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England National Football Team Match No. 809

England 2 Denmark 3 [2-2]

Sunday, 16 November 2003

England Pre-Match

Match Summary and Report Team Records England Pre-Match Denmark Pre-Match

 

England Squad for Match Against Denmark 16 November 2003
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club St Sub App G Cpt Dis
Beattie, James S. 27-Feb-1978 25 F Southampton FC 2 2 4 0 0 None
Beattie received a late call to the squad on 14 November 2003 after Alan Smith's suspension from national team duty.
Beckham, David R.J. 02-May-1975 28 M Real Madrid CF, Spain 61 3 64 13 28 1 E  9 C
Bridge, Wayne M. 05-Aug-1980 23 D Chelsea FC 8 6 14 0 0 1 C
Butt, Nicholas 21-Jan-1975 28 M Manchester United FC 20 10 30 0 0 1 C
Cole, Ashley 20-Dec-1980 22 D Arsenal FC 22 0 22 0 0 2 C
Cole, Joseph J. 08-Nov-1981 22 M Chelsea FC 1 11 12 1 0 None
Gardner, Anthony 10-Sep-1980 23 D Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0 0 0 0 None
Gardner received a late call to the squad on 11 November 2003, immediately following Gareth Southgate's withdrawal.
Gerrard, Steven G. 30-May-1980 23 M Liverpool FC 20 1 21 3 0 3 C
Gerrard withdrew from the squad due to injury on 13 November 2003.
Heskey, Emile W. I. 11-Jan-1978 25 F/M Liverpool FC 25 12 37 5 0 3 C
James, David B. 01-Aug-1970 33 G West Ham United FC 14 6 20 0 0 1 C
Jenas, Jermaine A. 18-Feb-1983 20 M Newcastle United FC 0 3 3 0 0 None
Johnson, Glen M. 23-Aug-1984 19 D Chelsea FC 0 0 0 0 0 None
Lampard, Frank J. 20-Jun-1978 25 M Chelsea FC 7 8 15 1 0 None
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club St Sub App G Cpt Dis
Mills, Daniel J. 18-May-1977 26 D Middlesbrough FC on loan from Leeds United AFC 11 7 18 0 0 2 C
Murphy, Daniel B. 18-Mar-1977 26 M Liverpool FC 1 7 8 1 0 None
Neville, Gary A. 18-Feb-1975 28 D Manchester United FC 55 5 60 0 0 4 C
Neville, Philip J. 21-Jan-1977 26 D Manchester United FC 29 14 43 0 0 1 C
Parker, Scott M. 13-Oct-1980 23 M Charlton Athletic FC 0 0 0 0 0 None
Robinson, Paul W. 15-Oct-1979 24 G Leeds United AFC 0 3 3 0 0 None
Rooney, Wayne M. 24-Oct-1985 18 F Everton FC 5 3 8 2 0 None

Smith, Alan

28-Oct-1980

 23 F

Leeds United AFC

 2 4 6 1 0 1 E 2 C
Smith received a late call to the squad on 13 November 2003 due to an  insufficient number of fit forwards, but was suspended
from national team duty the same day because of his arrest on criminal assault charges a few hours before his call-up.
Southgate, Gareth 03-Sep-1970 33 D Middlesbrough FC 43 12 55 2 0 3 C
Southgate withdrew from the squad due to injury on 11 November 2003.
Terry, John G. 07-Dec-1980 22 D Chelsea FC 4 1 5 0 0 None
Upson, Matthew J. 18-Apr-1979 24 D Birmingham City FC 3 2 5 0 0 None
Vassell, Darius 13-Jun-1980 23 F Aston Villa FC 5 10 15 4 0 None
Vassell was released from the squad due to injury on 14 November 2003, following James Beattie's late call.
Walker, Ian M. 31-Oct-1971 32 G Leicester City FC 1 2 3 0 0 None

Notes

Monday, 10 November 2003 - Manager Sven-Göran Eriksson  announced a 23-man squad for England's friendly match against Denmark at Old Trafford, Manchester on Sunday, 16 November 2003.

Tuesday, 11 November 2003 - The luckless Gareth Southgate, recalled to the squad yesterday in the absence of Rio Ferdinand and Sol Campbell, was forced to withdraw with a thigh injury.  A late call was promptly given to Anthony Gardner, who had not previously been named to a senior England squad.  Gardner became the squad's third uncapped player,  joining Glen Johnson and Scott Parker, and is one of two, with Johnson, to receive a first call to the senior squad.

 

England Player Injuries Affecting Match Against Denmark 16 November 2003
Gareth Southgate, Defender, Middlesbrough FC
Date Details
11-Nov-2003 Southgate  pulls out of the England squad due to a thigh injury.
Sol Campbell, Defender, Arsenal FC
Date Details
11-Nov-2003 Campbell  picked up a slight ankle-injury in Arsenal's 2-1 defeat of Tottenham Hotspur and he is omitted from the England squad.
David Beckham, Midfielder, Real Madrid CF
Date Details
11-Nov-2003 The England captain  is nursing a bruised lower  back, although there are no indications this will cause him to miss the Denmark game.  Beckham sustained the injury  during Real Madrid's 4-1 win over Sevilla over the weekend.  Club doctors have advised him to rest, and he has been omitted from the Real Madrid squad that will face Vallodolid in a friendly on Tuesday.
Wayne Rooney, Forward, Everton FC
Date Details
10-Nov-2003 Rooney gets the flu that has affected several Everton players and was omitted from the Everton squad facing Blackburn Rovers on Monday.  He was named to the England squad anyway, and his progress is to be monitored by both Everton and the F.A.
Kieron Dyer, Midfielder, Newcastle United FC
Date Details
09-Nov-2003 Dyer is omitted from the Newcastle United squad that faces Chelsea.  He is still struggling to shake off a niggling hamstring injury.  He will likely miss the Denmark game.
05-Nov-2003 Dyer does not travel into Europe with Newcastle United.  He is struggling to shake off a hamstring injury.
Michael Owen, Forward, Liverpool FC
Date Details
09-Nov-2003 Houllier leaves Owen out of the playing squad to face Manchester United.  Owen's ankle injury has not healed sufficiently for  a recall.  It is almost certain he will miss the Denmark match as well.
04-Nov-2003 Owen is struggling with another ankle injury, different to the injury that forced him to miss the Turkey game.  His manager, Gerard Houllier is hoping a week of treatment will see him return to fitness.  But as Houllier will only use Owen on an intermittent basis, the forward is unlikely to figure against Denmark as he aims to regain full fitness.
Paul Scholes, Midfielder, Manchester United FC
Date Details
30-Oct-2003 Sven Goran-Eriksson will not give Scholes extra time to recover from his injury before naming his squad on 10 November.
28-Oct-2003 Scholes has an operation following reoccurence of his groin problem.  "He is likely to be out for three to four weeks."  said an Old Trafford spokesman.
Owen Hargreaves, Midfielder, FC Bayern München AG
Date Details
09-Nov-2003 Hargreaves is not yet match fit to earn a FC Bayern München AG recall against Borussia Dortmund.  His failure to acquire a minimum fitness level will result in his omission from the England squad to face Denmark. 
02-Nov-2003 Hargreaves' manager Ottmar Hitzfeld  says, "He's making good progress,"  and should be fit enough to rejoin squad sessions in a few days time.
14-Oct-2003 Hargreaves reveals he has been suffering mysterious pain for the previous six months and has been unable to perform at 100 percent.  "I have some kind of problem in the pelvic area."  he said, noting that the pain has been so intense, he has been forced to ease up in training.  "Everything involving the ball has been difficult, passing, shooting....  I haven't been able to do much for months now, I just avoid it whenever possible."  The mystery ailment first appeared in March and has not cleared up since, defying all attempts at diagnosis.  Hargreaves has consulted a number of specialists and every possible treatment has been explored.  Hargreaves reluctantly accepts he may be forced to take a break from playing. 

 

England Results
No. Date Opposition Venue Type F A Result H.T.
796 07-Sep-2002 Portugal Villa Park, Birmingham F 1 1 HD [1-0]
797 12-Oct-2002 Slovakia Štadión Tehelné Pole, Bratislava ECP 2 1 AW [0-1]
798 16-Oct-2002 Macedonia FYR Friends Provident St Mary's Stadium, Southampton ECP 2 2 HD [2-2]
799 12-Feb-2003 Australia Boleyn Ground, Upton Park, London F 1 3 HL [0-2]
800 29-Mar-2003 Liechtenstein Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz ECP 2 0 AW [1-0]
801 02-Apr-2003 Turkey Stadium of  Light, Sunderland ECP 2 0 HW [0-0]
802 22-May-2003 South Africa ABSA Stadium, Durban F 2 1 AW [1-1]
803 03-Jun-2003 Serbia and Montenegro Walkers Stadium, Leicester F 2 1 HW [1-1]
804 11-Jun-2003 Slovakia Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough ECP 2 1 HW [0-1]
805 20-Aug-2003 Croatia Portman Road, Ipswich F 3 1 HW [1-0]
806 06-Sep-2003 Macedonia FYR Gradski Stadion, Skopje ECP 2 1 AW [0-1]
807 10-Sep-2003 Liechtenstein Old Trafford, Manchester ECP 2 0 HW [0-0]
808 11-Oct-2003 Turkey Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadyumu, Istanbul ECP 0 0 AD [0-0]

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