England 3 - 1 Italy

England scorers: Harry Kane (32’ pen., 77’), Marcus Rashford (57’)

Italy scorers: Gianluca Scamacca (15’)

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Venue: Wembley Stadium, London, England

Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

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England:

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Jordan Pickford		Aaron Ramsdale
John Stones	63’	Sam Johnstone
Harry Maguire		Lewis Dunk
Kyle Walker		Levi Colwill
Kieran Trippier		Marc Guéhi	63’
Kalvin Phillips	9’ 69’	Trent Alexander-Arnold
Declan Rice		Jarrod Bowen
Marcus Rashford	57’	Jordan Henderson	69’
Jude Bellingham	85’	Conor Gallagher
Phil Foden		James Maddison
Harry Kane	32’ 77’	Jack Grealish	85’
		Ollie Watkins

Manager: Gareth Southgate (England)

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Italy:

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Gianluigi Donnarumma		Alex Meret
Giorgio Scalvini	65’	Guglielmo Vicario
Francesco Acerbi	63’	Alessandro Bastoni	63’
Giovanni Di Lorenzo	28’	Gianluca Mancini
Destiny Udogie	10’ 63’	Federico Gatti
Bryan Cristante		Matteo Darmian
Davide Frattesi		Federico Dimarco	63’
Nicolò Barella		Manuel Locatelli
Domenico Berardi	78’	Giacomo Bonaventura
Stephan El Shaarawy		Giacomo Raspadori	78’
Gianluca Scamacca	15’ 63’	Moise Kean	63’
		Riccardo Orsolini

Manager: Luciano Spalletti (Italy)

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MATCH EVENTS

1’: We’re off!

9’: Kalvin Phillips carded for a rough late challenge on Frattesi

10’: Destiny Udogie goes into the book after Foden steals an underhit pass from Frattesi, forcing Udogie into the tactical foul

13’: Rashford’s free kick gets over the wall! And just misses the top corner.

15’: GOAL ITALY!! Di Lorenzo fires a cross, it takes a tiny deflection but reaches Gianluca Scamacca who roofs it from close range!

23’: Scamacca goes for his second! Fires wide.

26’: Bellingham’s header towards the far side is weak and easily saved by Donnarumma.

28’: PENALTY FOR ENGLAND!! Bellingham scythed down by Giovanni Di Lorenzo! A long VAR check to confirm it and give Di Lorenzo a card.

32’: GOAL ENGLAND!! Harry Kane takes the penalty right down the middle!

36’: Almost another goal for Italy from a cross from the right! But Stones makes a crucial desperate block.

40’: Pause for medical attention as Bellingham and Scalvini crack their heads together.

44’: SAVE! Rashford gets around Di Lorenzo and fires but it’s right at Donnarumma.

45+2’: SAVE!! Pickford gets down in time and denies Udogie from close range! Gives up a big rebound right up in the middle but the defense shuts it down.

45+3’: Acerbi misses the target from a difficult angle.

HT England 1-1 Italy Exciting match so far!

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46’: We’re back!

48’: Foden goes down in the box, it won’t be given as a penalty. Looked like a dive to me in real time but upon replay I think Italy got away with one there.

51’: Phillips puts a shot over the bar from distance.

56’: Berardi fires way over.

57’: GOAL ENGLAND!! Bellingham launches the counter, then feeds it to Marcus Rashford on the left, Rashford cuts down the edge of the box and fires between the defenders!

61’: Scamacca on target! Stopped and claimed comfortably by Pickford.

63’: England substitution: Marc Guéhi on for John Stones

63’: Italy triple sub: Alessandro Bastoni, Federico Dimarco and Moise Kean on for Francesco Acerbi, Destiny Udogie and Gianluca Scamacca

65’: Giorgio Scalvini carded for dissent after a bad no-call on Phillips.

68’: SAVE! Foden smashes a shot from distance but Donnarumma down in time!

69’: England substitution: Jordan Henderson on for Kalvin Phillips

77’: GOAL ENGLAND!! A beautiful solo goal from Harry Kane, dribbling through the three-man defense and finishing over the keeper’s outstretched arm!

78’: Italy substitution: Giacomo Raspadori on for Domenico Berardi

85’: England substitution: Jack Grealish on for Jude Bellingham

90+1’: Kean stabs a shot on target but Pickford is behind it all the way.

FT England 3-1 Italy England qualifies for Euro 2024!