UEFA Nations League ｜ League A Matchday 1 ｜ 2026-09-27 03:45 JST
2 – 3
2' Lamine Yamal 60' Alejandro Baena Rodríguez 74' Mikel Oyarzabal
Match summary The UEFA Nations League League A Matchday 1 fixture between England and Spain was played on September 27. Spain overturned a first-half deficit to beat England 3-2. Spain trailed 2-1 at half-time but scored 2 in the second half to turn the game around.
Scorers: England – A. Gordon and H. Kane; Spain – Lamine Yamal, Alejandro Baena Rodríguez and Mikel Oyarzabal. Assists: England – N. O'Reilly and J. Bellingham; Spain – Dani Olmo and Alejandro Baena Rodríguez.
Spain controlled the game with 53% possession and 15 shots (13 for their opponents). Spain scored 3 from 5 shots on target. Yellow cards: England 3, Spain 0.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 13 Traffor 3 O&ap os; 6 Guéhi 5 Konsa 22 Quan sah 16 Lewis-S 8 Anderso 11 Gordon 10 Belling 7 Saka 9 Kane
4-2-3-1 23 Simón 22 Cucu rel 14 Lapo rte 5 Pare des 12 Pubill 8 Florent 16 Rodri 17 William 10 Olmo 19 Yamal 7 Torres
1.74 Expected goals (xG) 3.12
-1.42 Goals prevented (xG) -1.42
View as table England Stat Spain 4-2-3-1 Formation 4-2-3-1 47% Possession 53% 1.74 Expected goals (xG) 3.12 13 Shots 15 5 Shots on target 5 6 Shots off target 5 2 Blocked shots 5 7 Shots inside the box 8 6 Shots outside the box 7 6 Corner kicks 3 1 Offsides 1 11 Fouls 16 441 Passes 512 402 Accurate passes 457 91% Pass accuracy 89% 2 Goalkeeper saves 3 -1.42 Goals prevented (xG) -1.42 3 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Davide Massa, Italy
Player stats England Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK J. Trafford 0 30(88%) 0 0 0 5.2 90 DF J. Quansah 1 0 3 38(90%) 0 0 0 5.6 90 1 7(3) DF E. Konsa 0 1 61(97%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.5 90 1 5(2) DF M. Guéhi 0 2 2 44(96%) 0 1 0 2 1 6.2 89 1 2 5(3) DF N. O'Reilly 0 1(33%) 1 21(84%) 1 1 0 2 1 5.3 90 1 3 8(3) MF E. Anderson 1 0 2(67%) 1 1 67(94%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.5 90 1 2 8(4) MF M. Lewis-Skelly 1 1 0 1 23(92%) 0 0 0 1 3 6.9 70 2 7(4) MF B. Saka 2 0 16(84%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 83 1 1 3(1) MF J. Bellingham 2 2 0 1(33%) 1 40(93%) 1 1 0 1 4 8 90 5 15(6) MF A. Gordon 1 1 1 4(67%) 2 1 20(87%) 0 0 0 1 1 8.2 70 11(7) FW H. Kane 3 1 1 9(82%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 83 7(2) MF M. Rogers 0 1 4(57%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 20 2(2) MF J. Garner 0 17(94%) 0 0 0 6.2 20 1(None) MF M. Gibbs-White 0 1 7(88%) 0 0 0 6.9 13 1(1) FW D. Calvert-Lewin 0 0 0 0 1 6.5 13 1(None) DF J. Branthwaite 0 5(83%) 0 0 0 1 1 2(1) GK J. Pickford 0 0 0 0 GK J. Steele 0 0 0 0 DF T. Alexander-Arnold 0 0 0 0 DF L. Hall 0 0 0 0 DF T. Chalobah 0 0 0 0 MF A. Scott 0 0 0 0 MF E. Eze 0 0 0 0
Spain Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Unai Simón 0 23(70%) 0 0 0 1 5.3 90 1(1) DF Marc Pubill 0 2 40(87%) 0 0 0 2 6.3 90 6(3) DF Pau Cubarsí Paredes 0 58(98%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 3(2) DF Aymeric Laporte 0 1 1 62(94%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 1 5(3) DF Marc Cucurella 0 3 1 26(93%) 0 0 0 6.5 90 1 4(3) MF Rodri 0 1(100%) 5 69(88%) 0 0 0 2 1 7.3 90 1 2 12(9) MF Florentino 0 2 37(88%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.5 70 1 6(3) MF Lamine Yamal 4 1 1 1(20%) 3 40(87%) 0 0 0 1 8 90 4 3 12(5) MF Dani Olmo 1 0 2(100%) 5 37(90%) 1 0 0 3 3 7.5 82 4 13(10) MF N. Williams 0 1 7(78%) 0 0 0 2 6.2 55 5(1) FW Ferran Torres 2 1 0 11(92%) 0 0 0 1 7 55 1(1) MF Alejandro Baena Rodríguez 2 2 1 10(91%) 1 0 0 1 7.9 35 2 2(None) FW Mikel Oyarzabal 1 1 1 13(87%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 35 5(None) MF Pedri 0 1 22(96%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 20 1 3(1) MF Mikel Merino 0 1 2(67%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.3 8 5(2) GK David Raya 0 0 0 0 GK Javi Martínez 0 0 0 0 DF D. Huijsen 0 0 0 0 MF Fer López 0 0 0 0 DF Alejandro Grimaldo 0 0 0 0 MF Martín Zubimendi 0 0 0 0 MF Yeremy Pino 0 0 0 0
Lineups England Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 13 J. Trafford Starter DF 22 J. Quansah Starter DF 5 E. Konsa Starter DF 6 M. Guéhi Starter DF 3 N. O'Reilly Starter MF 8 E. Anderson Starter MF 16 M. Lewis-Skelly Starter MF 7 B. Saka Starter MF 10 J. Bellingham Starter MF 11 A. Gordon Starter FW 9 H. Kane Bench MF 17 M. Rogers Bench MF 18 J. Garner Bench MF 20 M. Gibbs-White Bench FW 19 D. Calvert-Lewin Bench DF 15 J. Branthwaite
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 1 J. Pickford Bench GK 23 J. Steele Bench DF 2 T. Alexander-Arnold Bench DF 14 L. Hall Bench DF 12 T. Chalobah Bench MF 4 A. Scott Bench MF 21 E. Eze
Spain Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 23 Unai Simón Starter DF 12 Marc Pubill Starter DF 5 Pau Cubarsí Paredes Starter DF 14 Aymeric Laporte Starter DF 22 Marc Cucurella Starter MF 16 Rodri Starter MF 8 Florentino Starter MF 19 Lamine Yamal Starter MF 10 Dani Olmo Starter MF 17 N. Williams Starter FW 7 Ferran Torres Bench MF 15 Alejandro Baena Rodríguez Bench FW 21 Mikel Oyarzabal Bench MF 20 Pedri Bench MF 6 Mikel Merino
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 1 David Raya Bench GK 13 Javi Martínez Bench DF 2 D. Huijsen Bench MF 9 Fer López Bench DF 3 Alejandro Grimaldo Bench MF 18 Martín Zubimendi Bench MF 11 Yeremy Pino
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 2' Spain ⚽ Goal Lamine Yamal 0-1 1H 36' England ⚽ Goal A. Gordon 1-1 1H 40' England ⚽ Goal H. Kane 2-1 2H 7' England 📺 VAR J. Bellingham 2H 9' England ❌ Penalty missed H. Kane 2H 10' Spain 🔄 Substitution OUT N. Williams → IN Alejandro Baena Rodríguez 2H 10' Spain 🔄 Substitution OUT Ferran Torres → IN Mikel Oyarzabal 2H 15' Spain ⚽ Goal Alejandro Baena Rodríguez 2-2 2H 22' England 🟨 Yellow card N. O'Reilly 2H 24' England 🟨 Yellow card M. Guéhi 2H 25' England 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Gordon → IN M. Rogers 2H 25' England 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Lewis-Skelly → IN J. Garner 2H 25' Spain 🔄 Substitution OUT Florentino → IN Pedri 2H 29' Spain ⚽ Goal Mikel Oyarzabal 2-3 2H 36' England 🟨 Yellow card J. Bellingham 2H 37' Spain 🔄 Substitution OUT Dani Olmo → IN Mikel Merino 2H 38' England 🔄 Substitution OUT H. Kane → IN D. Calvert-Lewin 2H 38' England 🔄 Substitution OUT B. Saka → IN M. Gibbs-White 2H 44' England 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Guéhi → IN J. Branthwaite
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