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Remontada Spain vs England in UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League·Round 1 Sat 26/9·21:45
England
2-3 FT
Spain
  • Gordon36'
  • Kane40'
  • Yamal2'
  • Baena60'
  • Oyarzabal74'
Wembley Stadium84,525 spectatorsReferee: Davide Massa
Remontada
Difficulty
56

Spain trailed by one goal, then came back to win

  1. 40'Trailed by one goal
  2. 60'Equaliser
  3. 74'Winner

Why they came back

Pressure after falling behind

From minute 40 to the final whistle: Spain had 10 shots (3 on target), England only 8.

Changes by coach L. De la Fuente

Oyarzabal came on for Torres (55') and scored, Baena came on for Williams (55') and scored, Pedri came on for Ruiz (70').

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, 62% of fans backed Spain to win, but they fell behind by one goal first.

The match in one curve

Ahead by one goalLevelBehind by one goal0153045607590HT2'36'40'60'74'Substitution 55'Substitution 55'Substitution 70'Substitution 82'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadSpain goal England goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Spain chances, below: England. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
SpainEngland04590

Match story

  1. 2'

    Yamal opened the scoring for Spain, putting Spain ahead 1-0.

  2. 36'

    Gordon equalised for England, assisted by Bellingham, to make it 1-1.

  3. 40'

    Kane completed the turnaround for England, assisted by O'Reilly, putting England ahead 2-1.

  4. 54'

    Kane missed a penalty for England

  5. 60'

    Baena equalised for Spain, assisted by Olmo, to make it 2-2.

  6. 74'

    Oyarzabal completed the turnaround for Spain, assisted by Baena, putting Spain ahead 3-2.

The match in numbers

EnglandSpain
47%Possession53%
1.74Chance quality (xG)3.12
13Shots15
5On target5
3Big chances6
6Corners3
441Passes512

Top players

1
BellinghamEngland · Attacking Midfield
9.2
2
BaenaSpain · Left Forward
8.8
3
YamalSpain · Right Forward
8.4
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

England 28%Draw 10%Spain 62%
from 115,531 votes

Line-ups

Spain4-2-3-1
5.2 Trafford 6.0 O'Reilly 5.5 Guéhi 6.3 Konsa 5.4 Quansah 7.1 Lewis-Skelly 7.1 Anderson 7.5 Gordon 9.2 Bellingham 6.8 Saka 6.3 Kane 6.2 Simón 6.6 Cucurella 6.6 Laporte 6.6 Cubarsí 5.9 Pubill 6.5 Ruiz 6.4 Rodri 6.3 Williams 7.7 Olmo 8.4 Yamal 6.1 Torres
England4-2-3-1
England coach: Tuchel Spain coach: L. De la Fuente

Match events

EnglandSpain
  1. YamalGoal
    2'
  2. GordonGoal · assist: Bellingham
    36'
  3. KaneGoal · assist: O'Reilly
    40'
  4. KaneMissed penalty
    54'
  5. OyarzabalSubstitution · for Torres
    55'
  6. BaenaSubstitution · for Williams
    55'
  7. BaenaGoal · assist: Olmo
    60'
  8. O'ReillyYellow card
    67'
  9. GuéhiYellow card
    69'
  10. GarnerSubstitution · for Lewis-Skelly
    70'
  11. RogersSubstitution · for Gordon
    70'
  12. PedriSubstitution · for Ruiz
    70'
  13. OyarzabalGoal · assist: Baena
    74'
  14. BellinghamYellow card
    81'
  15. MerinoSubstitution · for Olmo
    82'
  16. Calvert-LewinSubstitution · for Kane
    83'
  17. Gibbs-WhiteSubstitution · for Saka
    83'
  18. BranthwaiteSubstitution · for Guéhi
    89'