England vs Albania

World Cup - Qualification Europe

England

2-0

Full-time HT 1-0

Albania

Myles Lewis-Skelly 20'
Harry Kane 77'

Pre-match
First half
Half-time
Second half
Full-time

Friday 21 March · 22:45 A. Hernandez (Spain)

Events Lineups Stats Standings Head-to-head

The match in brief

England beat Albania 2-0. Scorers for England: Myles Lewis-Skelly 20', Harry Kane 77'. England had 74% of possession.

England Albania Albania logo

Full-time 2 - 0
90'
Reece James Out: Myles Lewis-Skelly · England Substitution for England: Reece James comes on for Myles Lewis-Skelly
82'
Elhan Kastrati Out: Thomas Strakosha · Albania Substitution for Albania: Elhan Kastrati comes on for Thomas Strakosha
82'
Jordan Henderson Out: Declan Rice · England Substitution for England: Jordan Henderson comes on for Declan Rice
78'
Arbër Hoxha Out: Jasir Asani · Albania Substitution for Albania: Arbër Hoxha comes on for Jasir Asani
78'
Adrion Pajaziti Out: Qazim Laçi · Albania Substitution for Albania: Adrion Pajaziti comes on for Qazim Laçi
77'
Harry Kane 2-0 Goal · Assist: Declan Rice · England Declan Rice provides, Harry Kane finishes for England (2-0)
74'
Jarrod Bowen Out: Philip Foden · England Substitution for England: Jarrod Bowen comes on for Philip Foden
74'
Anthony Gordon Out: Marcus Rashford · England Substitution for England: Anthony Gordon comes on for Marcus Rashford
74'
Morgan Rogers Out: Curtis Jones · England Substitution for England: Morgan Rogers comes on for Curtis Jones
63'
Armando Broja Out: Nedim Bajrami · Albania Substitution for Albania: Armando Broja comes on for Nedim Bajrami
Half-time 1 - 0
32'
Berat Djimsiti Yellow card · Albania Berat Djimsiti of Albania is booked
20'
Myles Lewis-Skelly 1-0 Goal · Assist: Jude Bellingham · England Jude Bellingham provides, Myles Lewis-Skelly finishes for England (1-0)
Kick-off

The teams before the match

England Albania Albania logo

WLWWW Last 5 matches LLWDL

1Position2

24Pts14

2.2Goals scored per match1

0.8Goals conceded per match1.2

4Clean sheets2

From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.

Group A

Pos	Team	P	W	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Germany	6	5	1	16	3	16:3	+13	15	WWWWW
2	Slovakia	6	4	2	6	8	6:8	-2	12	LWWLW
3	Northern Ireland	6	3	3	7	6	7:6	+1	9	WLLWL
4	Luxembourg	6	0	6	1	13	1:13	-12	0	LLLLL

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group B

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Switzerland	6	4	2	0	14	2	14:2	+12	14	DWDWW
2	Kosovo	6	3	2	1	6	5	6:5	+1	11	DWWDW
3	Slovenia	6	0	4	2	3	8	3:8	-5	4	DLDDL
4	Sweden	6	0	2	4	4	12	4:12	-8	2	DLLLL

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group C

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Scotland	6	4	1	1	13	7	13:7	+6	13	WLWWW
2	Denmark	6	3	2	1	16	7	16:7	+9	11	LDWWW
3	Greece	6	2	1	3	10	12	10:12	-2	7	DWLLL
4	Belarus	6	0	2	4	4	17	4:17	-13	2	DDLLL

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group D

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	France	6	5	1	0	16	4	16:4	+12	16	WWDWW
2	Ukraine	6	3	1	2	10	11	10:11	-1	10	WLWWD
3	Iceland	6	2	1	3	13	11	13:11	+2	7	LWDLL
4	Azerbaijan	6	0	1	5	3	16	3:16	-13	1	LLLLD

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group E

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Spain	6	5	1	0	21	2	21:2	+19	16	DWWWW
2	Türkiye	6	4	1	1	17	12	17:12	+5	13	DWWWL
3	Georgia	6	1	0	5	7	15	7:15	-8	3	LLLLW
4	Bulgaria	6	1	0	5	3	19	3:19	-16	3	WLLLL

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group F

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Portugal	6	4	1	1	20	7	20:7	+13	13	WLDWW
2	Rep. Of Ireland	6	3	1	2	9	7	9:7	+2	10	WWWLL
3	Hungary	6	2	2	2	11	10	11:10	+1	8	LWDWL
4	Armenia	6	1	0	5	3	19	3:19	-16	3	LLLLW

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group G

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Netherlands	8	6	2	0	27	4	27:4	+23	20	WDWWW
2	Poland	8	5	2	1	14	7	14:7	+7	17	WDWWD
3	Finland	8	3	1	4	8	14	8:14	-6	10	LLWLW
4	Malta	8	1	2	5	4	19	4:19	-15	5	LWLDL
5	Lithuania	8	0	3	5	6	15	6:15	-9	3	LLLLD

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group H

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Austria	8	6	1	1	22	4	22:4	+18	19	DWLWW
2	Bosnia & Herzegovina	8	5	2	1	17	7	17:7	+10	17	DWDLW
3	Romania	8	4	1	3	19	10	19:10	+9	13	WLWDW
4	Cyprus	8	2	2	4	11	11	11:11	0	8	LWDDL
5	San Marino	8	0	0	8	2	39	2:39	-37	0	LLLLL

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group I

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Norway	8	8	0	0	37	5	37:5	+32	24	WWWWW
2	Italy	8	6	0	2	21	12	21:12	+9	18	LWWWW
3	Israel	8	4	0	4	19	20	19:20	-1	12	WLLLW
4	Estonia	8	1	1	6	8	21	8:21	-13	4	LDLLL
5	Moldova	8	0	1	7	5	32	5:32	-27	1	LLDLL

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group J

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Belgium	8	5	3	0	29	7	29:7	+22	18	WDWDW
2	Wales	8	5	1	2	21	11	21:11	+10	16	WWLWL
3	FYR Macedonia	8	3	4	1	13	10	13:10	+3	13	LDDWW
4	Kazakhstan	8	2	2	4	9	13	9:13	-4	8	DDWLL
5	Liechtenstein	8	0	0	8	0	31	0:31	-31	0	LLLLL

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group K

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	England	8	8	0	0	22	0	22:0	+22	24	WWWWW
2	Albania	8	4	2	2	7	5	7:5	+2	14	LWWWD
3	Serbia	8	4	1	3	9	10	9:10	-1	13	WLWLL
4	Latvia	8	1	2	5	5	15	5:15	-10	5	LLDLL
5	Andorra	8	0	1	7	3	16	3:16	-13	1	LLDLL

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group L

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Croatia	8	7	1	0	26	4	26:4	+22	22	WWWDW
2	Czechia	8	5	1	2	18	8	18:8	+10	16	WLDWL
3	Faroe Islands	8	4	0	4	11	9	11:9	+2	12	LWWWL
4	Montenegro	8	3	0	5	8	17	8:17	-9	9	LWLLL
5	Gibraltar	8	0	0	8	3	28	3:28	-25	0	LLLLL