England vs Italy match stats & report

3–1 Full time

Euro Championship - Qualification · Qualifying Round - 8 · Wembley Stadium, London · Ref C. Turpin

England stats & fixtures · Italy stats & fixtures

England beat Italy 3–1 in the Euro Championship - Qualification (Qualifying Round - 8) on 17 October 2023. England had 51% of the ball.

England vs Italy match statistics

EnglandItaly

51% Ball possession 49%
9 Total shots 15
6 Shots on target 4
3 Shots off target 5
0 Blocked shots 6
5 Shots inside the box 9
2 Corners 2
8 Fouls 15
0 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 3
508 Passes 498
89% Pass accuracy 86%
3 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

9' Yellow card K. Phillips England
10' Yellow card D. Udogie Italy
15' Goal Gianluca Scamacca (assist G. Di Lorenzo) Italy
30' Yellow card G. Di Lorenzo Italy
32' Penalty scored H. Kane England
57' Goal M. Rashford (assist J. Bellingham) England
65' Yellow card G. Scalvini Italy
77' Goal H. Kane England

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

England

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 G. Southgate

1 J. Pickford

3 K. Trippier 6 H. Maguire 5 J. Stones 2 K. Walker

4 D. Rice 8 K. Phillips

11 M. Rashford 10 J. Bellingham 7 P. Foden

9 H. Kane

Bench M. Guéhi , J. Henderson , J. Grealish , J. Maddison , O. Watkins , S. Johnstone , Lewis Dunk , T. Alexander-Arnold , C. Gallagher , L. Colwill , J. Bowen , A. Ramsdale

Italy

Confirmed 4-3-3 L. Spalletti

1 G. Donnarumma

6 D. Udogie 15 F. Acerbi 19 G. Scalvini 2 G. Di Lorenzo

18 N. Barella 16 B. Cristante 17 D. Frattesi

22 S. El Shaarawy 9 Gianluca Scamacca 11 D. Berardi

Bench A. Bastoni , M. Kean , F. Dimarco , G. Raspadori , R. Orsolini , M. Locatelli , G. Bonaventura , F. Gatti , A. Meret , G. Mancini , M. Darmian , G. Vicario

Form guide

England at home

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 7.2 per game
Shots on target: 5.2 per game

22% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Italy away

5–1–0 in 6 matches

Scored: 2.0 per game
Conceded: 0.5 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 6
Corners: 6.2 per game
Shots on target: 5.7 per game

17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 6 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

England vs Italy head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
23 Mar 23	Italy v England	1–2
23 Sep 22	Italy v England	1–0
11 Jun 22	England v Italy	0–0
11 Jul 21	Italy v England	1–1
27 Mar 18	England v Italy	1–1

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full England vs Italy head-to-head record