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England National Football Team Match No. 821

England 2 Wales 0  [1-0]

Saturday, 9 October 2004

Match Summary and Report

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


Old Trafford, Manchester, 9 October 2004 - The team that faced Wales.
Back row - Paul Robinson, Sol Campbell, Rio Ferdinand, Ashley Cole, Michael Owen, Frank Lampard.
Front row - Nicky Butt, Wayne Rooney, David Beckham (captain), Gary Neville, Jermain Defoe.
 

Match Summary
Status: World Cup 2006 UEFA Preliminary Group 6 qualification match.
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester, capacity 68,936.
Attendance: 65,224.
Goals: England - Frank Lampard, 4th min.
England - David Beckham, 76th min.
Cautions: Wales - Mark Pembridge, 54th min., unsporting behaviour.
England - David Beckham, 82nd min., unsporting behaviour.
Expulsions: None.
Officials:
(black)		 Referee - Terje Hauge, 39 (05-Oct-1965), Norway, FIFA-listed 1993.
Assistant referees - Steinar Holvik, 36 (21-Jul-1968), and Ole Borgan, 39 (10-Oct-1964), Norway.
Fourth official - Tom Henning Ĝvrebĝ, 38 (26-Jun-1966), Norway, FIFA-listed since 1994.
Conditions: Kickoff at 3:00 p.m. BST.
Miscellany: Black armbands are worn, and a one minute silence before kickoff, in respect of the murdered Ken Bigley on Thursday in Iraq.
Statistics:

Type

England

Wales
Goal Attempts - -
Attempts on Target - -
Hit Bar/Post - -
Corner Kicks Won - -
Offside Calls Against - -
Fouls Conceded - -
Possession - -

England Team
Ranking:

7th in FIFA ranking of 6 October 2004; 4th in Elo world ranking before this match and 4th after this match.

Colours: White shirts with red trim, navy blue shorts, white stockings - The 2003 "home" uniform.
Coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson, 56, appointed 31 October 2000, took post 12 January 2001, 
46th match, W 25 - D 14 - L 7 - F 91 - A 45.
Captain: David Beckham, 40th captaincy.  Handed to Michael Owen when Beckham was substituted.

England Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Robinson, Paul W. 15-Oct-1979 24 G Tottenham Hotspur FC 7 0 2003-active
2-Neville, Gary A. 18-Feb-1975 29 D Manchester United FC 71 0 1995-active
3-Cole, Ashley 20-Dec-1980 23 D Arsenal FC 34 0 2001-active
4-Butt, Nicholas 21-Jan-1975 29 M Newcastle United FC 37 0 1997-active
5-Ferdinand, Rio G. 07-Nov-1978 25 D Manchester United FC 34 1 1997-active
6-Campbell, Sulzeer J. 18-Sep-1974 30 D Arsenal FC 63 1 1996-active
7-Beckham, David R.J., sub off 85th min. 02-May-1975 29 M Real Madrid CF, Spain 76 15 1996-active
8- Lampard, Frank J. 20-Jun-1978 26 M Chelsea FC 27 7 1999-active
9-Rooney, Wayne M., sub off 87th min. 24-Oct-1985 18 F Manchester United FC 18 9 2003-active
10-Owen, Michael J. 14-Dec-1979 24 F Real Madrid CF, Spain 64 27 1998-active
11-Defoe, Jermain C., sub off 70th min. 07-Oct-1982 22 F Tottenham Hotspur FC 6 1 2004-active

England Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
18-Smith, Alan, sub on 70th min. for Defoe 28-Oct-1980 23 F

Manchester United FC

 11 1 2001-active
15-Hargreaves, Owen L., sub on 85th min. for Beckham 20-Jan-1981 23 M FC Bayern München AG, Germany 24 0 2001-active
12-King, Ledley B., sub on 87th min. for Rooney 12-Oct-1980 23 D Tottenham Hotspur FC 11 1 2002-active
Formation:

4-3-3
Robinson -
G Neville, Ferdinand, Campbell, A Cole -
Beckham (Hargreaves), Butt, Lampard -
Defoe (Smith), Rooney (*King), Owen.

*When King came on for Rooney in the 85th minute, England reverted to 4-4-2, with King taking a midfield role.
Substitutes
Not Used:		 13-David James, 14-John Terry, 16-Joe Cole, 17-Shaun Wright-Phillips.

Wales Team
Ranking:

=57th in FIFA ranking of 6 October 2004; =50th in Elo world ranking before this match and 54th after this match.

Colours: Red shirts, red shorts, red stockings; made by Kappa.
Coach: Mark Hughes, 40, appointed August 1999.
41st match, W 12 - D 15 - L 14 - F 44 - A 48.
Captain: Gary Speed.

Wales Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Jones, Paul S. 18-Apr-1967 37 G

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, England

 42 0 1997-active
2-Delaney, Mark A. 13-May-1976 28 D Aston Villa FC, England 30 0 1999-active
3-Thatcher, Benjamin D. 30-Nov-1975 28 D Manchester City FC, England 6 0 2004-active
17-Koumas, Jason, sub off 74th min. 25-Sep-1979 24 M West Bromwich Albion FC, England 13 1 2001-active
5-Gabbidon, Daniel L. 08-Aug-1979 25 D Cardiff City FC 15 0 2002-active
6-Pembridge, Mark A., sub off 59th min. 29-Nov-1970 33 M Fulham FC, England 54 6 1991-active
7-Davies, Simon I. 23-Apr-1974 30 M Tottenham Hotspur FC, England 20 4 2001-active
8-Bellamy, Craig D. 13-Jul-1979 25 F Newcastle United FC, England 29 7 1998-active
9-Hartson, John 05-Apr-1975 29 F Glasgow Celtic FC, Scotland 44 13 1995-active
10-Speed, Gary A. 08-Sep-1969 35 M Bolton Wanderers FC, England 84 7 1990-active
11-Giggs, Ryan J. 29-Nov-1973 30 F Manchester United FC, England 49 8 1991-active

Wales Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
15-Robinson, Carl P., sub on 59th min. for Pembridge 13-Oct-1976 27 M Sunderland AFC, England 19 0 1999-active
18-Earnshaw, Robert, sub on 74th min. for Koumas 06-Apr-1981 23 F West Bromwich Albion FC, England 16 8 2002-active
Formation: 4-1-4-1
Jones -
Davies, Delaney, Gabbidon, Thatcher -
Pembridge (Robinson) -
Koumas (Earnshaw), Bellamy, Speed, Giggs -
Hartson.

*Koumas was a last minute replacement when original full back Andy Melville was injured in the warm-up.  Simon Davies dropped to right back with Mark Delaney moving to central defence and Jason Koumas coming onto the right wing.
Substitutes
Not Used:		 12-James Collins, 14-Carl Fletcher, 16-John Oster, 21-Mark Crossley.

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