England men · International friendly
England
v Slovenia
2–1
Full time
England v Slovenia finished 2–1.
- England
- Lampard 31' pen, Defoe 63'
- Slovenia
- Ljubijankić 85'
- Date
- Saturday 5 September 2009 · England in 2009
- Kick-off
- 17:30 UK
- Venue
- Wembley Stadium, London
- Competition
- International friendly
Last checked 21 October 2026
Team sheets
Line-ups
England Formation 4-4-2
Starting XI
- No. 1, Robert Green GK
- No. 2, Glen Johnson RB
- No. 5, Matthew Upson CB Off in the 64'
- No. 6, John Terry CB
- No. 3, Ashley Cole LB
- No. 7, Shaun Wright-Phillips RM Off in the 45'
- No. 8, Frank Lampard CM Off in the 45'
- No. 11, Gareth Barry CM
- No. 4, Steven Gerrard LM Off in the 45'
- No. 9, Emile Heskey FW Off in the 45'
- No. 10, Wayne Rooney FW Off in the 80'
Substitutes
- No. 16, Michael Carrick On in the 45'
- No. 20, Aaron Lennon On in the 45'
- No. 21, James Milner On in the 45'
- No. 23, Jermain Defoe On in the 45'
- No. 13, Joleon Lescott On in the 64'
- No. 25, Carlton Cole On in the 80'
- No. 12, Ben Foster (not used)
- No. 14, Wes Brown (not used)
- No. 15, Wayne Bridge (not used)
- No. 17, David Beckham (not used)
- No. 18, Gary Cahill (not used)
- No. 19, Ashley Young (not used)
- No. 22, Paul Robinson (not used)
- No. 24, Peter Crouch (not used)
Slovenia Formation 4-4-2
Starting XI
- No. 1, Samir Handanovic GK
- No. 2, Miso Brecko RB
- No. 4, Marko Suler CB
- No. 5, Bostjan Cesar CB Off in the 34'
- No. 13, Bojan Jokic LB
- No. 10, Valter Birsa RM Off in the 65'
- No. 8, Robert Koren CM
- No. 18, Aleksander Radosavljevic CM Off in the 77'
- No. 17, Andraz Kirm LM Off in the 78'
- No. 11, Milivoje Novakovic FW Off in the 55'
- No. 14, Zlatko Dedic FW Off in the 71'
Substitutes
- No. 6, Matej Mavrič On in the 34'
- No. 9, Zlatan Ljubijankic On in the 55'
- No. 3, Andrej Komac On in the 65'
- No. 19, Andrej Pecnik On in the 71'
- No. 15, Rene Krhin On in the 77'
- No. 7, Dalibor Stevanovic On in the 78'
- No. 12, Aleksander Seliga (not used)
- No. 16, Anton Zlogar (not used)
- No. 20, Branko Ilic (not used)
- No. 21, Elvedin Dzinic (not used)
Official meetings since 2009
England v Slovenia stats
Meetings7In our results database
England wins5England perspective
Draws2Level at full time
Slovenia wins0Slovenia victories
England have scored 10 goals to Slovenia's 4 across these meetings.
Individual fixture records
Who has scored most?
England · Fixture leader
2Defoe
2 goals against Slovenia in matches we hold scorer data for.
Slovenia · Fixture leader
1Ljubijankić
Slovenia's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.