England tops Andorra 5-0 after a incredible match

ANDORRA LA VELLA. England overcomes Andorra 5-0 after a incredible match.

England tops Andorra 5-0 after a incredible match

ANDORRA LA VELLA. England defeats Andorra 5-0 after a incredible match. B. Chilwell (17′), B. Saka (40′), T. Abraham (59′), J. Ward-Prowse (79′) and J. Grealish (86′). Its vastly superior ball possession (86%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

J. Ward-Prowse missed a penalty (79′) for England.​

J. Ward-Prowse missed 1 penalty (79′) for ​England.

The match was played at the Estadi Nacional stadium in Andorra la Vella on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Kateryna Monzul who had the assistance of Maryna Striletska and Svitlana Grushko. The 4th official was Denys Shurman. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.9 degrees Celsius or 46.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 14 Ball Possession 86
Shots
  • 1 Total 17
  • 0 On Target 8
  • 1 Off Target 9
  • 0 Shots blocked 5
  • 30 Attack 165
  • 14 Dangerous attack 96
  • 56 Ball safe 87
  • 16 Free Kicks 22
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 2 Corners 7
  • 3 Off Sides 7
Fouls
  • 19 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

England was in firm control of the ball 86% while Andorra was struggling with a 14% ball possession.

England was more aggressive with 96 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why England won the match.​

Andorra shot 1 times, 0 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, England shot 17 times, 8 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Andorra received 2 yellow cards (Marc Rebés and Cristian Martínez). On the other side, England received 3 yellow cards (J. Sancho, J. Stones and C. Coady).

Match Timeline

17'
Ildefons Lima- sub ->Christian García
31'
40'
42'
42'
45'
Marc Rebés- Yellow
55'
59'
60'
Emili García- sub ->Ildefons Lima
63'
64'
64'
73'
73'
79'
79'
80'
82'
85'
86'

Standings

Standings

Group A

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
20
8

Group B

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
19
8
15
8
10
8

Group C

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
16
8

Group D

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
18
8
12
8
11
8

Group E

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
20
8
15
8

Group F

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
27
10
23
10
16
10
16
10
1
10

Group G

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
21
10
18
10
9
10

Group H

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
23
10
22
10
14
10
14
10
5
10
5
10

Group I

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
26
10
20
10
18
10
17
10
6
10

Group J

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
27
10
17
10
12
10
9
10

After playing this match, Andorra will stay with 3 points to stay in the 5th place. On the opposite side, England will have 19 points to stay in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the WC Qualification Europe, Andorra will play away against San Marino on the 12th of October with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Andorra (0 draws).

England will host Hungary on the 12th of October with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of England (0 draws).

Andorra – Formation

Andorra
G
Josep Gomes 1.Andorra
6.1
D
Marc García 21.Andorra
5.7
D
Jesús Rubio 18.Andorra
5.1
D
Max Llovera 20.Andorra
6.1
D
Christian García 22.Andorra
6.4
31'
D
Marc Vales 3.Andorra
6.3
M
Marc Rebés 4.Andorra
6.1
55'
M
Jordi Rubio 23.Andorra
6.4
82'
M
Xavier Vieira 8.Andorra
6.0
M
C. Martínez Alejo 2.Andorra
6.6
64' 42'
F
Aaron Sánchez 9.Andorra
6.4
64'
Substitutes
G
Iker Álvarez 12.Andorra
G
Xisco Pires 13.Andorra
D
Joan Cervós 17.Andorra
6.2
82'
D
Eric de Pablos 16.Andorra
D
Ildefons Lima 6.Andorra
6.3
31'
M
Marc Pujol 7.Andorra
M
Emili García 5.Andorra
6.6
63'
M
Sergio Moreno 11.Andorra
F
Jordi Aláez 14.Andorra
6.4
64'
F
Cucu 19.Andorra
64'

Andorra started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

The manager Jesús Luis Álvarez de Eulate decided to play with the following team: Josep Gomes (6.1), Jesus Rubio (5.1), Christian Garcia (6.4), Marc Vales (6.3), Max Llovera (6.1), Marc García (5.7), Cristian Martinez (6.6), Marc Rebés (6.1), Xavier Vieira (6.0), Jordi Rubio (6.4) and Aaron Sanchez (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Marc Pujol, Iker Álvarez, Jordi Aláez (6.4), Joan Cervós (6.2), Ricard Fernández, Emili García (6.6), Sergio Moreno, Francisco Pires, Eric De Pablos and Ildefons Lima (6.3).

Substitutions

Andorra made 5 changes: Christian García for Ildefons Lima (31′), Ildefons Lima for Emili García (63′), Cristian Martínez for Jordi Aláez (64′), Aaron Sánchez for Cucu (64′) and Jordi Rubio for Joan Cervós (82′).

Best player: Emili García​

The player that probably impressed the most for Andorra was Emili García.

His rating is (6.6) with 1 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 63′.

England – Formation

England
G
Sam Johnstone 1.England
6.8
D
Kieran Trippier 2.England
7.4
D
Conor Coady 6.England
7.0
85'
D
J. Stones 5.England
6.4
60' 42'
D
B. Chilwell 3.England
7.5
Goals17'
M
James Ward-Prowse 4.England
7.8
Goals79'
M
Jesse Lingard 10.England
6.9
73'
M
P. Foden 8.England
9.0
F
Tammy Abraham  9.England
7.1
80' Goals59'
F
Jadon Sancho 11.England
8.3
73' 45'
F
Bukayo Saka 7.England
7.3
Goals40'
Substitutes
G
A. Ramsdale 13.England
G
J. Pickford 22.England
D
Tyrone Mings  16.England
D
Kyle Walker 12.England
D
Fikayo Tomori 15.England
7.0
60'
M
J. Henderson 14.England
M
Mason Mount  19.England
6.8
73'
M
D. Rice 17.England
F
O. Watkins 23.England
6.2
80'
F
Raheem Sterling 18.England
F
Jack Grealish 21.England
7.9
73' Goals86'
F
H. Kane 20.England

England started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

On the other side, Gareth Southgate played with: Sam Johnstone (6.8), Kieran Trippier (7.4), John Stones (6.4), Conor Coady (7.0), Ben Chilwell (7.5), Jesse Lingard (6.9), James Ward-Prowse (7.8), Phil Foden (9.0), Bukayo Saka (7.3), Tammy Abraham (7.1) and Jadon Sancho (8.3).

They had on the bench: Ollie Watkins (6.2), Tyrone Mings, Jordan Henderson, Raheem Sterling, Jack Grealish (7.9), Kyle Walker, Fikayo Tomori (7.0), Aaron Ramsdale, Mason Mount (6.8), Jordan Pickford, Harry Kane and Declan Rice.

Substitutions

England made 4 changes: J. Stones for F. Tomori (60′), J. Sancho for J. Grealish (73′), J. Lingard for M. Mount (73′) and T. Abraham for O. Watkins (80′).

Best player: Phil Foden​

The player that probably impressed the most for England was Phil Foden even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (9.0) with 76 passes (94% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Europe.​