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Lionesses · Women's International friendly

England
v Australia⁠

1–1

Full time

England v Australia finished 1–1.

England
Kirby 21'
Australia
Polkinghorne 84'
Date
Tuesday 9 October 2018 · Lionesses in 2018
Venue
Craven Cottage, London
Competition
Women's International friendly

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

Lionesses Formation 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Substitutes

Australia Formation 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • No. 18, Mackenzie Arnold GK
  • No. 21, Ellie Carpenter RB
  • No. 4, Clare Polkinghorne CB
  • No. 7, Steph Catley CB
  • No. 9, Caitlin Foord LB Yellow card 89'
  • No. 2, Amy Sayer RM Off in the 55'
  • No. 8, Elise Kellond-Knight LM
  • No. 20, Princess Ibani RW Off in the 66'
  • No. 13, Tameka Yallop AM
  • No. 6, Chloe Berryhill LW Off in the 81'
  • No. 11, Lisa De Vanna FW Off in the 66'

Substitutes

  • No. 15, Emily Gielnik On in the 55'
  • No. 5, Mary Fowler On in the 66'
  • No. 22, Larissa Crummer On in the 66'
  • No. 23, Alex Chidiac On in the 81'
  • No. 3, Aivi Luik (not used)
  • No. 12, Jada Mathyssen-Whyman (not used)

Women's senior internationals · Newest first

The 3 meetings before this one

2003 – 2015

02 6 Mar 2015
Women's International friendly · 2015 Cyprus Cup group GSP Stadium, Nicosia

Australia 0–3 England England won

England: Taylor 8', Taylor 17', Taylor 83'

Australia: None

Match page: Australia v England, 6 March 2015

Official meetings since 2003

England v Australia stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings7In our results database
England wins5England perspective
Draws1Level at full time
Australia wins1Australia victories

England have scored 12 goals to Australia's 4 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

3

Taylor

3 goals against Australia in matches we hold scorer data for.

Australia · Fixture leader

2

Kerr

Australia's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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