Greece vs England LIVE: Score and latest updates after Ollie ...
England travel to Greece for a must-win clash in the Nations League tonight. Following a defeat at Wembley to the same opponents the Three Lions must triumph in Athens if they hope to automatically qualify for promotion.
Interim boss Lee Carsley takes charge of the national side for his final camp and will be hoping for a positive end to his time in charge of the senior side.
Carsley has already handed out a number of debuts during his time in charge and could yet give an opportunity to six uncapped members of the squad including Curtis Jones, Lewis Hall and Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
With quite a few players including Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka pulling out due to injury expect a somewhat unfamiliar looking line-up for tonight’s game with the defence and midfield in particular getting a shake up.
Follow all the action from the Nations League with our live blog below as England take on Greece:
36 mins: Oh!
Jude Bellingham darts in behind and gets fed the ball. He carries it into the penalty area and looks for Ollie Watkins but the pass isn’t on.
It seems like a certain goal but Konstantinos Koulierakis sprints back and pokes the ball away from Bellingham before he can shoot!
Mike Jones14 November 2024 20:20
33 mins: Tasos Bakasetas swings in a corner kick for Greece. Pickford comes out again and punches the ball away. Greece are in the ascendancy now and England need to weather this storm.
It’s been a solid response since the hosts went behind.
Mike Jones14 November 2024 20:18
30 mins: What a save!
This is a fine move from Greece. Kostas Tsimikas is played into space on the left and drives at Kyle Walker. He slips a pass into the feet of Vangelis Pavlidis who backheels it to Tsimikas who continues his run into the box.
Tsimikas shoots and Jordan Pickford sticks out a strong right hand to turn the ball behind.
Mike Jones14 November 2024 20:16
27 mins: The Greek crowd are starting to get animated. The hosts are seeing more possession and manage to feed the ball to Lazaros Rota as he gets forward on the right.
Rota dances inside from the wing and then shoots. It’s not a good shot and he pulls it wide of the target.
From the goal kick Jordan Pickford takes his time getting the ball back in play and is booked for time wasting. There’s only been 27 minutes played!
Mike Jones14 November 2024 20:12
24 mins: Giorgos Masouras drifts out wide on the right wing and waits for the ball to come over the top. It does and the pass makes Rico Lewis hesitant.
He decides to let the ball run through and then holds his ground long enough to turn the ball out for a throw in.
Mike Jones14 November 2024 20:10
21 mins: Greece have conceded their first goal at home since Youssouf Fofana scored against them for France in November 2023. It’s almost a year since they’ve trailed at home.
England want to increase their lead and banish the memories of that defeat at Wembley last month.
Mike Jones14 November 2024 20:07
18 mins: Gordon really fancies himself against Rota. He looks to go around the outside this time but just overruns the ball as Rota holds his own.
England threw men into the box and seem very hungry for goals tonight. A good start for the visitors.
Mike Jones14 November 2024 20:05
“Ollie Watkins scored with his first touch of the ball, which offered Lee Carsley some immediate vindication after benching Harry Kane, even if it was the type of goal Kane might also have scored.
“It isn't a particularly hostile atmosphere in Athens but Conor Gallagher's needless yellow card, for kicking the ball away, brought the volume and means two of England's midfield trio are already booked.”
Richard Jolly14 November 2024 20:01
15 mins: England need another goal to move ahead of Greece in the table as they must improve their goal difference. Should they win this game, the higher the margin of victory the better for England.
Gallagher fouls Kostas Tsimikas as the left-back makes his way down the left wing. He needs to be careful as he’s already on a yellow card.
The free kick for Greece is lifted into the box and Jordan Pickford sprints out to punch it clear.
Mike Jones14 November 2024 20:00
12 mins: Yellow card!
Bellingham and Christos Zafeiris were to two men tussling and the Englishman isn’t happy with the referee’s decision. He throws a few verbals towards the official and as a result gets shown a card.
Conor Gallagher joins him in the book shortly after for apparantly restricting a quick free kick from being taken. The referee seems card happy tonight.
Mike Jones14 November 2024 19:57
