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Jordan Pickford – 7 – Made two saves, including saving a penalty but the rebound was scored, not much else he could do.

Rico Lewis – 7 – Very unfortunate to give the penalty away, other than that thought he made a good account, making two tackles, making one key pass and completing 59/59 passes.

Harry Maguire – 6 – Completed five of his eleven long balls, and only had a pass completion of 84%, however he did win 5/6 aerial duels.

Marc Guehi – 6 – Made one tackle, won 2/3 ground duels and made two of his three long balls, but only won 1/5 aerial duels.

Kyle Walker – 7 – Recovered well when needed for England, making two interceptions, one tackle and one block, he also went forwards well, made one key pass, and completed both of his long balls attempted.

Declan Rice – 7.5 – Solid in the middle for England, made one key pass and kept it simple with a 96% pass accuracy. Also won 4/6 ground duels and made four tackles.

Trent Alexander-Arnold – 6 – Wasn’t at his best, only made one key pass and that is what he is in there for. Failed all three of his long ball attempts and only completed one of his five crosses.

Phil Foden – 7.5 – Was very involved, and looked the most dangerous for England going forward. Drifting around picking up the ball, completed two key passes, created one big chance and completed two of his three dribble attempts.

Jack Grealish – 7 – Was nice and direct when he got the ball on the flank, made two key passes and completed seven of his eight dribbles. Marginally offside for his goal which was correctly ruled out.

Ollie Watkins – 5 – Barely got involved in the game, only played 58 minutes and only managed 10 touches.

Bukayo Saka – 6 – Did make two key passes, but could’ve done more on that right hand side. Nearly had an assist for Grealish’s disallowed goal, but did fail both of his other cross attempts, and only completed one successful dribble out of three.

Subs: Harry Kane 7, Cole Palmer N/A, Marcus Rashford N/A, Kalvin Phillips N/A.

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Video: Pickford saves penalty, but North Macedonia take the lead with rebound

Connor Holden — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 20:40:50 +0000

North Macedonia have taken a 1-0 lead against England in the first half, despite Jordan Pickford saving the initial penalty attempt.

Enis Bardhi took the penalty for North Macedonia, which Pickford managed to save going the right way, however the rebound fell back to Barhi who smashed the rebound home.

England have already confirmed qualification as Group C winners, having 19 points before this game. However Southgate will not be happy with the performance, and will expect a reaction in the second half.

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— Channel 4 Sport (@C4Sport) November 20, 2023

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England player ratings: Foden shines as Palmer makes England debut in victory over Malta

Connor Holden — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 22:51:55 +0000

England have beaten Malta 2-0, on rather flat evening for the Three Lions. However an own goal and a Harry Kane goal earnt England a victory and three points.

Rice had one chalked off, which would have made it 3-0 England, but that would have been a rather flattering scoreline for the performance from the Three Lions.

Read on for our England player ratings, and who stood out for the Three Lions…

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Jordan Pickford – 6 – Didn’t have to make a save, and only made the one punch, made 41/41 passes but was un tested so can’t be rated higher.

Fikayo Tomori – 6 – Taken off at half time, played in a slightly unfamiliar left back role, becoming a back three in possession. Made two tackles and completed four out five long balls.

Harry Maguire – 6.5 – Kept a clean sheet of course, and made two clearances and one block. Also completed 10/10 long balls, and won 7/7 aerial duels.

Marc Guehi – 6 – Not to much to do, made two interceptions and made 103/106 accurate passes, with 7/8 long balls.

Kieran Trippier – 6 – Managed two tackles, one clearance and one interception at right back, also making one key pass and completing 5/5 long balls.

Conor Gallagher – 5 – Subbed at half time to bring on the more attacking Bukayo Saka, worked hard and won some duels in midfield, however was a little sloppy in possession on a few occasions.

Jordan Henderson – 5 – Subbed after 61 minutes, played 2/2 long balls and won 2/4 ground duels. Didn’t offer enough in the middle of the park when playing out.

Trent Alexander-Arnold – 7 – Could have created more but did get forward in central midfield, getting four shots off (two on target) and making one key pass.

Marcus Rashford – 5 – Subbed after 61 minutes, struggled to get himself in the game, had one shot which was blocked and only completed 2/6 of his dribbles.

Harry Kane – 7.5 – Scored the goal to give England a 2-0 lead, and allow them breathing room. However wasn’t as involved as he could have been, only having 34 touches.

Phil Foden – 8 – Tried to make things happen whenever he got the ball, made three key passes, completed 4/4 dribbles and looked the most dangerous player on the pitch.

Subs: Bukayo Saka 7, Kyle Walker 6 , Cole Palmer 6 , Declan Rice 6

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Report: Chelsea linked with a surprise move for 29-year-old Premier League ace

Saikat Chatterjee — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 06:18:53 +0000

Chelsea are reportedly keen on signing a goalkeeper in the near future and they are keeping tabs on the Everton star Jordan Pickford.

A report from 90 Min claims that the 29-year-old England international has been tracked by the London club and it remains to be seen whether they come forward with an offer in the coming months.

Chelsea have recently signed Robert Sanchez and Djordje Petrovic. However, they are keen on improving the goalkeeping department and they believe Pickford could be a useful acquisition.

The 29-year-old has proven his quality in the Premier League over the years, and he has established himself as an undisputed starter for club and country. Pickford has produced impressive performances for England in the European Champions and the recently concluded World Cup as well.

The opportunity to play for Chelsea will be an attractive proposition for the goalkeeper. He will want to take the next step in his career and join a big club capable of winning major trophies.

Pickford has been one of Everton’s more important players over the past few seasons

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Although Chelsea have struggled over the past year, they have a formidable squad and the resources to challenge for major trophies in the coming seasons. On the other hand, Everton have been fighting relegation over the last couple of seasons.

A move to Stamford Bridge would be a major step up for Pickford and it remains to be seen whether Chelsea can agree on a deal with the Toffees.

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Liverpool fans broke Anfield tradition to boo Jordan Pickford

Sean Walker — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 20:43:43 +0000

Liverpool fans broke their long tradition of clapping the opposition goalkeeper in the Merseyside derby on Saturday afternoon.

Jurgen Klopp’s side dispatched their city rivals, Everton 2-0 on Saturday with Mohamed Salah scoring two goals late on.

Their task was made a lot easier when Ashley Young was sent off for two yellow cards in the first half after a late tackle on Luis Diaz.

As the teams came out for the second period, Liverpool fans broke tradition by not clapping for Jordan Pickford as he ran towards the Kop.

This is an age-old tradition in Anfield that dates back to the sixties and is a sign of respect for the opposition number one.

They reportedly refused to clap for him and began to boo because Pickford himself didn’t clap as he ran towards the goal.

Football statistician, Dave Ball spoke to This is Anfield about the tradition.

“I always remember the game after England had won the World Cup in 1966, Liverpool played Everton in the Charity Shield and then the first game here (at Anfield) was in the league against Leicester City.” he said.

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“Gordon Banks was in the Leicester goal, and I think Shankly had sent him out early doors to take the cheers from the Kop and everything. But when he came out to face Liverpool, the Kop went absolutely ballistic. That was the first time I had ever seen the Kop react the way they did.

“Some people say it did happen in the ’50s and ’60s, but I’ve spoken to people and they don’t really remember, but I certainly remember it was the Gordon Banks one. He was a great person on Merseyside, he was loved by the Kopites.”

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“No shock there” – Furious Jordan Pickford hints at Liverpool referee bias after derby defeat

Mehdi Gokal — Sat, 21 Oct 2023 19:28:54 +0000

Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford was not happy with the referee’s decision to not send Ibrahima Konate off during the Merseyside derby.

The Liverpool defender could have been shown a second yellow for a foul on Beto which stopped a potential counter attack.

However, the referee and the VAR both decided against it leaving Everton extremely frustrated with the decision.

And Jordan Pickford, after the game, came out and slammed the officiating stating that it was ‘no shock’ that decisions did not go Everton’s way.

He said:

“It’s a tough day. It’s always going to be tough to come to Anfield as an Everton player.”

“We gave it our all, worked hard and decisions definitely didn’t go our way, no shock there.”

“I think the work-rate we’ve put in was second to none after going down to ten men. After about half an hour, we dug in and they created chances – like they were always going to. We put up a good fight. As a team, we’re not far off. Coming here is always a tough place, but we had a right good go and were always in the game – even with ten men. Going down to ten and the lads putting a shift in, you’re going to get tired.”

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Liverpool scored not long after the Konate incident. Everton conceded a penalty after Keane handled the ball inside the penalty box. Mo Salah scored from the spot to give Liverpool the lead.

And Salah scored another in the dying minutes of the game. The goal came from a counter-attack led by Darwin Nunez who did brilliant to draw the defenders towards him before passing to the Egyptian who did what he does best.

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England player ratings: Bellingham shines as England qualify for EURO 2024

Connor Holden — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:23:42 +0000

England managed to beat Italy 3-1 in their EURO qualifying game, to secure their qualification to EURO 2024.

After Italy took the lead in the 15th minute, England battled back to win the game 3-1 with goals from Harry Kane (x2) and Marcus Rashford to secure their qualification to EURO 2024 with two games to spare.

Read on for our England player ratings, and who helped the Three Lions secure qualification…

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