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England 1-1 Senegal
Slow start by England to the second half when they really need to up the pace.
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Kane scores fourth goal in four games under Tuchel; Sarr levels before break and Diarra gives visitors lead; late Bellingham effort ruled out
Sabaly grabs third in added time as Senegal become first African nation to beat Three Lions
Tuchel suffers first defeat as England boss
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Second chance for Tuchel to show that he is capable of changing things at half time - we will lose if he does not.
Steve
'Tuchel can tweak things'published at 20:54 British Summer Time 10 June
England 1-1 Senegal
Michael Brown
Former Tottenham midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live at the City GroundIf we look at the players who are out there, Tuchel can certainly tweak things with those who are there.
Eze could drop in slightly maybe. The system is a problem when you are dominating the game.
Senegal have caused us problems in it but it is the first time we have seen it so we can get better in it.
KICK-OFFpublished at 45 mins
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No changes for England at the start of the second half.
Has Ivan Toney come all the way over from Saudi Arabia to sit on the bench?
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England faced six shots on target from Senegal in that first half - the most a Three Lions side has faced in the opening half of a game since they played Brazil in June 2013 (eight).
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The teams are out for the second half. Any changes?
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Mixed emotions for Thomas Tuchel during that first half...
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Image source, Getty Images'Walker can't be bothered'published at 20:51 British Summer Time 10 June
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Roy Keane
Former Republic of Ireland midfielder on ITVKyle Walker is a vastly experienced player but he just can't be bothered getting back in.
For a vastly experience player, you can't be making mistakes like that.
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Standby for Roy Keane's verdict on Kyle Walker...and he isn't mincing his words.
Scores from elsewherepublished at 20:49 British Summer Time 10 June
Romania scored two goals just before half-time in their World Cup qualifying Group H match against Cyprus.
Latvia's Antonijs Cernomordijs has netted at both ends and it is 1-1 in their Group K game with Albania.
Mitchell Duke has put Australia 2-1 ahead against Saudi Arabia in Asia World Cup qualifying, a score that would take the Socceroos to next year's tournament in Canada, the United States and Mexico.
Uefa World Cup Qualifying (half-time)
- Group G - Finland 1-0 Poland, Netherlands 3-0 Malta
- Group H - Romania 2-0 Cyprus, San Marino 0-4 Austria
- Group K - Latvia 1-1 Albania, Serbia 2-0 Andorra
International friendlies (half-time)
- Luxembourg 0-0 Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland 1-0 Iceland
Asia World Cup Qualifying (63 mins)
- Saudi Arabia 1-2 Australia
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What a surprise, England concede their first goal under Tuchel when Ezri Konsa isn't on the pitch.
Robbie
'Senegal have had the better of it'published at 20:46 British Summer Time 10 June
HT: England 1-1 Senegal
Leon Osman
Former England midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live at the City GroundWhen you score the opening goal early you expect to be able to build on that. But the opening goal didn't come from enterprising play.
We have looked decent but if you are going possessionally and the two systems working against each other, you have to say Senegal have had the better for it. They have looked a lot more fluid than England.
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It could have been a different story had Anthony Gordon not missed from close range. England are a complicated team. Not awfully fluid, decent in spells, frustratingly sloppy at other times.
They have work to do in the second half.
'You have to take your chances'published at 20:42 British Summer Time 10 June
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Michael Brown
Former Tottenham midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live at the City GroundThey have got to take their chances and that Anthony Gordon miss is massive.
If we had put our chances away, we'd be having a different conversation. The goal was coming and it was a mistake from Walker but I don't want to be too critical.
I'd rather this sort of game.
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Lee Dixon says "not a lot Chalobah can do " he could try getting in way of cross.
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HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:38 British Summer Time 10 June
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England's good work is undone by some very untidy defending. Thomas Tuchel has a big team talk to deliver.
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England 1-1 Senegal
Two additional minutes at the end of the first half.
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Kyle the whipping boy again. There are two CBs and it was right down the middle.
Tony
YELLOW CARDpublished at 44 mins
England 1-1 Senegal
It's all going wrong for Kyle Walker.
This is his 96th cap but after his slow reactions allowed Senegal to equalise, Walker is booked for a very late challenge on El Hadji Malick Diouf.
'Walker goes to sleep'published at 20:35 British Summer Time 10 June
England 1-1 Senegal
Lee Dixon
Former England defender on ITVWell, as a defender you have to think the worst is about to happen. You have to be ahead of the game.
Ismaila Sarr is goalside of Kyle Walker. He has to expect the ball to come in. He goes to sleep.
Poor from Walker. Sarr out-thinks and out-sprints England's right-back.
England head coach Thomas Tuchel during the friendly against Senegal at the City Ground
England slumped to their first defeat under Thomas Tuchel as Senegal secured a fully deserved victory in the friendly at the City Ground.
Tuchel's side laboured badly throughout and were second best to impressive opposition, who became the first African team to beat England's men.
A frustrating night for the Three Lions actually began well for them as they took the lead after seven minutes when captain Harry Kane pounced for his 73rd England goal.
That came after goalkeeper Edouard Mendy failed to hold Anthony Gordon's shot, but it was as good as it got for England, who were sunk by goals from Ismaila Sarr, Habib Diarra and Cheikh Sabaly.
Dean Henderson, in for regular keeper Jordan Pickford, was kept busy as the hosts struggled away from their usual Wembley base, and Senegal drew level five minutes before the break when Kyle Walker switched off to allow Sarr to steal in at the far post.
It was the first goal England had conceded under Tuchel in four games, and Senegal probed England's defensive vulnerability throughout.
The visitors got the lead their dominance merited when Diarra exploited space behind England's defence to beat Henderson, firing through his legs at the near post just after the hour.
England went in search of an equaliser, with Mendy making amends for his earlier error by producing fine saves from substitute Morgan Gibbs-White and Bukayo Saka.
Tuchel's side also had a late strike from Jude Bellingham ruled out for handball against Levi Colwill after a video assistant referee (VAR) intervention.
But Senegal wrapped up the win in the dying seconds of stoppage time when substitute Curtis Jones lost possession, allowing Sabaly to finish England off with a cool finish, sparking an angry reaction from the home ers who remained inside the City Ground.
England had 15 wins and six draws from their previous 21 matches against African opponents, but here they were well beaten in the end.
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Furious England fans make feelings clear
England fans had little to get excited about in Nottingham
The storm of booing that greeted Tuchel and his England players at the final whistle summed up a miserable night for the German boss.
England had the perfect start with Kane's goal, and while this game came at the end of a gruelling season, it was still a chastening experience to see Tuchel's team so comprehensively outplayed.
Keeper Henderson had kept Senegal at bay in the first half, saving from Everton's Idrissa Gueye and Crystal Palace team-mate Sarr, who took advantage of Walker's defensive lapse for the visitors' leveller.
After that, England subsided and Senegal could have won by an even more convincing margin.
The away side delighted their followers with the victory, celebrating exuberantly once the third goal went in.
This defeat completed an undistinguished few days for England who scraped a 1-0 win against Andorra in Barcelona on Saturday.
The new coach may have three wins from his first four games, but the opposition - until now - had not been testing and this has been a somewhat sticky start by Gareth Southgate's successor.
Tuchel duly felt the full force of the City Ground crowd as England's ers wait to see any sign of improvement or a new identity, with the World Cup just a year away.
Senegal celebrated as England's players faced up to defeat
Player of the match
Number: 18 I. Sarr
Average rating 7.88
Number: 7 M. Gibbs-White
Average Rating: 4.80Number: 15 E. Eze
Average Rating: 4.74Number: 13 D. Henderson
Average Rating: 4.72Number: 9 H. Kane
Average Rating: 4.55Number: 10 J. Bellingham
Average Rating: 4.13Number: 4 D. Rice
Average Rating: 3.96Number: 23 T. Chalobah
Average Rating: 3.79Number: 24 C. Gallagher
Average Rating: 3.71Number: 11 A. Gordon
Average Rating: 3.70Number: 18 M. Rogers
Average Rating: 3.54Number: 19 N. Madueke
Average Rating: 3.54Number: 25 B. Saka
Average Rating: 3.52Number: 6 L. Colwill
Average Rating: 3.45Number: 21 M. Lewis-Skelly
Average Rating: 3.41Number: 14 I. Toney
Average Rating: 3.25Number: 17 C. Jones
Average Rating: 3.21Number: 2 K. Walker
Average Rating: 2.61Number: 18 I. Sarr
Average Rating: 7.88Number: 13 I. Ndiaye
Average Rating: 7.64Number: 5 I. Gueye
Average Rating: 7.58Number: 6 H. Diarra
Average Rating: 7.49Number: 7 N. Jackson
Average Rating: 7.34Number: 3 K. Koulibaly
Average Rating: 7.34Number: 25 E. Diouf
Average Rating: 7.29Number: 19 M. Niakhaté
Average Rating: 7.28Number: 15 K. Diatta
Average Rating: 7.25Number: 10 C. Sabaly
Average Rating: 7.25Number: 8 L. Camara
Average Rating: 7.22Number: 26 P. Gueye
Average Rating: 7.14Number: 16 É. Mendy
Average Rating: 7.14Number: 9 B. Dia
Average Rating: 7.08After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport s.
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Team Lineups
home team, England
Manager: Thomas Tuchel
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
Pitch Formation
13, Henderson, Goalkeeper
2, Walker, Defender
23, Chalobah, Defender
6, Colwill, Defender
21, Lewis-Skelly, Defender
25, Saka, Midfielder
24, Gallagher, Midfielder
4, Rice, Midfielder
11, Gordon, Midfielder
9, Kane, Striker
15, Eze, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 13, D. Henderson
- Number 21, M. Lewis-Skelly , substituted for I. Toney at 88 minutes
- Number 6, L. Colwill , Yellow Card at 30 minutes
- Number 23, T. Chalobah
- Number 2, K. Walker , Yellow Card at 44 minutes
- Number 11, A. Gordon , substituted for M. Gibbs-White at 58 minutes
- Number 4, D. Rice , substituted for J. Bellingham at 71 minutes
- Number 24, C. Gallagher , substituted for C. Jones at 59 minutes
- Number 25, B. Saka , substituted for N. Madueke at 71 minutes
- Number 15, E. Eze
- Number 9, H. Kane , Captain, substituted for M. Rogers at 59 minutes
Substitutes
home team, England
- Number 16, T. Alexander-Arnold
- Number 10, J. Bellingham
- Number 12, D. Burn
- Number 7, M. Gibbs-White
- Number 8, J. Henderson
- Number 3, R. James
- Number 17, C. Jones
- Number 5, E. Konsa
- Number 19, N. Madueke
- Number 20, C. Palmer
- Number 1, J. Pickford
- Number 18, M. Rogers
- Number 14, I. Toney
- Number 22, J. Trafford
away team, Senegal
Manager: Pape Thiaw
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Pitch Formation
16, Mendy, Goalkeeper
15, Diatta, Defender
3, Koulibaly, Defender
19, Niakhaté, Defender
25, Diouf, Defender
6, Diarra, Midfielder
5, Gueye, Midfielder
8, Camara, Midfielder
13, Ndiaye, Striker
7, Jackson, Striker
18, Sarr, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 16, É. Mendy
- Number 25, E. Diouf
- Number 19, M. Niakhaté
- Number 3, K. Koulibaly , Captain
- Number 15, K. Diatta , Yellow Card at 17 minutes
- Number 8, L. Camara
- Number 5, I. Gueye
- Number 6, H. Diarra , substituted for P. Gueye at 71 minutes
- Number 18, I. Sarr , substituted for C. Sabaly at 70 minutes
- Number 7, N. Jackson , substituted for B. Dia at 82 minutes
- Number 13, I. Ndiaye
away team, Senegal
- Number 2, M. Camara
- Number 9, B. Dia
- Number 23, M. Diaw
- Number 1, Y. Diouf
- Number 26, P. Gueye
- Number 20, I. Gueye
- Number 14, I. Jakobs
- Number 24, A. Mendy
- Number 12, C. Ndiaye
- Number 17, C. Niasse
- Number 10, C. Sabaly
- Number 4, A. Seck
- Number 21, A. Sima
home team, England
Manager: Thomas Tuchel
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
Pitch Formation
13, Henderson, Goalkeeper
2, Walker, Defender
23, Chalobah, Defender
6, Colwill, Defender
21, Lewis-Skelly, Defender
25, Saka, Midfielder
24, Gallagher, Midfielder
4, Rice, Midfielder
11, Gordon, Midfielder
9, Kane, Striker
15, Eze, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 13, D. Henderson
- Number 21, M. Lewis-Skelly , substituted for I. Toney at 88 minutes
- Number 6, L. Colwill , Yellow Card at 30 minutes
- Number 23, T. Chalobah
- Number 2, K. Walker , Yellow Card at 44 minutes
- Number 11, A. Gordon , substituted for M. Gibbs-White at 58 minutes
- Number 4, D. Rice , substituted for J. Bellingham at 71 minutes
- Number 24, C. Gallagher , substituted for C. Jones at 59 minutes
- Number 25, B. Saka , substituted for N. Madueke at 71 minutes
- Number 15, E. Eze
- Number 9, H. Kane , Captain, substituted for M. Rogers at 59 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 16, T. Alexander-Arnold
- Number 10, J. Bellingham
- Number 12, D. Burn
- Number 7, M. Gibbs-White
- Number 8, J. Henderson
- Number 3, R. James
- Number 17, C. Jones
- Number 5, E. Konsa
- Number 19, N. Madueke
- Number 20, C. Palmer
- Number 1, J. Pickford
- Number 18, M. Rogers
- Number 14, I. Toney
- Number 22, J. Trafford
away team, Senegal
Manager: Pape Thiaw
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Pitch Formation
16, Mendy, Goalkeeper
15, Diatta, Defender
3, Koulibaly, Defender
19, Niakhaté, Defender
25, Diouf, Defender
6, Diarra, Midfielder
5, Gueye, Midfielder
8, Camara, Midfielder
13, Ndiaye, Striker
7, Jackson, Striker
18, Sarr, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 16, É. Mendy
- Number 25, E. Diouf
- Number 19, M. Niakhaté
- Number 3, K. Koulibaly , Captain
- Number 15, K. Diatta , Yellow Card at 17 minutes
- Number 8, L. Camara
- Number 5, I. Gueye
- Number 6, H. Diarra , substituted for P. Gueye at 71 minutes
- Number 18, I. Sarr , substituted for C. Sabaly at 70 minutes
- Number 7, N. Jackson , substituted for B. Dia at 82 minutes
- Number 13, I. Ndiaye
Substitutes
- Number 2, M. Camara
- Number 9, B. Dia
- Number 23, M. Diaw
- Number 1, Y. Diouf
- Number 26, P. Gueye
- Number 20, I. Gueye
- Number 14, I. Jakobs
- Number 24, A. Mendy
- Number 12, C. Ndiaye
- Number 17, C. Niasse
- Number 10, C. Sabaly
- Number 4, A. Seck
- Number 21, A. Sima
- Referee:
- Stéphanie Frappart
- Video Assistant Referee:
- Mathieu Vernice
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Aurelien Drouet
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Camille Soriano
- Fourth Official:
- Abdelatif Kherradji
- Assistant VAR Official:
- Benoît Millot
Match Officials
Match Stats
Key, England v SenegalOverall possession
Shots
England 8Senegal 11Shots on target
England 4Senegal 9Total touches inside the box
England 15Senegal 15Goalkeeper saves
England 6Senegal 3Fouls
England 12Senegal 18Corners
England 5Senegal 3Advanced match stats
Shots
England 8Senegal 11Shots on target
England 4Senegal 9Shots off target
England 4Senegal 2Attempts out of box
England 1Senegal 4Total offside
England 0Senegal 1Total tackles
England 11Senegal 13Won tackles
England 9Senegal 10Fouls
England 12Senegal 18Total yellow cards
England 2Senegal 1Total clearances
England 20Senegal 23Headed clearances
England 9Senegal 12Duels won
England 40Senegal 37Total es
England 556Senegal 355Accurate es
England 510Senegal 315Backward es
England 96Senegal 57Forward es
England 135Senegal 109Total long balls
England 34Senegal 38Successful final third es
England 68Senegal 64Total crosses
England 12Senegal 13Touches
England 701Senegal 503Touches in the box
England 15Senegal 15Dispossessed
England 7Senegal 5Goalkeeper saves
England 6Senegal 3Diving saves
England 3Senegal 2Saved shots from inside the box
England 3Senegal 3Saved shots from outside the box
England 3Senegal 0Keeper throws
England 3Senegal 2Goal kicks
England 6Senegal 3Watch & listen
Season so far
Friendlies
Key, England v Senegal
Form guide
All competitions
England won
v Andorra
0
1
UEFA World Cup Qualifiers
Senegal draw
v Republic of Ireland
1
1
Friendlies
England won
v Latvia
3
0
UEFA World Cup Qualifiers
Senegal won
v Togo
2
0
CAF World Cup Qualifiers
England won
v Albania
2
0
UEFA World Cup Qualifiers
Senegal draw
v Sudan
0
0
CAF World Cup Qualifiers
England won
v Republic of Ireland
5
0
UEFA Nations League
Senegal won
v Liberia
3
0
African Nations Championship Qualification
England won
v Greece
0
3
UEFA Nations League
Senegal draw
v Liberia
1
1
African Nations Championship Qualification
Previous meetings
All competitions
England and SenegalEngland Won 1Senegal Won 0Draw 0
Played
1
Previous scores
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FIFA World Cup
England 3 , Senegal 0 on the 4th of December 2022
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Match Facts
England have never lost in 21 matches against African opposition (W15 D6), winning their only previous meeting with Senegal 3-0 in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Senegal have won just one of their last seven matches against European nations (D3 L3), beating Poland 2-1 at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
This is just England’s second match at Nottingham’s City Ground, previously beating Wales 2-0 in a Home Nations international in March 1909.
England have won all three of their matches under Thomas Tuchel, with only Walter Winterbottom and Sven-Goran Eriksson winning each of their first four in charge of the Three Lions.
Senegal are unbeaten in their last 23 matches in all competitions (W16 D7) since a 1-0 friendly loss to Algeria in September 2023.
England have won their last six matches in all competitions, keeping a clean sheet in each of the last five – they’ve never previously won six in a row without conceding.
Harry Kane has scored in all three of England’s games under Thomas Tuchel so far, with no player ever scoring in each of a manager’s first four in charge of the Three Lions.
Ismaïla Sarr has been directly involved in seven goals in his last seven games in all competitions for club and country (4 goals, 3 assists), netting Senegal’s equaliser against Republic of Ireland last time out.