England vs Andorra, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

England

25': Christian Garcia (OG)
67': Declan Rice

FT
2 - 0

Andorra

Declan Rice on target as lethargic England beat Andorra 2-0

Declan Rice was on target as England produced another lethargic performance in a 2-0 victory against Andorra on Saturday.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Joan Cervós (Andorra).
2': Reece James (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Cucu (Andorra) wins a free kick on the right wing.
3': Foul by Dan Burn (England).
5': Offside, England. Eberechi Eze is caught offside.
6': Foul by Pau Babot (Andorra).
6': Noni Madueke (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
6': Pau Babot (Andorra) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
11': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Iker Álvarez (Andorra).
11': Attempt missed. Cucu (Andorra) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
12': Offside, Andorra. Cucu is caught offside.
15': Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Iker Álvarez (Andorra). Assisted by Noni Madueke.
16': Corner, England. Conceded by Moisés San Nicolás.
17': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (England) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
20': Foul by Arón Rodrigo (Andorra).
20': Reece James (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
23': Attempt missed. Noni Madueke (England) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
25': Own Goal by Christian García, Andorra. England 1, Andorra 0.
34': Corner, England. Conceded by Christian García.
37': Corner, England. Conceded by Biel Borrà.
38': Corner, England. Conceded by Christian García.
39': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (England) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a cross following a corner.
41': Christian García (Andorra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Noni Madueke (England).
45': Handball by Cucu (Andorra).
45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
45'+1': First Half ends, England 1, Andorra 0.
45': Second Half begins England 1, Andorra 0.
47': Cucu (Andorra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Elliot Anderson (England).
48': Offside, England. Harry Kane is caught offside.
50': Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Iker Álvarez (Andorra). Assisted by Noni Madueke.
50': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
51': Attempt saved. Elliot Anderson (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Iker Álvarez (Andorra). Assisted by Harry Kane.
52': Arón Rodrigo (Andorra) wins a free kick on the left wing.
52': Foul by Reece James (England).
53': Attempt missed. Ian Olivera (Andorra) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marc Vales following a set piece situation.
53': Offside, England. Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
56': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (England).
56': Joan Cervós (Andorra) wins a free kick on the right wing.
56': Cucu (Andorra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Marc Guéhi (England).
57': Elliot Anderson (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Cucu (Andorra).
59': Substitution, Andorra. Guillaume López replaces Cucu.
59': Substitution, Andorra. Joel Guillén replaces Marc Vales.
61': Offside, England. Myles Lewis-Skelly is caught offside.
62': Corner, England. Conceded by Biel Borrà.
66': Eberechi Eze (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Joel Guillén (Andorra).
67': Goal! England 2, Andorra 0. Declan Rice (England) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
68': Substitution, England. Anthony Gordon replaces Marcus Rashford.
68': Substitution, England. Tino Livramento replaces Declan Rice.
68': Substitution, England. Morgan Rogers replaces Reece James.
70': Biel Borrà (Andorra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (England).
73': Foul by Anthony Gordon (England).
73': Max Llovera (Andorra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Substitution, England. Ezri Konsa replaces Marc Guéhi.
77': Offside, England. Anthony Gordon is caught offside.
78': Substitution, England. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Eberechi Eze.
81': Substitution, Andorra. Dacu replaces Arón Rodrigo.
82': Foul by Elliot Anderson (England).
82': Guillaume López (Andorra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Corner, England. Conceded by Biel Borrà.
84': Attempt saved. Morgan Gibbs-White (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Iker Álvarez (Andorra). Assisted by Noni Madueke with a cross.
85': Foul by Joan Cervós (Andorra).
85': Myles Lewis-Skelly (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Corner, England. Conceded by Biel Borrà.
89': Corner, England. Conceded by Max Llovera.
90': Foul by Dan Burn (England).
90': Ian Olivera (Andorra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Dan Burn (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Substitution, Andorra. Chus Rubio replaces Joan Cervós.
90'+1': Substitution, Andorra. Marc Rebés replaces Pau Babot.
90'+3': Anthony Gordon (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3': Foul by Chus Rubio (Andorra).
90'+4': Second Half ends, England 2, Andorra 0.
0': Match ends, England 2, Andorra 0.

Statistics

AND		ENG
8	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	5
0	Corner Kicks	8
5	Saves	0
17.2	Possession	82.8
2	SHOTS	11
0	ON GOAL	7
0.0	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
93	Accurate Passes	710
165	Passes	787
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	6
2	Crosses	20
0.5	Cross %	0.3
67	Long Balls	42
20	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
0	Blocked Shots	1
15	Effective Tackles	9
18	Tackles	11
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
8	Interceptions	2
43	Effective Clearances	4
43	Clearances	4

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 39,202

WCQ - UEFA Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	England	8	+22	24
2	Albania	8	+2	14
3	Serbia	8	-1	13
4	Latvia	8	-10	5

Full Standings

Line-Ups

England (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Jordan Pickford (GK)
12	Dan Burn
6	Marc Guéhi
3	Myles Lewis-Skelly
2	Reece James
10	Eberechi Eze
4	Declan Rice
23	Elliot Anderson
9	Harry Kane
11	Marcus Rashford
21	Noni Madueke

England Substitutes:

Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ollie Watkins, Ezri Konsa, James Trafford, Morgan Rogers, Jordan Henderson, Morgan Gibbs-White, Dean Henderson, Djed Spence, Jarrod Bowen, Tino Livramento, Anthony Gordon.

Andorra (5-4-1)

No.	Name
12	Iker Álvarez (GK)
6	Christian Garcia
22	Ian de Olivera
5	Max Llovera
15	Moisés San Nicolás
23	Biel Borra
3	Marc Vales
11	Pau Babot
17	Joan Cervos
14	Aron Rodrigo
9	Ricard Fernández

Andorra Substitutes:

Alejandro Ruiz, Francisco Pires, Adri da Cunha, Joel Guillen, João Teixeira, Alexandre Martínez, Marc Rebés, Jesús Rubio, Eric Vales, Éric De Las Heras, Guillaume Lopez, Marc García Renom.

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