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England National Football Team Match No.
57

England B 3 Albania 1 [2-1]

Friday, 25 May 2007

England Pre-Match

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

 

England Squad for the 'B' Match against Albania
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club St Sub App G Cpt Dis
Barry, Gareth 23-Feb-1981 26 D Aston Villa FC 0 0 0 0 0 None
Bentley, David M. 27-Aug-1984 22 M Blackburn Rovers FC 0 0 0 0 0 None
Carson, Scott P. 03-Sep-1985 21 G Liverpool FC 0 1 1 0 0 None
Dawson, Michael R. 18-Nov-1983 23 D Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 1 1 0 0 None
Defoe, Jermain C. 07-Oct-1982 24 F Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 1 1 0 0 None
Downing, Stewart 22-Jul-1984 22 M Middlesbrough FC 1 0 1 0 0 None
Dyer, Kieron C. 29-Dec-1978 28 M Newcastle United FC 2 0 2 0 0 None
Foster, Benjamin A. 03-Apr-1983 24 G Manchester United FC 0 0 0 0 0 None

Ben Foster was withdrawn from the squad on 22 May due to an aggravated knee injury.

Green, Robert P. 18-Jan-1980 27 G West Ham United FC 0 1 1 0 0 None
Hargreaves, Owen L. 20-Jan-1981 26 M FC Bayern München, Germany 1 0 1 0 0 None
Jagielka, Philip N. 17-Aug-1982 24 M Sheffield United FC 0 0 0 0 0 None
Jenas, Jermaine A. 18-Feb-1983 24 M Tottenham Hotspur FC 1 0 1 1 0 None
King, Ledley B. 12-Oct-1980 26 D Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0 0 0 0 None
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club St Sub App G Cpt Dis
Lennon, Aaron J. 16-Apr-1987 20 M Tottenham Hotspur FC 1 0 1 0 0 None
Lescott, Joleon 16-Aug-1982 24 D Everton FC 0 0 0 0 0 None
Neville, Philip J. 21-Jan-1977 30 D Everton FC 0 0 0 0 0 None
Nugent, David J. 02-May-1985 22 F Preston North End FC 0 0 0 0 0 None
Owen, Michael J. 14-Dec-1979 26 F Newcastle United FC 1 0 1 0 1 None
Parker, Scott M. 13-Oct-1980 26 M Newcastle United FC 0 0 0 0 0 None
Robinson, Paul W. 15-Oct-1979 27 G Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0 0 0 0 None
Shorey, Nicholas 19-Feb-1981 26 D Reading FC 0 0 0 0 0 None
Smith, Alan 28-Oct-1980 26 F Manchester United FC 0 0 0 0 0 None
Taylor, Steven 23-Jan-1986 21 D Newcastle United FC 0 0 0 0 0 None

Steven Taylor was called into the 'B' squad on 18 May.

Notes

Tuesday, 22 May 2007 - England have sent home Ben Foster and called in Scott Carson and Robert Green.  At the end of the season Foster aggravated a knee injury from earlier in the year. He will not be fit for the forthcoming games so has returned to Manchester United for further examination and treatment. Carson, meanwhile, has been promoted from Under-21 duty. The rest of the squad had a full training session at Carrington today and there is no other injury news to report.

Friday, 18 May 2007 - Newcastle United defender Steven Taylor has been called into the squad.  The centre-half, who helped the Under-21s reach the European Championship Finals, has been rewarded by Steve McClaren after a number of notable performances for his club.

Thursday, 10 May 2007 - Michael Owen has been included in the England B squad to play Albania at Burnley's Turf Moor ground on 25 May.  Newcastle United striker Owen, 27, has played just two games after suffering knee ligament damage against Sweden at the 2006 World Cup last summer.  England coach Steve McClaren told the Football Association's website that Owen's return was a "massive boost".  McClaren has also included five players who have yet to make their senior national team debut.  The players in question are Michael Dawson, Joleon Lescott, Nicky Shorey, David Bentley and Phil Jagielka.  The only Manchester United player in the squad is striker Alan Smith while there are no players from Arsenal, Chelsea or Liverpool in the squad.  Bolton duo Kevin Nolan and Kevin Davies had been touted for call-ups but have missed out in what will be a blow to their hopes of gaining international recognition.  Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton, who made his England debut against Spain in January, has been suspended by his club and has been left out.

England B Results
No. Date Opposition Venue Type F A Result H.T.
48 18-Dec-1991 Spain Olympic Castellón F 1 0 AW [1-0]
49 18-Feb-1992 France B Rangers Stadium, Shepherds Bush, London F 3 0 HW [2-0]
50 24-Mar-1992 Czechoslovakia B Stadion Na Streleckem Ostrove, Ceské Budejovice F 1 0 AW [0-0]
51 28-Apr-1992 C.I.S. B Olimpiyskiy Kompleks Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva F 1 1 AD [1-0]
52 10-May-1994 Northern Ireland B Hillsborough, Sheffield F 4 2 HW [3-2]
53 13-Dec-1994 Republic of Ireland B Anfield Road, Liverpool F 2 0 HW [1-0]
54 10-Feb-1998 Chile B The Hawthorns, West Bromwich F 1 2 HL [0-0]
55 21-Apr-1998 Russia B Rangers Stadium, Shepherds Bush, London F 4 1 HW [2-0]
56 25-May-2006 Belarus Madejski Stadium, Reading F 1 2 HL [1-0]

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