
England vs Senegal 2025 International Friendly
Senegal hand England 1st ever loss to African team
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Senegal handed England their first defeat by African opponents in 22 games on Tuesday, beating them 3-1 in a friendly at the City Ground thanks to goals from Ismaila Sarr, Habib Diarra and Cheikh Sabaly.
Match Commentary
- 7': Goal! England 1, Senegal 0. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 17': Krépin Diatta (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Levi Colwill (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Goal! England 1, Senegal 1. Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson.
- 44': Kyle Walker (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, England 1, Senegal 1.
- 58': Substitution, England. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Anthony Gordon.
- 59': Substitution, England. Curtis Jones replaces Conor Gallagher.
- 59': Substitution, England. Morgan Rogers replaces Harry Kane.
- 62': Goal! England 1, Senegal 2. Habib Diarra (Senegal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly with a through ball.
- 70': Substitution, Senegal. Cheikh Sabaly replaces Ismaïla Sarr.
- 71': Substitution, Senegal. Pape Gueye replaces Habib Diarra.
- 71': Substitution, England. Noni Madueke replaces Bukayo Saka.
- 71': Substitution, England. Jude Bellingham replaces Declan Rice.
- 82': Substitution, Senegal. Boulaye Dia replaces Nicolas Jackson.
- 88': Substitution, England. Ivan Toney replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.
- 90'+3': Goal! England 1, Senegal 3. Cheikh Sabaly (Senegal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Camara following a fast break.
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 26,322
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 26,322
Statistics
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ENG![]() |
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18 | Fouls | 12 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 0 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
3 | Saves | 6 |
39.3 | Possession | 60.7 |
11 | SHOTS | 8 |
9 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.8 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
315 | Accurate Passes | 510 |
355 | Passes | 556 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
13 | Crosses | 12 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
38 | Long Balls | 34 |
24 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
13 | Tackles | 11 |
0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
6 | Interceptions | 4 |
23 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
23 | Clearances | 20 |
England (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Dean Henderson (GK) |
6 | Levi Colwill ![]() |
23 | Trevoh Chalobah |
21 | Myles Lewis-Skelly |
2 | Kyle Walker ![]() |
4 | Declan Rice |
24 | Conor Gallagher |
11 | Anthony Gordon |
25 | Bukayo Saka |
15 | Eberechi Eze |
9 | Harry Kane |
Senegal (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
16 | Édouard Mendy (GK) |
19 | Moussa Niakhaté |
3 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
25 | El Hadji Malick Diouf |
15 | Krépin Diatta ![]() |
5 | Idrissa Gueye |
8 | Lamine Camara |
6 | Habib Diarra |
7 | Nicolas Jackson |
18 | Ismaïla Sarr |
13 | Iliman Ndiaye |