England v Bulgaria, 07 September 2019

Score4-0 to England
RefereeMarco Guida
CompetitionUEFA European Championship Qualifying group A
VenueWembley Stadium
Attendance82,605

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Kick-off: 5.00pm BST England remained unbeaten in their 11 all-time meetings with Bulgaria (won seven) to equal their record for the most games against a nation without a defeat (also Finland and Turkey).

4 England

Manager: Gareth Southgate

0 Bulgaria

Manager: Krasimir Balakov

Goals:

Harry Kane 24 G
Harry Kane penalty 49 P
Raheem Sterling 55 G
Harry Kane penalty 73 P

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender Michael Keane
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder Danny Rose
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Trippier
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Harry Kane (captain)

Starting lineup:

Plamen Iliev Goalkeeper
Nikolay Bodurov Defender
Vasil Bozhikov Defender
Anton Nedyalkov Defender
Strahil Popov Defender
Kristiyan Malinov Defender/Midfielder
Galin Ivanov Midfielder
Marcelinho Midfielder
Georgi Sarmov Midfielder
Wanderson Midfielder
Ivelin Popov Midfielder/Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Mason Mount for Jordan Henderson 67
Jadon Sancho for Raheem Sterling 71
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Harry Kane 77

Substitutions:

Kristian Dimitrov for Nikolay Bodurov 65
Kiril Despodov for Marcelinho 67
Daniel Mladenov for Galin Ivanov 82

Cards:

Michael Keane 30 Y
Danny Rose 90 Y

Cards:

Nikolay Bodurov 36 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tom Heaton
Goalkeeper Nick Pope
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder Harry Winks
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho
Forward Callum Wilson

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hristo Ivanov
Goalkeeper Martin Lukov
Defender Kristian Dimitrov
Defender Ivan Goranov
Defender Georgi Terziev
Midfielder Georgi Milanov
Midfielder Daniel Mladenov
Midfielder Georgi Pashov
Midfielder Simeon Slavchev
Midfielder/Forward Kiril Despodov
Midfielder/Forward Bozhidar Kraev
Forward Nikolay Dimitrov

Comments:

England now remained unbeaten in their last 42 qualifiers for the World Cup and European Championships (won 33) since October 2009. With his second hat-trick, Harry Kane became the first player to score 25 or more goals in his first 40 appearances for the England since Gary Lineker (27). He had now has scored five penalties in his last five appearances at Wembley Stadium for club and country (two for Tottenham Hotspur and three for England). Atletico Madrid's Kieran Trippier became the first player from a Spanish club to play for the England since David Beckham (Real Madrid) in June 2007. Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling became the first players to score in each of England's opening three games of a UEFA European Championship qualifying campaign since David Beckham in Euro 2004.

Comments:

Bulgaria remained without a win in ten away games in qualifying for the World Cup or UEFA European Championship since June 2015 against Malta (lost eight).

4 England

Manager: Gareth Southgate

Goals:

Harry Kane 24 G
Harry Kane penalty 49 P
Raheem Sterling 55 G
Harry Kane penalty 73 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender Michael Keane
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder Danny Rose
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Trippier
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Harry Kane (captain)

Substitutions:

Mason Mount for Jordan Henderson 67
Jadon Sancho for Raheem Sterling 71
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Harry Kane 77

Cards:

Michael Keane 30 Y
Danny Rose 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tom Heaton
Goalkeeper Nick Pope
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Midfielder James Maddison
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder Harry Winks
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho
Forward Callum Wilson

Comments:

England now remained unbeaten in their last 42 qualifiers for the World Cup and European Championships (won 33) since October 2009. With his second hat-trick, Harry Kane became the first player to score 25 or more goals in his first 40 appearances for the England since Gary Lineker (27). He had now has scored five penalties in his last five appearances at Wembley Stadium for club and country (two for Tottenham Hotspur and three for England). Atletico Madrid's Kieran Trippier became the first player from a Spanish club to play for the England since David Beckham (Real Madrid) in June 2007. Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling became the first players to score in each of England's opening three games of a UEFA European Championship qualifying campaign since David Beckham in Euro 2004.

0 Bulgaria

Manager: Krasimir Balakov

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Plamen Iliev Goalkeeper
Nikolay Bodurov Defender
Vasil Bozhikov Defender
Anton Nedyalkov Defender
Strahil Popov Defender
Kristiyan Malinov Defender/Midfielder
Galin Ivanov Midfielder
Marcelinho Midfielder
Georgi Sarmov Midfielder
Wanderson Midfielder
Ivelin Popov Midfielder/Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Kristian Dimitrov for Nikolay Bodurov 65
Kiril Despodov for Marcelinho 67
Daniel Mladenov for Galin Ivanov 82

Cards:

Nikolay Bodurov 36 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hristo Ivanov
Goalkeeper Martin Lukov
Defender Kristian Dimitrov
Defender Ivan Goranov
Defender Georgi Terziev
Midfielder Georgi Milanov
Midfielder Daniel Mladenov
Midfielder Georgi Pashov
Midfielder Simeon Slavchev
Midfielder/Forward Kiril Despodov
Midfielder/Forward Bozhidar Kraev
Forward Nikolay Dimitrov

Comments:

Bulgaria remained without a win in ten away games in qualifying for the World Cup or UEFA European Championship since June 2015 against Malta (lost eight).