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England were victorious against Ireland 5-0 at Wembley thanks to a second-half blitz led by interim manager Lee Carsley’s final game as interim manager as Harry Kane scored from the penalty spot, Anthony Gordon scored twice, Conor Gallagher netted once more while Jarrod Bowen and Taylor Harwood-Bellis made their Nations League debuts en route to winning this match easily for England.
Republic of Ireland Starting XI:
Position | Player |
---|---|
Goalkeeper | Caoimhín Kelleher |
Defender | Dara O’Shea |
Defender | Nathan Collins |
Defender | Liam Scales |
Defender | Callum O’Dowda |
Midfielder | Jayson Molumby |
Midfielder | Josh Cullen |
Midfielder | Festy Ebosele |
Midfielder | Sammie Szmodics |
Forward | Evan Ferguson |
Forward | Chiedozie Ogbene |
England Starting XI:
Position | Player |
---|---|
Goalkeeper | Jordan Pickford |
Defender | Tino Livramento |
Defender | Kyle Walker |
Defender | Marc Guehi |
Defender | Lewis Hall |
Midfielder | Conor Gallagher |
Midfielder | Curtis Jones |
Midfielder | Noni Madueke |
Midfielder | Jude Bellingham |
Midfielder | Anthony Gordon |
Forward | Harry Kane (Captain) |
These lineups reflect the teams as they started the match at Wembley Stadium.
History
Republic of Ireland will meet England for their opening UEFA Nations League clash at Wembley Stadium on Friday and it appears like an obvious mismatch on paper. England are heavily favored to win with bookmakers pricing it up as near-certainty; however, Irish are no pushovers and have much to prove in Wembley Stadium.
Both teams have met frequently throughout history, such as at Italia ’90 where Ireland won on penalty kick thanks to a Ray Houghton header. Furthermore, both met again during World Cup qualifiers at home where Ireland triumphed 2-0 while England fell 3-1 at Wembley. More recently they have also competed in three friendly matches between each other.
Both teams will look to get off to an impressive start in Dublin, though Irish opponents must remain particularly wary of an England side led by interim manager Lee Carsley and featuring Declan Rice and Jack Grealish who started under Carsley last time out at Wembley, only for them to be met with jeers from their own fans – though both players will hope that is all forgotten when facing off against Ireland in Dublin.
England have struggled all season to create clear-cut chances, relying heavily on individual performances such as Jude Bellingham’s equaliser against Slovakia for goals. Under Carsley’s tutelage they will look for improvement against Ireland.
Ireland have kept much of their squad that played against Italy unchanged from their last friendly. Marc Guehi and John O’Shea will continue as centre backs, with Coleman and Collins as centre back partners; Trent Alexander-Arnold will cover right back duty while Levi Colwill can cover left back duty if necessary. In midfield, Ireland will use their familiar 3-4-3 formation with Declan Rice, Kobbie Mainoo and Anthony Gordon on either flank; Jadon Sancho will provide support with debutants Morgan Gibbs-White and Noni Madueke coming off bench for debutants Morgan Gibbs-White and Noni Madueke to join in midfield play.
Venue
At Wembley Stadium on March 30, the Republic of Ireland and England meet for their 2024 Nations League fixture for the first time since 2012. Ireland are currently third in their group but failed to win any matches this campaign, likely being relegated down into League C whereas England finished first and will likely qualify for a promotion play-off against their counterpart from League B.
Both teams will face off again in March to decide their futures – likely the winner being promoted to League A while the loser could potentially drop down into League C. UEFA created the Nations League as a replacement to “meaningless” international friendlies; now in its third season.
After an uneventful first half, England finally took control of the second. Harry Kane‘s penalty kick, Anthony Gordon’s volley and Conor Gallagher’s tap-in all contributed towards breaking Ireland’s resistance. Jarrod Bowen made it five with his first touch after coming off the bench, before Taylor Harwood-Bellis headed in six goals during his debut.
With Ireland having struggled to find consistency this tournament, Liam Scales was given his marching orders for fouling Jude Bellingham at 2-0 down. As such, his suspension could prove costly as they attempt to find consistency going forward.
Irish soccer team stands a good chance of making Euro 2016 finals but must win all remaining matches to do so. After being defeated by England in their opening game in Stuttgart, Ireland came back strong by drawing with Soviet Union and coming within seven minutes of defeating Netherlands 1-0 in Gelsenkirchen. Last time Republic of Ireland made major tournament was in 1988 where they shocked Europe by beating England with Ray Houghton’s header beating England 1-0; also made 1992 final but lost it against Germany while last qualifying for World Cup finals was back then however where they reached semi finals, losing on penalties to Spain despite making 1992 finals appearance.
Preparation
The Republic of Ireland National Football Team represents Ireland at international men’s soccer competitions. Reflecting political division, two separate national teams – Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland – exist representing North and South, however until 1950 when this current arrangement came into place they competed as one team. Today the Irish National Football Team participates in European Nations League qualifying rounds as well as friendly matches against other countries.
Ireland are currently at the bottom of their Nations League group and face either relegation or promotion play-offs in March. Heimir Hallgrimsson hopes his side can avoid both by beating England at Wembley; unfortunately they have lost five previous meetings against them with only two wins to their name so far.
England are entering their match against Ireland much stronger than they were following their defeat to Greece back in October. Lee Carsley’s bold team selection proved fruitful and victory could put England on course to avoid an exit play-off tie provided they beat Bulgaria in their final group game next week.
Ireland are expected to follow a similar strategy used by Greece, who sat deep and soaked up pressure before counterattacking on the counterattack. While Ireland have the potential to frustrate England, they must be more clinical than in Athens where many chances came through mistakes.
Under such high stakes, both teams will be eager to get on the scoresheet. Furthermore, both sides scored two goals each in 2012’s friendly encounter between them – an encouraging sign.
Ireland began the game strong and looked dangerous in the final third. They couldn’t find the breakthrough that would guarantee them victory; O’Dowd was brought down by Bellingham, leaving him with an advantageous free-kick in an area which could pose problems for Ireland.
Team news
Republic of Ireland have named an unchanged team for Sunday’s UEFA Nations League Group B game against England at Wembley Stadium. Manager Heimir Hallgrimsson will hope his side can build upon their 3-0 win against Finland in their initial group phase match, in order to guarantee themselves a play-off matchup against one of the other three group runners-ups.
Ireland were eliminated from World Cup qualifying at the end of 2018, following their 2-0 defeat against Ukraine in their final game – just days after losing out on an Euro 2024 semi-final place against Turkey thanks to Gareth Southgate’s side beating Denmark 3-2 away from home. Since that defeat, they have played four matches, winning two (including an historic 2-2 draw with Bulgaria under new manager Stephen Kenny).
At first, neither side could create much in terms of attack until Luke Shaw of England was forced off due to injury in the final minute of the first half. Carsley will hope that Shaw makes a speedy recovery as Levi Colwill and Rico Lewis could both return for international duty as replacements in his absence.
England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford was kept busy early, saving with ease from Ireland winger Finn Azaz’s seemingly innocuous free-kick. England took an early advantage in the second half, with Bellingham trying to find Kane with an intricate cross, only for it to be blocked by Scales on his way through.
After the interval, the visitors looked to make an immediate impactful statement through a free kick from Azaz on the left wing, which was cleared away for a corner by Jonny Evans and headed over by Irish defender Martin O’Shea from close range shortly thereafter with another corner taken by Evans himself.
Irish fans have made themselves felt with an enthusiastic performance during this match-up as the crowd sing the national anthem before the second-half kicks off. England interim manager Lee Carsley will not sing it due to never doing it as a player himself.
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