England hosted Greece at the Wembley Stadium and fell to a 2-1 defeat after late drama on both ends of the pitch. The result sees Greece create some distance between themselves and the Three Lions at the top of League B Group 2 as they lead by 3 points.
England dominated possession in the first period but could not create sufficient opportunities to break into the box. Greece did not create much either in a first half that was more of a chess battle as the teams were tied goalless at the break.
The second half saw Greece grab an unlikely lead just four minutes after the restart as Konstantinos Koulierakis assisted Vangelis Pavlidis to make it 1-0. Jude Bellingham seemed to have rescued a point for England with an 87th minute equalizer assisted by Dominic Solanke. However, Pavlidis scored again in the 94th minute to win the game for the visitors.
Having said that, let’s take a look at the player ratings for both sides.
England National Football Team Player Ratings vs Greece
Goalkeeper
Jordan Pickford – 5.5/10
Pickford nearly cost his side an early goal and never recovered from that error in a poor performance.
Defenders
Trent Alexander-Arnold – 7.5/10
Trent was great on the ball and played a big role in distributing it well for England. He played four key passes and a game-high 13 long balls.
John Stones – 7.5/10
Stones made a solid start to the contest as well. He won seven duels, making four blocks and one interception.
Levi Colwill – 7.5/10
He made a heroic goal-line clearance early in the game to prevent Greece from taking the lead. He also made six clearances and won six duels.
Rico Lewis – 7/10
Lewis won seven duels and made two clearances in a decent performance.
Midfielders
Bukayo Saka – 6.5/10
Bukayo Saka made an energetic start but was booked in the first half for persistent fouling. He then suffered an injury in the second period and was subbed off.
Cole Palmer – 7/10
Palmer started the game slow but grew into his role as the match progressed. He played two key passes and won four duels.
Declan Rice – 6.5/10
Rice played the entire 90 but seemed slightly off his usual levels.
Anthony Gordon – 6.5/10
Gordon played for an hour but could not hit the target despite two efforts.
Forwards
Jude Bellingham – 8.5/10
Bellingham was all over the place in the first half and closed Greek players down well. He also scored a late equalizer to give England hope but Greece scored another shortly after. Bellingham played two key passes and won 11 duels.
Phil Foden – 6.5/10
Foden played for just over 70 minutes but could not impact the game positively.
Substitutes
Noni Madueke – 6.5/10
Madueke replaced Saka but could not make much of an impact.
Ollie Watkins – 6.5/10
He replaced Gordon and almost scored with his first attempt.
Dominic Solanke – 7/10
Solanke replaced and provided an assist for their late leveler scored by Bellingham.
Manager
Lee Carsley – 6.5/10
Carsley’s starting XI raised several concerns and they eventually lost the game as the lacked control.
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Greece National Football Team Player Ratings vs England
Goalkeeper
Odysseas Vlachodimos – 6/10
Vlachodimos put in a below-par performance for Greece.
Defenders
Lazaros Rota – 6.5/10
Rota won four duels and made two tackles in a decent game.
Konstantinos Mavropanos – 7/10
Mavropanos won four of five duels, making four clearances and two tackles.
Konstantinos Koulierakis – 7.5/10
Koulierakis was hard in the tackle and was booked in the first half. However, he provided an assist for Greece’s first goal and also won four duels.
Dimitrios Giannoulis – 6.5/10
He won three duels and played one key pass in a decent outing.
Midfielders
Dimitrios Kourbelis – 6.5/10
He was booked in the second half in an average performance.
Manolis Siopis – 6.5/10
Siopis could not impact the game much either.
Giorgos Masouras – 6.5/10
Masouras started well but could not alter the course of the proceedings.
Anastasios Bakasetas – 7/10
The Greece captain was the only one to manage a shot on target in the first period and saw it cleared off the line. He also played one key pass and won three duels.
Christos Zolis – 6.5/10
Zolis played one key pass but failed to win a single duel.
Forwards
Vangelis Pavlidis – 8.5/10
The overall player of the match, Pavlidis scored a second-half brace including a last-gasp winner to secure all three points for Greece.
Substitutes
Christos Zafeiris – 6.5/10
Zafeiris came on in the second period and put in a decent shift.
Dimitrios Pelkas – 7/10
Pelkas won just one of six duels but provided an assist for Greece’s late winner.
Petros Mantalos – 6.5/10
Mantalos came on in the second period but did not make much of an impact on the game.
Giorgios Vagiannidis & Giannis Konstantelias – N/A
The pair played less than 10 minutes and hence did not warrant a rating.
Manager
Ivan Jovanovic – 7/10
He set his team up to get something out of this game and Greece did just that with a historic win.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q. What was the result of England vs Greece?
A. Greece defeated England 2-1.
Q. When was England vs Greece?
A. The game kicked-off at 6:45 PM GMT on Thursday, October 10.
Q. Who was the man of the match in England vs Greece?
A. Vangelis Pavlidis of Greece was the man of the match.
Q. Who was the worst performer in England vs Greece?
A. Jordan Pickford of England was the worst performer.
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