England v Albania, 12 November 2021

Score5-0 to England
RefereeRuddy Buquet
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Europe group I
VenueWembley Stadium
Attendance80,366
Kick-off: 7.45pm GMT Head to Head Played: 6 England won: 6 Drawn: 0 Albania won: 0 England scored: 19 Albania scored: 1 Albania had now failed to score in their three visits to England (conceded 12).

5  England

Manager: Gareth Southgate

0  Albania

Manager: Edoardo Reja

Goals:

Harry Maguire 9 G
Harry Kane 18 G
Jordan Henderson 28 G
Harry Kane 33 G
Harry Kane 45 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Harry Kane (captain)

Starting lineup:

Thomas Strakosha Goalkeeper
Ardian Ismajli Defender
Marash Kumbulla Defender
Fréddie Veseli Defender
Klaus Gjasula Defender/Midfielder
Elseid Hysaj Defender/Midfielder (captain)
Nedim Bajrami Midfielder
Keidi Bare Midfielder
Sokol Cikalleshi Midfielder
Lorenc Trashi Midfielder
Myrto Uzuni Forward

Substitutions:

Tammy Abraham for Harry Kane 63
Jude Bellingham for Phil Foden 63
Jack Grealish for Kalvin Phillips 63
Trent Alexander-Arnold for Reece James 76
Emile Smith Rowe for Raheem Sterling 77

Substitutions:

Qazim Laci for Keidi Bare 12
Kastriot Dermaku for Marash Kumbulla 17
Enea Mihaj for Lorenc Trashi 46
Ylber Ramadani for Nedim Bajrami 46
Odise Roshi for Myrto Uzuni 86

Cards:

Cards:

Klaus Gjasula 8 Y
Sokol Cikalleshi 21 Y
Ardian Ismajli 25 Y
Qazim Laci 66 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone
Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Conor Coady
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Jude Bellingham
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Forward Tammy Abraham

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Etrit Berisha
Goalkeeper Gentian Selmani
Defender Kastriot Dermaku
Defender Albi Doka
Defender Erion Hoxhallari
Defender Enea Mihaj
Midfielder Qazim Laci
Midfielder Ermir Lenjani
Midfielder Ylber Ramadani
Midfielder Odise Roshi
Midfielder/Forward Endri Cekiçi
Forward Bekim Balaj

Comments:

England had now scored 42 goals in 2021; more than in any other year (previous record was 39 in 1908). Having already done so in 2019, Harry Kane had now again equalled the record for the most goals scored by a player for the Three Lions in a year (12); also by George Hilsdon in 1908 and Dixie Dean in 1927. England's starting XI had accumulated 451 caps prior to kick-off; the most for a Three Lions starting line-up since a FIFA World Cup qualifier in Ukraine on 10 September 2013 under manager Roy Hodgson (471). England named ten of a possible 12 substitutes.

Comments:

This was Albania's biggest defeat since a 6-1 loss in Romania on 21 November 2007 in a UEFA European Championship qualifier.

5  England

Manager: Gareth Southgate

Goals:

Harry Maguire 9 G
Harry Kane 18 G
Jordan Henderson 28 G
Harry Kane 33 G
Harry Kane 45 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Harry Kane (captain)

Substitutions:

Tammy Abraham for Harry Kane 63
Jude Bellingham for Phil Foden 63
Jack Grealish for Kalvin Phillips 63
Trent Alexander-Arnold for Reece James 76
Emile Smith Rowe for Raheem Sterling 77

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone
Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Conor Coady
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Jude Bellingham
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Forward Tammy Abraham

Comments:

England had now scored 42 goals in 2021; more than in any other year (previous record was 39 in 1908). Having already done so in 2019, Harry Kane had now again equalled the record for the most goals scored by a player for the Three Lions in a year (12); also by George Hilsdon in 1908 and Dixie Dean in 1927. England's starting XI had accumulated 451 caps prior to kick-off; the most for a Three Lions starting line-up since a FIFA World Cup qualifier in Ukraine on 10 September 2013 under manager Roy Hodgson (471). England named ten of a possible 12 substitutes.

0  Albania

Manager: Edoardo Reja

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Thomas Strakosha Goalkeeper
Ardian Ismajli Defender
Marash Kumbulla Defender
Fréddie Veseli Defender
Klaus Gjasula Defender/Midfielder
Elseid Hysaj Defender/Midfielder (captain)
Nedim Bajrami Midfielder
Keidi Bare Midfielder
Sokol Cikalleshi Midfielder
Lorenc Trashi Midfielder
Myrto Uzuni Forward

Substitutions:

Qazim Laci for Keidi Bare 12
Kastriot Dermaku for Marash Kumbulla 17
Enea Mihaj for Lorenc Trashi 46
Ylber Ramadani for Nedim Bajrami 46
Odise Roshi for Myrto Uzuni 86

Cards:

Klaus Gjasula 8 Y
Sokol Cikalleshi 21 Y
Ardian Ismajli 25 Y
Qazim Laci 66 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Etrit Berisha
Goalkeeper Gentian Selmani
Defender Kastriot Dermaku
Defender Albi Doka
Defender Erion Hoxhallari
Defender Enea Mihaj
Midfielder Qazim Laci
Midfielder Ermir Lenjani
Midfielder Ylber Ramadani
Midfielder Odise Roshi
Midfielder/Forward Endri Cekiçi
Forward Bekim Balaj

Comments:

This was Albania's biggest defeat since a 6-1 loss in Romania on 21 November 2007 in a UEFA European Championship qualifier.