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England men · UEFA European Championship · Group B

England
v Wales⁠

2–1

Full time

England v Wales finished 2–1.

Wales
Bale 42'
Date
Thursday 16 June 2016 · England in 2016
Kick-off
14:00 UK
Venue
Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England Formation 4-3-3

Starting XI

Substitutes

Wales Formation 3-4-3

Starting XI

  • No. 1, Wayne Hennessey GK
  • No. 4, Ben Davies CB Yellow card 61'
  • No. 5, James Chester CB
  • No. 6, Ashley Williams CB
  • No. 2, Chris Gunter RM
  • No. 7, Joe Allen CM
  • No. 16, Joe Ledley CM Off in the 67'
  • No. 3, Neil Taylor LM
  • No. 9, Hal Robson-Kanu FW Off in the 72'
  • No. 10, Aaron Ramsey FW
  • No. 11, Gareth Bale FW

Substitutes

  • No. 14, David Edwards On in the 67'
  • No. 20, Jonny Williams On in the 72'
  • No. 8, Andy King (not used)
  • No. 12, Owain Williams (not used)
  • No. 13, George C. Williams (not used)
  • No. 15, Jazz Richards (not used)
  • No. 17, David Cotterill (not used)
  • No. 18, Sam Vokes (not used)
  • No. 19, James Collins (not used)
  • No. 21, Danny Ward (not used)
  • No. 22, David Vaughan (not used)
  • No. 23, Simon Church (not used)

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1984 – 2011

02 26 Mar 2011
UEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group G Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Wales 0–2 England England won

England: Lampard 7' pen, Bent 14'

Wales: None

Match page: Wales v England, 26 March 2011

Official meetings since 1879

England v Wales stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings105In our results database
England wins70England perspective
Draws21Level at full time
Wales wins14Wales victories

England have scored 256 goals to Wales's 91 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

12

Bloomer

12 goals against Wales in matches we hold scorer data for.

Wales · Fixture leader

4

Astley

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

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