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England National Football Team Match No. 819

Austria 2 England 2 [0-1]

Saturday, 4 September 2004

England Pre-Match

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

 

England Squad for the Matches Against Austria & Poland  September 2004
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club St Sub App G Cpt Dis
Beckham, David R.J. 02-May-1975 29 M Real Madrid CF, Spain 70 3 73 14 37 1 E  9 C
Bridge, Wayne M. 05-Aug-1980 24 D Chelsea FC 8 9 17 1 0 1 C
Butt, Nicholas 21-Jan-1975 29 M Newcastle United FC 24 12 36 0 0 1 C

Nicky Butt pulled out of the England Squad on Thursday, 2 September, due to a hamstring injury. 
Carragher, James L.D. 28-Jan-1978 26 D Liverpool FC 4 9 13 0 0 1 C
Cole, Ashley 20-Dec-1980 23 D Arsenal FC 31 0 31 0 0 2 C
Cole, Joseph J. 08-Nov-1981 22 M Chelsea FC 2 15 17 2 0 None
Defoe, Jermain C. 07-Oct-1982 21 F Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 3 3 0 0 None
Dyer, Kieron C. 29-Dec-1978 25 M Newcastle United FC 7 17 24 0 0 None
Gerrard, Steven G. 30-May-1980 24 M Liverpool FC 28 1 29 4 1 4 C
Green, Robert P. 19-Jan-1980 24 G Norwich City FC 0 0 0 0 0 None
Hargreaves, Owen L. 20-Jan-1981 23 M FC Bayern München AG, Germany 7 15 22 0 0 None
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club St Sub App G Cpt Dis
James, David B. 01-Aug-1970 34 G Manchester City FC 23 6 29 0 0 3 C
Jenas, Jermaine A. 18-Feb-1983 21 M Newcastle United FC 0 7 7 0 0 None
King, Ledley B. 12-Oct-1980 23 D Tottenham Hotspur FC 3 5 8 1 0 None
Lampard, Frank J. 20-Jun-1978 26 M Chelsea FC 16 8 24 5 0 1 C
Neville, Gary A. 18-Feb-1975 29 D Manchester United FC 63 5 68 0 0 5 C
Owen, Michael J. 14-Dec-1979 24 F Real Madrid CF, Spain 51 10 61 27 6 2 C
Robinson, Paul W. 15-Oct-1979 24 G Tottenham Hotspur FC 1 4 5 0 0 None
Smith, Alan 28-Oct-1980 23 F Manchester United FC 3 6 9 1 0 1 E  2 C
Terry, John G. 07-Dec-1980 23 D Chelsea FC 11 1 12 0 0 None
Upson, Matthew J. 18-Apr-1979 25 D Birmingham City FC 4 2 6 0 0 None
Vassell, Darius 13-Jun-1980 24 F Aston Villa FC 6 16 22 6 0 None
Wright-Phillips, Shaun C. 25-Oct-1981 22 F Manchester City FC 0 1 1 1 0 None

Notes

 

England Player Injuries Affecting Match Against Austria 4 September 2004

Steven Gerrard, Midfielder, Liverpool F.C.
Date Details

04-Sep-2004

Steven Gerrard has almost recovered from a groin injury but still remains doubtfuk to play in England's World Cup qualifier against Austria.

03-Sep-2004

Steven Gerrard is doubtful for Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Austria because of a groin strain.  Gerrard was not fit enough to train on Friday. Eriksson said: "It's not serious. We will take a decision on Saturday lunchtime whether he'll play.  If there's a risk of him making it worse he will not play. We will leave it as late as possible."

02-Sep-2004

Gerrard is expected to be fit for Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Austria despite missing the end of Thursday's training.  Gerrard was troubled by a groin problem but the England coaching staff are confident he will train on Friday. 

Nicky Butt, Midfielder, Newcastle United F.C.
Date Details

02-Sep-2004

Nicky Butt will miss the Austria game because of the hamstring injury. The Newcastle midfielder, who is also doubtful for next week's second qualifier against Poland, is back in Newcastle-upon-Tyne for treatment.

31-Aug-2004

The Newcastle United player has a hamstring injury which also threatens his place against Poland the following Wednesday. "He's a doubt and it's almost for sure he can't play on Saturday. But we can only take a decision with him, the physios and the doctors," Eriksson said. "At this time I am not thinking of bringing someone else in."

Shaun Wright-Phillips, Forward, Manchester City FC
Date Details

02-Sep-2004

Shaun Wright-Phillips joined the 22-man squad in the session at Arsenal's London Colney complex after recovering from his ankle knock.

31-Aug-2004

England coach Eriksson will assess the fitness of injured winger Shaun Wright-Phillips on Tuesday.

28-Aug-2004

The electrifying winger scored one and had a hand in another, in the Premiership match against Charlton Athletic,  but he has a slight back complaint which should not prevent him joining the England squad but will require treatment.

Jonathan Woodgate, Defender, Real Madrid C.F.
Date Details

21-Aug-2004

Real Madrid admit that there new signing as at least a month away from making his Spanish La Liga debut.  Three to four weeks away from starting to train with the Spanish club.

06-Aug-2004

Woodgate has not played since rupturing his thigh since April.  He is likely to be out a further two to three weeks, after seeing a German specialist.

Wayne Rooney, Forward, Everton F.C.
Date Details

20-Aug-2004

Wayne Rooney has given Everton manager, David Moyes, a timely boost after being told he can start running following his latest visit to a foot specialist.  The 18-year-old received the green light on Friday afternoon after his latest series of scans revealed the fracture is showing very good signs of healing.

06-Aug-2004

Rooney is set to be given the green light to get back out onto the training pitch within two weeks.  Rooney was in Manchester on Friday afternoon to visit the specialist who has been monitoring his progress on his fractured foot.  He was given his six-week x-ray and consultation and there are good signs of healing. Providing there are no setbacks - he should be able to start light jogging by the middle of August.

03-Aug-2004

Rooney watches from the bench as his side, Everton thrash Sheffield Wednesday 6-3 in a pre-season friendly.

24-Jun-2004

Rooney is injured in the 27th minute in the match against Portugal.  After x-rays in the local hospital, it is revealed he has a broken metatarsal in his right foot.

Sol Campbell, Defender, Arsenal F.C..
Date Details

31-Jul-2004

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger reveals that defender Campbell will miss the first six weeks of the new season due to an achilles injury after he was sent home from Arsenal's pre-season tournament in Amsterdam.   He will also miss England's games against Austria and Poland.  Wenger blames the injury on the over protection of Campbell at England's Euro 2004 campaign, due to the lack of training.

 

 

England Results
No. Date Opposition Venue Type F A Result H.T.
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]
809 16-Nov-2003 Denmark Old Trafford, Manchester F 2 3 HL [2-2]
810 18-Feb-2004 Portugal Estádio Algarve, Faro-Loulé F 1 1 AD [0-0]
811 31-Mar-2004 Sweden Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg F 0 1 AL [0-0]
812 01-Jun-2004 Japan City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester T 1 1 HD [1-0]
813 05-Jun-2004 Iceland City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester T 6 1 HW [3-1]
814 13-Jun-2004 France Estádio da Luz, Lisboa, Portugal ECF 1 2 NL [1-0]
815 17-Jun-2004 Switzerland Estádio Municipal de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal ECF 3 0 NW [1-0]
816 21-Jun-2004 Croatia Estádio da Luz, Lisboa, Portugal ECF 4 2 NW [2-1]
817 24-Jun-2004 Portugal Estádio da Luz, Lisboa ECF 2 2 AD [1-0]
818 18-Aug-2004 Ukraine St James' Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne F 3 0 HW [1-0]

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