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England National Football Team Match No. 826

England 2 Azerbaijan 0  [0-0]

Saturday, 26 March 2005

England Pre-Match

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

 

England Squad for the Match against Northern Ireland & Azerbaijan  March 2005.
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club St Sub App G Cpt Dis
Beckham, David R.J. 02-May-1975 29 M Real Madrid CF, Spain 76 3 79 15 43 1 E  11 C
Brown, Wesley M. 13-Oct-1979 25 D Manchester United FC 4 4 8 0 0 None
Carragher, James L.D. 28-Jan-1978 27 D Liverpool FC 5 12 17 0 0 1 C
Cole, Ashley 20-Dec-1980 24 D Arsenal FC 38 0 38 0 0 4 C
Cole, Joseph J. 08-Nov-1981 23 M Chelsea FC 3 17 20 3 0 None
Defoe, Jermain C. 07-Oct-1982 22 F Tottenham Hotspur FC 3 6 9 1 0 None
Downing, Stewart 22-Jul-1984 20 M Middlesbrough FC 0 1 1 0 0 None
Dyer, Kieron C. 29-Dec-1978 26 M Newcastle United FC 7 20 27 0 0 None
Ferdinand, Rio G. 07-Nov-1978 26 D Manchester United FC 32 5 37 1 0 1 C
Gerrard, Steven G. 30-May-1980 24 M Liverpool FC 32 1 33 5 1 4 C
Green, Robert P. 18-Jan-1980 25 G Norwich City FC 0 0 0 0 0 None
Hargreaves, Owen L. 20-Jan-1981 24 M FC Bayern München AG, Germany 7 19 26 0 0 None
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club St Sub App G Cpt Dis
Heskey, Emile W. I. 11-Jan-1978 27 F Birmingham City FC 26 19 43 5 0 3 C
James, David B. 01-Aug-1970 34 G Manchester City FC 24 6 30 0 0 3 C
Jenas, Jermaine A. 18-Feb-1983 22 M Newcastle United FC 1 9 10 0 0 None
Johnson, Andrew 10-Feb-1981 24 F Crystal Palace FC 0 1 1 0 0 None
Andrew Johnson withdrew from the squad on 22 March due to an ankle injury.
King, Ledley B. 12-Oct-1980 24 D Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 6 11 1 0 None
Lampard, Frank J. 20-Jun-1978 26 M Chelsea FC 23 8 31 8 0 1 C
Neville, Gary A. 18-Feb-1975 30 D Manchester United FC 70 5 75 0 0 5 C
Neville, Philip J. 21-Jan-1977 28 D Manchester United FC 31 19 50 0 0 2 C
Owen, Michael J. 14-Dec-1979 25 F Real Madrid CF, Spain 58 10 68 29 7 3 C
Robinson, Paul W. 15-Oct-1979 25 G Tottenham Hotspur FC 7 4 11 0 0 None
Rooney, Wayne M. 24-Oct-1985 19 F Manchester United FC 19 3 22 9 0 3 C
Terry, John G. 07-Dec-1980 24 D Chelsea FC 15 1 16 0 0 None

All information is complete to and including England's last match, the eighth of the 2004-05 season, against Northern Ireland on 26 March 2005.

Notes

Sunday, 20 March 2005 - England coach Sven-Göran Eriksson has named his 24-man squad for the two forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Northern Ireland and Azerbaijan. Included in the squad are five Manchester United players and Birmingham City striker Emile Heskey.  Stewart Downing and Andy Johnson, who both won their first cap against Netherlands in England's last match, are retained.

Tuesday, 22 March 2005 - Kieron Dyer and Andrew Johnson were absent from England's training session on Tuesday as both players recover from foot injuries.   Dyer is expected to train on Wednesday but Johnson will be reassessed by the England medical squad to ascertain whether he can join in on Thursday.  David Beckham, Steven Gerrard, Stewart Downing, Jamie Carragher and Emile Heskey also missed Tuesday's session.  They were in action for their clubs on Sunday but will train on Wednesday.
Andrew Johnson was subsequently withdrawn from the squad because of his ankle injury and David Beckham was passed fit following a scan on his back injury.  Kieron Dyer may yet be pulled out of the squad.

Wednesday, 23 March 2005 - David Beckham gave England hopes a boost in the build-up to Saturday's game when he returned to training on Wednesday.  He missed training on Tuesday while he had a scan on a back injury but it turned out to be nothing serious.  Kieron Dyer also trained after missing out on Tuesday with a foot injury.  Jamie Carragher, Steven Gerrard, Emile Heskey and Stewart Downing were also involved after being rested on Tuesday.  The positive verdicts on Beckham and Dyer will give England a lift after Crystal Palace striker Andrew Johnson was forced to pull out of the squad with an ankle injury.  Eriksson is unlikely to call up a replacement for Johnson despite leaving Manchester United's Alan Smith out of his original squad.

Thursday, 24 March 2005 - England reported a clean bill of health for their penultimate training session ahead of Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland.  Jermaine Jenas returned to action after being excused Wednesday's session to attend a family funeral.  David Beckham and Kieron Dyer showed no ill effects following their return to training on Wednesday after being rested earlier in the week.  Ashley Cole, who has been charged by the Premier League, also figured.

Saturday, 26 March 2005 - England 4 Northern Ireland 0 - England turned on the style and struck four second-half goals to end Northern Ireland's stubborn resistance in the World Cup qualifier at Old Trafford.  Northern Ireland had frustrated England with Wayne Rooney hitting a post and keeper Maik Taylor in outstanding form.  But Joe Cole sparked a spell of three goals in nine minutes after the break.  Michael Owen added a second from close range before Chris Baird turned Rooney's cross into his own net and Frank Lampard hit a deflected fourth.  England were impressive in killing off the Irish once the deadlock was broken, and Sven-Göran Eriksson will be delighted to see his side take another giant stride towards next year's World Cup in Germany.

England Player Injuries Affecting Match Against Azerbaijan  March 2005

Shaun Wright-Phillips, Forward, Manchester City F.C.
Date Details

04-Mar-2005

Shaun Wright-Phillips will have knee surgery and will be out of action for between 6 and 8 weeks.

28-Feb-2005

Shaun Wright-Phillips injures his knee in the Premiership fixture against Norwich City.

Darius Vassell, Forward, Aston Villa F.C.
Date Details

26-Feb-2005

Darius Vassell was picked in the Aston Villa squad to face Everton in the Premiership fixture.  He came off the substitutes bench after 62 minutes to play in his first league game since his injury.

15-Feb-2005

Aston Villa reserves coach Kevin MacDonald says everyone is looking forward to the return of striker Vassell.  The England forward completed his first 90 minutes in four months, and only the fourth of the season as Villa's second string eased to a 2-1 win over Bolton Wanderers on Tuesday night.

25-Jan-2005

Darius Vassell is hoping to be back in action within four weeks.  Vassell had an ankle operation last Friday after being out for three months.  Boss David O’Leary was worried Vassell could be out for the season — but he has been assured by doctors that he will be able to make a quick return.

20-Jan-2005

Vassell could miss the rest of the season after learning he needs a second ankle operation. 

Wayne Bridge, Defender, Chelsea F.C.
Date Details

20-Feb-2005

Chelsea left-back Wayne Bridge will miss the rest of the season with a broken ankle.  The England international, 24, was hurt in an innocuous challenge with Alan Shearer during the Londoners' FA Cup defeat at Newcastle on Sunday.  "We think it's a big injury," said Jose Mourinho.

 

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]
819 04-Sep-2004 Austria Ernst Happel Stadion, Wien WCP 2 2 AD [1-0]
820 08-Sep-2004 Poland Stadion Śląski, Chorzów WCP 2 1 AW [1-0]
821 09-Oct-2004 Wales Old Trafford, Manchester WCP 2 0 HW [1-0]
822 13-Oct-2004 Azerbaijan Tofig Bakhramov Stadium, Baku WCP 1 0 AW [1-0]
823 17-Nov-2004 Spain Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid F 0 1 AL [0-1]
824 09-Feb-2005 Netherlands Villa Park, Birmingham F 0 0 HD [0-0]
825 26-Mar-2005 Northern Ireland Old Trafford, Manchester WCP 4 0 HW [0-0]

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