Albania v England, 28 March 2021

Score2-0 to England
RefereeOrel Grinfeld
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Europe group I
VenueArena Kombëtare, Tirana
Attendance200
Kick-off: 6.00pm local (5.00pm BST) Attendance limited due to COVID-19 restrictions.

0  Albania

Manager: Edoardo Reja

2  England

Manager: Gareth Southgate

Goals:

Goals:

Harry Kane 38 G
Mason Mount 63 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Etrit Berisha (captain)
Defender Berat Djimsiti
Defender Ardian Ismajli
Defender Hysen Memolla
Defender Fréddie Veseli
Defender/Midfielder Elseid Hysaj
Midfielder Keidi Bare
Midfielder Sokol Cikalleshi
Midfielder Qazim Laci
Forward Armando Broja
Forward Myrto Uzuni

Starting lineup:

Nick Pope Goalkeeper
Harry Maguire Defender
Luke Shaw Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
John Stones Defender/Midfielder
Mason Mount Midfielder
Kalvin Phillips Midfielder
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward
Harry Kane Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Ermir Lenjani for Armando Broja 59
Rey Manaj for Sokol Cikalleshi 59
Klaus Gjasula for Hysen Memolla 59
Ledian Memushaj for Keidi Bare 71
Ylber Ramadani for Qazim Laci 89

Substitutions:

James Ward-Prowse for Kalvin Phillips 71
Jesse Lingard for Phil Foden 81

Cards:

Keidi Bare 21 Y
Elseid Hysaj 79 Y
Klaus Gjasula 89 Y

Cards:

Kyle Walker 69 Y
Harry Kane 73 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gentian Selmani
Goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha
Defender Arlind Ajeti
Defender Albi Doka
Defender Erion Hoxhallari
Defender/Midfielder Klaus Gjasula
Midfielder Sherif Kallaku
Midfielder Ermir Lenjani
Midfielder Ledian Memushaj
Midfielder Ylber Ramadani
Forward Florian Kamberi
Forward Rey Manaj

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Conor Coady
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Trippier
Midfielder Jude Bellingham
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Midfielder/Forward Jesse Lingard
Forward Ollie Watkins

Comments:

Nick Pope became the first goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in all of his first six 'A' international appearances for England.

0  Albania

Manager: Edoardo Reja

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Etrit Berisha (captain)
Defender Berat Djimsiti
Defender Ardian Ismajli
Defender Hysen Memolla
Defender Fréddie Veseli
Defender/Midfielder Elseid Hysaj
Midfielder Keidi Bare
Midfielder Sokol Cikalleshi
Midfielder Qazim Laci
Forward Armando Broja
Forward Myrto Uzuni

Substitutions:

Ermir Lenjani for Armando Broja 59
Rey Manaj for Sokol Cikalleshi 59
Klaus Gjasula for Hysen Memolla 59
Ledian Memushaj for Keidi Bare 71
Ylber Ramadani for Qazim Laci 89

Cards:

Keidi Bare 21 Y
Elseid Hysaj 79 Y
Klaus Gjasula 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gentian Selmani
Goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha
Defender Arlind Ajeti
Defender Albi Doka
Defender Erion Hoxhallari
Defender/Midfielder Klaus Gjasula
Midfielder Sherif Kallaku
Midfielder Ermir Lenjani
Midfielder Ledian Memushaj
Midfielder Ylber Ramadani
Forward Florian Kamberi
Forward Rey Manaj

2  England

Manager: Gareth Southgate

Goals:

Harry Kane 38 G
Mason Mount 63 G

Starting lineup:

Nick Pope Goalkeeper
Harry Maguire Defender
Luke Shaw Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
John Stones Defender/Midfielder
Mason Mount Midfielder
Kalvin Phillips Midfielder
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward
Harry Kane Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

James Ward-Prowse for Kalvin Phillips 71
Jesse Lingard for Phil Foden 81

Cards:

Kyle Walker 69 Y
Harry Kane 73 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Conor Coady
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Trippier
Midfielder Jude Bellingham
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Midfielder/Forward Jesse Lingard
Forward Ollie Watkins

Comments:

Nick Pope became the first goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in all of his first six 'A' international appearances for England.