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World Cup qualifying: Reaction as Kane hat-trick helps England thrash Albania
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- Kane scores hat-trick as England run riot against Albania
- Maguire and Henderson also on target for dominant hosts
- England need one point from final game against San Marino to reach World Cup
- Three Lions three points above second-placed Poland
- Sub Smith Rowe comes on for debut
Match Stats
Home TeamEnglandAway TeamAlbania
- Possession
- Home64%
- Away36%
- Shots
- Home15
- Away5
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away4
- Corners
- Home4
- Away0
- Fouls
- Home3
- Away14
Line-ups
England
Formation 3-4-3
1Pickford
2Walker5Stones6Maguire
4James8Henderson7Phillips3Chilwell
11Foden9Kane10Sterling
- 1Pickford
- 2Walker
- 5Stones
- 6Maguire
- 4JamesSubstituted forAlexander-Arnoldat 77'minutes
- 8Henderson
- 7PhillipsSubstituted forBellinghamat 64'minutes
- 3Chilwell
- 11FodenSubstituted forGrealishat 63'minutes
- 9KaneSubstituted forAbrahamat 63'minutes
- 10SterlingSubstituted forSmith Roweat 77'minutes
Substitutes
- 12Alexander-Arnold
- 13Johnstone
- 14Grealish
- 15Mings
- 16Coady
- 17Abraham
- 18Bellingham
- 19Smith Rowe
- 20Saka
- 22Ramsdale
Albania
Formation 3-4-3
23Strakosha
18Ismajli15Kumbulla5Veseli
4Hysaj8Gjasula7Bare20Trashi
11Uzuni16Cikalleshi10Bajrami
- 23Strakosha
- 18IsmajliBooked at 25mins
- 15KumbullaSubstituted forDermakuat 17'minutes
- 5Veseli
- 4Hysaj
- 8GjasulaBooked at 8mins
- 7BareSubstituted forLaciat 12'minutesBooked at 67mins
- 20TrashiSubstituted forMihajat 45'minutes
- 11UzuniSubstituted forRoshiat 86'minutes
- 16CikalleshiBooked at 21mins
- 10BajramiSubstituted forRamadaniat 45'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Berisha
- 2Hoxhallari
- 3Lenjani
- 6Dermaku
- 9Çekiçi
- 12Selmani
- 13Mihaj
- 14Laci
- 17Ramadani
- 19Balaj
- 21Roshi
- 22Doka
- Referee:
- Ruddy Buquet
- Attendance:
- 80,366
Scores
Filter by section. Currently selected: World Cup Qual Euro
Friday 12th November 2021
As It Stood
Filter by section. Currently selected: World Cup Qual Euro
A
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Portugal | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 17 | |
2 | Serbia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 17 | |
3 | Luxembourg | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 9 | |
4 | Republic of Ireland | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | |
5 | Azerbaijan | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -13 | 1 |
B
C
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Italy | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15 | |
2 | Switzerland | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 15 | |
3 | Northern Ireland | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 8 | |
4 | Bulgaria | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 8 | |
5 | Lithuania | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 19 | -15 | 3 |
D
E
F
G
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Netherlands | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 23 | 19 | |
2 | Norway | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 17 | |
3 | Turkey | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 15 | |
4 | Montenegro | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | |
5 | Latvia | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 5 | |
6 | Gibraltar | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 34 | -31 | 0 |
H
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Football Union of Russia | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 22 | |
2 | Croatia | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 20 | |
3 | Slovakia | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 11 | |
4 | Slovenia | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | |
5 | Malta | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 24 | -15 | 5 | |
6 | Cyprus | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 19 | -16 | 5 |
I
J
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 29 | 24 | |
2 | North Macedonia | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 15 | |
3 | Romania | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 14 | |
4 | Armenia | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 12 | |
5 | Iceland | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 9 | |
6 | Liechtenstein | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 32 | -30 | 1 |
Live Reporting
Shamoon Hafez at Wembley
All times stated are UK
Post update
England 5-0 Albania
England have stopped playing and they have to be careful not to concede at the back.
Sokol Cikalleshi goes for an overhead kick inside the box and as John Stones and Reece James both have their eyes on the ball, they collide into each other at full speed.
You could hear the thud and both have been hurt badly.
Thriller in Klagenfurt
More action in Austria. The home side are level against Israel, through Louis Schaub's goal. 2-2 the score.
And Denmark have added to their lead against the Faroe Islands. Substitute Jacob Bruun Larsen has made it 2-0.
Post update
England 5-0 Albania
Tell you what, that roar for Jack Grealish was deafening.
Caught the journalist in front of me by surprise too - he closed his eyes and grimaced at the ferocity of it.
SUBSTITUTIONS
England 5-0 Albania
Here come the changes for England.
Hat-trick hero Harry Kane, Phil Foden and Kalvin Phillips come off.
On come Roma striker Tammy Abraham, Jack Grealish and Jude Bellingham.
"Juuuuuuuuuuuudee."
Post update
England 5-0 Albania
Awww, no no no no no noooo.
We've got a Mexican wave going round.
It's properly picked up momentum too.
Post update
England 5-0 Albania
San Marino, who are positioned 210 out of 210 in the world.
Post update
England 5-0 Albania
Just shy of the hour mark...
And just to spell it out, this victory will not be enough to take England to Qatar.
Poland are 3-1 up in Andorra so Gareth Southgate's will need a point against San Marino.
Action in Austria
Two goals so far in the second-half. Both have come in Austria.
The first was a penalty, scored by Marco Arnautovic to draw the home side level. Soon after, though, the visitors retake the lead with Dor Peretz scoring the goal.
Post update
England 5-0 Albania
Spoke to an Albanian journalist as I was getting a half-time cuppa.
We gave that awkward meeting-a-stranger-for-the-first-time smile to each other, under our masks.
"Not going well, eh?" I said.
He laughed and replied, "England too good, too good."
Post update
England 5-0 Albania
Emile Smith Rowe, whose name looks like it's missing a hyphen, is out on the touchline and is getting some instructions from the England coaching staff.
Perfect time to give him a debut, 5-0 up and with the opposition there for the taking.
Post update
England 5-0 Albania
Rob Green basically saying it's a second half for stat padding.
I'm all for it.
'All about personal motivations now'
England 5-0 Albania
Rob Green
Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live
England are well on their way to a comfortable win. They have come out and been a little bit flat now in this second half. It is very difficult to criticise but as a team you have to get your personal motivations now - opportunities to score and opportunities to get your stats up.
CLOSE!
England 5-0 Albania
Jordan Henderson isn't a regular starter in this England XI but is going to give Gareth Southgate a headache after this game.
Another lovely pick out by the Liverpool captain, fizzing the ball into the feet of Harry Kane on the edge of the box, but the Tottenham striker blazes over.
Post update
England 5-0 Albania
Fair play to the Albanian supporters in the corner, they're still chanting and banging their drum.
Those that are left anyway.
Post update
England 5-0 Albania
The best thing about that third Harry Kane goal was the gasp from the crowd when they saw him leap into the air.
There was a moment when they held their breath before screaming in celebration, almost in disbelief at what they had seen.
CLOSE!
England 5-0 Albania
Work to do for Jordan Pickford at the start of the second half.
Sokol Cikalleshi, who has been Albania's most dangerous attacking outlet, lets rip from 30 yards out but it is cleanly grasped by the England numero uno.
Post update
OK I'll calm down.
KICK-OFF
England 5-0 Albania
England had 11 shots in that first half, they scored five.
Can they double the scoreline in the second half?
On this day
A cheeky finish here from Frank Lampard 10 years ago today.
Which of you predicted in 2011 that Lampard would be dropping out of the running for the Norwich job in 2021?
Post update
Ahhh yeh, perfect hat-trick! Didn't clock that.
Goals were flying in all over the place, hard to keep track.