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Albania 0-2 England - March 08, 1989 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1990
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16'
John Barnes63'
Bryan Robson
ALB
0
16
16' - Goal
John Barnes
16' - Goal
John Barnes
HT
ALB
63
63' - Goal
Bryan Robson
63' - Goal
Bryan Robson
75' - Substitution
Lefter Millois substituted by Kujtim Majaçi7577
77' - Substitution
Chris Waddleis substituted by Peter Beardsley
77' - Substitution
Gary Linekeris substituted by Alan Smith
77' - Substitution
Chris Waddleis substituted by Peter Beardsley 77' - Substitution
Gary Linekeris substituted by Alan Smith
FT
ENG
ENG
Team line-ups
Albania
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Halim Mersini | 27 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Hysen Zmijani | 25 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Fatbardh Jera | 29 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Arbën Minga | 29 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Skënder Gega | 25 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Lefter Millo | 75 | 22 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Skënder Hodja | 28 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sulejman Demollari | 24 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Mirel Josa | 25 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Artur Lekbello | 23 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ylli Shehu | 22 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
13
England
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Peter Shilton | 39 | 104 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Terry Butcher | 30 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Des Walker | 23 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gary Stevens | 25 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stuart Pearce | 26 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Rocastle | 21 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Neil Webb | 25 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John Barnes | 16 | 25 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Bryan Robson | 63 | 32 | 74 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Chris Waddle | 77 | 28 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Gary Lineker | 77 | 28 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
27.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
38
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Kujtim Majaçi | 75 | 26 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Alan Smith | 77 | 26 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Peter Beardsley | 77 | 28 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Halim Mersini
IN
Sotir Shkurti
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Chris Waddle
IN
Alan Smith
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
58
18
Success rate in this team:
6 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
41 %
Rreli vs England
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on March 08, 1989
Rreli vs Robson
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on March 08, 1989
Manager
Age
Match num
56
74
Success rate in this team:
50 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Robson vs Albania
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on March 08, 1989
Robson vs Rreli
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on March 08, 1989
Referee
John Blankenstein
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Albania1 match | General total | England3 matches | 2 victories |
1 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Albania1 match | Season total | England1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on March 08, 1989 | Latest figure on June 11, 1992 | |||||||
Videos
June 01, 2012
Key figures
England keeps its 11 matches with only one goal conceded at most in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 18/11/1981). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 24/01/1973 (9 matches)
End of streak for England after 4 consecutive losses away from home (since 22/06/1986). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 05/06/1968 (2 matches)
It's the first time John Barnes scores a goal in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone since the 14/11/1984 (with England vs Turkey )
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LAlbania 1-2 Spain03/12/1986 | LAlbania 0-1 Austria29/04/1987 | LAlbania 0-1 Romania28/10/1987 | DAlbania 0-0 Cuba06/08/1988 | LAlbania 1-2 Sweden05/11/1988 | DAlbania 1-1 Greece18/01/1989 |
| Overall | LSpain 5-0 Albania18/11/1987 | DAlbania 0-0 Cuba06/08/1988 | LRomania 3-0 Albania20/09/1988 | LPoland 1-0 Albania19/10/1988 | LAlbania 1-2 Sweden05/11/1988 | DAlbania 1-1 Greece18/01/1989 |
Current form
| Away | VYugoslavia 1-4 England11/11/1987 | DIsrael 0-0 England17/02/1988 | DHungary 0-0 England27/04/1988 | VSwitzerland 0-1 England28/05/1988 | DSaudi Arabia 1-1 England16/11/1988 | VGreece 1-2 England08/02/1989 |
| Overall | LNetherlands 3-1 England15/06/1988 | LSoviet Union 3-1 England18/06/1988 | VEngland 1-0 Denmark14/09/1988 | DEngland 0-0 Sweden19/10/1988 | DSaudi Arabia 1-1 England16/11/1988 | VGreece 1-2 England08/02/1989 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 9 | 15 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 4 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 6 | 4 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
2 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
1 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
0 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
|
2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1-2 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0
|
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Ylli Shehu | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Ylli Shehu | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Ylli Shehu | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | - |
Historical head to head
First head to head everHistorical head to head
First head to head everCompetition info
The other matches
October 19, 1988
November 05, 1988
April 26, 1989
May 07, 1989
June 03, 1989
September 06, 1989
October 08, 1989
October 11, 1989
October 25, 1989
November 15, 1989
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