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England
v Slovakia⁠

2–1

Full time

England v Slovakia finished 2–1.

Slovakia
Lobotka 3'
Date
Monday 4 September 2017 · England in 2017
Kick-off
19:45 UK
Venue
Wembley Stadium, London

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England Formation 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Substitutes

  • No. 22, Raheem Sterling On in the 83'
  • No. 20, Danny Welbeck On in the 84'
  • No. 18, Jake Livermore On in the 90+3'
  • No. 12, Chris Smalling (not used)
  • No. 13, Jack Butland (not used)
  • No. 14, Aaron Cresswell (not used)
  • No. 15, Michael Keane (not used)
  • No. 16, John Stones (not used)
  • No. 17, Nathaniel Chalobah (not used)
  • No. 19, Daniel Sturridge (not used)
  • No. 21, Jamie Vardy (not used)
  • No. 23, Tom Heaton (not used)

Slovakia Formation 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • No. 23, Martin Dúbravka GK
  • No. 2, Peter Pekarík RB
  • No. 3, Martin Skrtel CB
  • No. 4, Jan Durica CB
  • No. 15, Tomas Hubocan LB
  • No. 14, Milan Skriniar RM Yellow card 70'
  • No. 22, Stanislav Lobotka LM
  • No. 7, Vladimir Weiss RW Off in the 68'
  • No. 17, Marek Hamsik AM Off in the 79'
  • No. 20, Róbert Mak LW
  • No. 11, Adam Nemec FW Off in the 69'

Substitutes

  • No. 10, Albert Rusnák On in the 68'
  • No. 21, Michal Duris On in the 69'
  • No. 8, Ondrej Duda On in the 79'
  • No. 1, Jan Novota (not used)
  • No. 5, Norbert Gyömbér (not used)
  • No. 6, Jan Gregus (not used)
  • No. 9, Jaroslav Mihálik (not used)
  • No. 12, Martin Polacek (not used)
  • No. 13, Patrik Hrosovský (not used)
  • No. 16, Robert Mazán (not used)
  • No. 18, Erik Sabo (not used)
  • No. 19, Juraj Kucka (not used)

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2002 – 2016

04 11 Jun 2003
UEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group 7 Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

England 2–1 Slovakia England won

England: Owen 62' pen, Owen 73'

Slovakia: Janočko 31'

Match page: England v Slovakia, 11 June 2003

Official meetings since 2002

England v Slovakia stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings7In our results database
England wins6England perspective
Draws1Level at full time
Slovakia wins0Slovakia victories

England have scored 13 goals to Slovakia's 4 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

3

Owen

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

Slovakia · Fixture leader

1

Németh

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

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