- 47': Foul by Janis Ikaunieks (Latvia).
- 47': Morgan Rogers (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Dangerous play by Declan Rice (England).
- 49': Janis Ikaunieks (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Delay in match because of an injury Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Corner, England. Conceded by Andrejs Ciganiks.
- 54': Substitution, Latvia. Vitalijs Jagodinskis replaces Roberts Savalnieks because of an injury.
- 56': Foul by Jude Bellingham (England).
- 56': Raivis Jurkovskis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Substitution, England. Eberechi Eze replaces Jarrod Bowen.
- 61': Substitution, Latvia. Eduards Daskevics replaces Raivis Jurkovskis.
- 61': Substitution, Latvia. Dario Sits replaces Vladislavs Gutkovskis.
- 62': Corner, England. Conceded by Alvis Jaunzems.
- 63': Eduards Daskevics (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Eberechi Eze (England).
- 63': Foul by Dario Sits (Latvia).
- 63': Marc Guéhi (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
- 67': Substitution, England. Phil Foden replaces Jude Bellingham.
- 68': Goal! England 2, Latvia 0. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Declan Rice.
- 69': Offside, Latvia. Dario Sits is caught offside.
- 70': Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (England).
- 72': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Eberechi Eze.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Alvis Jaunzems (Latvia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
- 73': Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Phil Foden (England).
- 75': Foul by Alvis Jaunzems (Latvia).
- 75': Myles Lewis-Skelly (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Goal! England 3, Latvia 0. Eberechi Eze (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 77': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (England) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 79': Substitution, England. Curtis Jones replaces Marcus Rashford.
- 79': Substitution, England. Jordan Henderson replaces Declan Rice.
- 79': Substitution, England. Kyle Walker replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.
- 82': Attempt saved. Morgan Rogers (England) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
- 82': Corner, England. Conceded by Krisjanis Zviedris.
- 83': Substitution, Latvia. Deniss Melniks replaces Janis Ikaunieks.
- 83': Substitution, Latvia. Niks Sliede replaces Daniels Balodis.
- 83': Attempt saved. Ezri Konsa (England) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Kane.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (England) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
- 84': Corner, England. Conceded by Krisjanis Zviedris.
- 85': Foul by Deniss Melniks (Latvia).
- 85': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Deniss Melniks (Latvia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Attempt missed. Marc Guéhi (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 87': Eduards Daskevics (Latvia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Foul by Ezri Konsa (England).
- 88': Eberechi Eze (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Eduards Daskevics (Latvia).
- 88': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Dario Sits (Latvia).
- 89': Dario Sits (Latvia) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Corner, England. Conceded by Andrejs Ciganiks.
- 90': Corner, England. Conceded by Vitalijs Jagodinskis.
- 90': Antonijs Cernomordijs (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Curtis Jones (England).
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Dario Sits (Latvia).
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, England 3, Latvia 0.
- 0': Match ends, England 3, Latvia 0.
Statistics
 LVA |
ENG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 26.6 | Possession | 73.4 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 27 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 197 | Accurate Passes | 660 |
| 257 | Passes | 696 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 11 |
| 4 | Crosses | 36 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 12 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 11 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 25 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 43 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 43 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 79,572
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 79,572
WCQ - UEFA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| 2 | Albania | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Latvia | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Serbia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
England (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi |
| 5 | Ezri Konsa |
| 23 | Myles Lewis-Skelly |
| 3 | Reece James |
| 16 | Morgan Rogers |
| 4 | Declan Rice |
| 10 | Jude Bellingham  |
| 9 | Harry Kane |
| 11 | Marcus Rashford |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
Latvia (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Krisjanis Zviedris (GK) |
| 5 | Antonijs Cernomordijs |
| 2 | Daniels Balodis |
| 13 | Raivis Andris Jurkovskis |
| 14 | Andrej Ciganiks |
| 11 | Roberts Savalnieks |
| 15 | Dmitrijs Zelenkovs |
| 22 | Aleksejs Saveljevs |
| 10 | Janis Ikaunieks |
| 16 | Alvis Jaunzems |
| 9 | Vladislavs Gutkovskis |
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