UEFA Nations League

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

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England
  • 87': Jude Bellingham
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1 - 2
Greece
  • 49': Vangelis Pavlidis
  • 90'+4': Vangelis Pavlidis

Pavlidis 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 Commentary

  • 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

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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

Line-Ups

ENG 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 Yellow Card
20 Cole Palmer
11 Anthony Gordon
7 Bukayo Saka Yellow Card
8 Jude Bellingham
10 Phil Foden
England Substitutes:
Conor Gallagher, Ollie Watkins, Dean Henderson, Noni Madueke, Angel Gomes, Dominic Solanke, Nick Pope, Tino Livramento, Marc Guéhi, Kyle Walker, Curtis Jones.

GRE Greece (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
3 Konstantinos Koulierakis Yellow Card
4 Konstantinos Mavropanos
22 Dimitris Giannoulis
15 Lazaros Rota
11 Anastasios Bakasetas
23 Manolis Siopis
6 Dimitrios Kourbelis Yellow Card
14 Vangelis Pavlidis
8 Christos Tzolis
7 Georgios Masouras
Greece Substitutes:
Dimitris Pelkas, Christos Mandas, Pantelis Hatzidiakos, Giannis Konstantelias, Christos Zafeiris, Konstantinos Tzolakis, Anastasios Chatzigiovanis, Tasos Douvikas, Panagiotis Retsos, Georgios Vagiannidis, Petros Mantalos.

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