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England 2-0 Italy - November 16, 1977 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1978
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Kevin Keegan
11'
ENG
0
11' - Goal
Kevin Keegan11
HT
ENG
46
46' - Substitution
Francesco Grazianiis substituted by Claudio Sala
46' - Substitution
Francesco Grazianiis substituted by Claudio Sala
75' - Substitution
Bob Latchfordis substituted by Stuart Pearson75
80' - Goal
Trevor Brooking80
83' - Substitution
Kevin Keeganis substituted by Trevor Francis8383
83' - Substitution
Giacinto Facchettiis substituted by Antonello Cuccureddu
83' - Substitution
Giacinto Facchettiis substituted by Antonello Cuccureddu
FT
ITA
ITA
Team line-ups
England
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Ray Clemence | 29 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Watson | 31 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Trevor Cherry | 29 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Emelyn Hughes | 30 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Phil Neal | 26 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ray Wilkins | 21 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Trevor Brooking | 80 | 29 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Peter Barnes | 20 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steve Coppell | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Bob Latchford | 75 | 26 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Kevin Keegan | 1183 | 26 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
26.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
18
Italy
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Dino Zoff | 35 | 60 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Renato Zaccarelli | 26 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Claudio Gentile | 24 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Roberto Mozzini | 26 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Giacinto Facchetti | 83 | 35 | 94 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Marco Tardelli | 23 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Giancarlo Antognoni | 23 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Romeo Benetti | 32 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Franco Causio | 28 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Francesco Graziani | 46 | 24 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Roberto Bettega | 26 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
29
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Trevor Francis | 83 | 23 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Stuart Pearson | 75 | 28 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Antonello Cuccureddu | 83 | 28 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Claudio Sala | 46 | 30 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Trevor Brooking
IN
Ian Callaghan
OUT
Peter Barnes
IN
Terry McDermott
OUT
Bob Latchford
IN
Trevor Francis
OUT
Kevin Keegan
IN
Paul Mariner
OUT
Phil Neal
IN
Ray Kennedy
OUT
Steve Coppell
IN
Gordon Hill
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
56
3
Success rate in this team:
67 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
36 %
Greenwood vs Italy
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on November 16, 1977
Greenwood vs Bearzot
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on November 16, 1977
Manager
Age
Match num
50
19
Success rate in this team:
63 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
63 %
Bearzot vs England
1 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Latest figure on November 16, 1977
Bearzot vs Greenwood
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on November 16, 1977
Referee
Karoly Palotai
1 victory |
0 draw |
3 losses |
England4 matches | General total | Italy3 matches | 1 victory |
1 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
England1 match | Season total | Italy1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on October 13, 1982 | Latest figure on June 12, 1980 | |||||||
Videos
August 30, 2010
Key figures
Italy keeps its 8 consecutive matches without a draw in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 25/02/1973). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 23/10/1968 (5 matches)
It's the first time Kevin Keegan scores 1 goal vs in his professional career
End of streak for Italy after 7 consecutive wins in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone (since 25/02/1973). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 07/10/1972 (3 matches)
General ranking
| +1 | 1 | England | 10 pts | 6 rd |
| -1 | 2 | Italy | 8 pts | 5 rd |
| 3 | Finland | 4 pts | 6 rd | |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 0 pt | 5 rd |
General ranking
| +1 | 1 | England | 10 pts | 6 rd |
| -1 | 2 | Italy | 8 pts | 5 rd |
| 3 | Finland | 4 pts | 6 rd | |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 0 pt | 5 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VEngland 2-1 Finland13/10/1976 | LEngland 0-2 Netherlands09/02/1977 | VEngland 5-0 Luxembourg30/03/1977 | LEngland 0-1 Wales31/05/1977 | LEngland 1-2 Scotland04/06/1977 | DEngland 0-0 Switzerland07/09/1977 |
| Overall | LEngland 1-2 Scotland04/06/1977 | DBrazil 0-0 England08/06/1977 | DArgentina 1-1 England12/06/1977 | DUruguay 0-0 England15/06/1977 | DEngland 0-0 Switzerland07/09/1977 | VLuxembourg 0-2 England12/10/1977 |
Current form
| Away | VUnited States B 0-4 Italy23/05/1976 | VDenmark 0-1 Italy22/09/1976 | VLuxembourg 1-4 Italy16/10/1976 | LPortugal 2-1 Italy22/12/1976 | VFinland 0-3 Italy08/06/1977 | LGermany 2-1 Italy08/10/1977 |
| Overall | VItaly 2-0 England17/11/1976 | LPortugal 2-1 Italy22/12/1976 | VItaly 2-1 Belgium26/01/1977 | VFinland 0-3 Italy08/06/1977 | LGermany 2-1 Italy08/10/1977 | VItaly 6-1 Finland15/10/1977 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 5 |
| Winless streak | 3 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 3 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 6 | 16 |
| Scoring streak | 6 | 16 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
2 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
1 |
|
2 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
1 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
|
5 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
4 |
Victories (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
13 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
15 |
|
7 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
4 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2.6 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
3.75 |
|
3.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
3.5 |
|
0.8 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.5 |
|
0.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0.5 |
Betting aid
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
4-1 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Kevin Keegan | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 8 goals | Roberto Bettega |  |
 | Mick Channon | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 3 goals | Roberto Bettega | |
| Mick Channon | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Mick Channon | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
 | Ray Kennedy | 2 goals during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | 8 goals during the last 4 matches | Roberto Bettega | |
Historical head to head
Home
4 matches
2 v
1 d
1 l
7 gf
5 ga
Away
7 matches
2 v
3 d
2 l
11 gf
10 ga
Neutral ground
1 match
1 v
0 d
0 l
3 gf
2 ga
Total
12 matches
5 v
4 d
3 l
21 gf
17 ga
Historical head to head
Home
7 matches
2 v
3 d
2 l
10 gf
11 ga
Away
4 matches
1 v
1 d
2 l
5 gf
7 ga
Neutral ground
1 match
0 v
0 d
1 l
2 gf
3 ga
Total
12 matches
3 v
4 d
5 l
17 gf
21 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
May 16, 1948 |
| Home | 2 - 0 |
November 30, 1949 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 0 |
November 17, 1976 |
| Away | 1 - 0 |
November 14, 1973 |
Latest head to head
November 17, 1976 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1978
May 28, 1976 - Rencontres amicales 1976
November 14, 1973 - Rencontres amicales 1973
June 14, 1973 - Rencontres amicales 1973
May 24, 1961 - Rencontres amicales 1961
Best historical scorers against Italy
 |
Eric Brook | 2 goals | 1934 - 1934 |
 |
Gerald Hitchens | 2 goals | 1961 - 1961 |
 |
Tommy Lawton | 2 goals | 1939 - 1948 |
|
Mick Channon | 2 goals | 1976 - 1976 |
 |
Tom Finney | 2 goals | 1948 - 1948 |
 |
Bobby Charlton | 1 goal | 1959 - 1959 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 13/05/1933. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Best historical scorers against England
 |
Sergio Brighenti | 2 goals | 1959 - 1961 |
 |
Fabio Capello | 2 goals | 1973 - 1973 |
|
Francesco Graziani | 2 goals | 1976 - 1976 |
 |
Giuseppe Meazza | 2 goals | 1934 - 1934 |
|
Roberto Bettega | 1 goal | 1976 - 1976 |
 |
Amedeo Biavati | 1 goal | 1939 - 1939 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 13/05/1933. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Italy
 |
Billy Wright | 4 matches | 1948 - 1959 |
|
Mick Channon | 4 matches | 1973 - 1976 |
 |
Stanley Matthews | 3 matches | 1934 - 1948 |
 |
Emelyn Hughes | 3 matches | 1973 - 1976 |
 |
Edris Hapgood | 3 matches | 1933 - 1939 |
|
Tom Finney | 3 matches | 1948 - 1952 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 13/05/1933. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs England
 |
Romeo Benetti | 4 matches | 1973 - 1976 |
|
Giacinto Facchetti | 4 matches | 1973 - 1976 |
|
Fabio Capello | 4 matches | 1973 - 1976 |
 |
Dino Zoff | 4 matches | 1973 - 1976 |
 |
Franco Causio | 4 matches | 1973 - 1976 |
|
Giuseppe Meazza | 3 matches | 1933 - 1939 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 13/05/1933. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Competition info
The other matches
May 15, 1977
May 18, 1977
May 26, 1977
September 03, 1977
September 07, 1977
October 09, 1977
October 12, 1977
November 13, 1977
November 27, 1977
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+11
|  | England | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 |
-12
|  | Italy | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 |
3
|  | Finland | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -5 |
4
|  | Luxembourg | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 19 | -17 |
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