International Friendly

England vs Senegal 2025 International Friendly

  • 7': Harry Kane
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  • 40': Ismaïla Sarr
  • 62': Habib Diarra
  • 90'+3': Cheick Tidiane Sabaly

Senegal hand England 1st ever loss to African team

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

Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

ENG England (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Dean Henderson (GK)
6 Levi Colwill Yellow Card
23 Trevoh Chalobah
21 Myles Lewis-Skelly
2 Kyle Walker Yellow Card
4 Declan Rice
24 Conor Gallagher
11 Anthony Gordon
25 Bukayo Saka
15 Eberechi Eze
9 Harry Kane

SEN Senegal (4-3-3)

No. Name
16 Édouard Mendy (GK)
19 Moussa Niakhaté
3 Kalidou Koulibaly
25 El Hadji Malick Diouf
15 Krépin Diatta Yellow Card
5 Idrissa Gueye
8 Lamine Camara
6 Habib Diarra
7 Nicolas Jackson
18 Ismaïla Sarr
13 Iliman Ndiaye

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