Ukraine 1-1 England: Kyle Walker’s first international goal earns a point in Euro 2024 qualifier

Kyle Walker's first England goal arrived in his 77th cap for his country

England’s winning run in their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign came to a halt as they were held to a draw by Ukraine in Wroclaw.

Ukraine were backed by 40,000 of their own fans in the Tarczynski Arena, giving the game the fervent feel of a home fixture as they are unable to play in their own country because of the war with Russia.

And their magnificently noisy backing turned to a deafening roar when Arsenal’s Oleksandr Zinchenko put them ahead after 26 minutes when he turned in a cross from Yukhym Konoplya.

England had plenty of possession but lacked creativity and it was left to a moment of brilliance from captain Harry Kane to set up the equaliser four minutes before half-time, dropping back almost to the halfway line before sending a magnificent raking pass to play in Kyle Walker for his first international goal on his 77th appearance.

Gareth Southgate’s side had the better of the second half, coming close when Bukayo Saka’s shot was turned on to the bar by the slightest touch from Ukraine keeper Georgiy Bushchan.

England are still firmly on course to qualify for next summer’s Euros in Germany, but this was a lacklustre performance.

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Ukraine

Starting XI

  1. Squad number1Player nameBushchan

    Average rating

    5.83

  2. Squad number2Player nameKonoplya

    Average rating

    5.72

  3. Squad number13Player nameZabarnyi

    Average rating

    5.82

  4. Squad number22Player nameMatvienko

    Average rating

    5.75

  5. Squad number16Player nameMykolenko

    Average rating

    5.89

  6. Squad number17Player nameZinchenko

    Average rating

    6.77

  7. Squad number6Player nameStepanenko

    Average rating

    5.77

  8. Squad number15Player nameTsygankov

    Average rating

    5.67

  9. Squad number8Player nameSudakov

    Average rating

    5.39

  10. Squad number10Player nameMudryk

    Average rating

    5.20

  11. Squad number9Player nameYaremchuk

    Average rating

    5.28

Substitutes

  1. Squad number4Player nameKryvtsov

    Average rating

    5.98

  2. Squad number5Player nameSydorchuk

    Average rating

    6.25

  3. Squad number11Player nameDovbyk

    Average rating

    6.14

  4. Squad number14Player nameBuyalskyi

    Average rating

    6.15

  5. Squad number20Player nameNazaryna

    Average rating

    6.12

England

Starting XI

  1. Squad number1Player namePickford
    Average rating

    5.36

  2. Squad number2Player nameWalker
    Average rating

    6.74

  3. Squad number6Player nameMaguire
    Average rating

    5.64

  4. Squad number5Player nameGuéhi
    Average rating

    5.49

  5. Squad number3Player nameChilwell
    Average rating

    5.73

  6. Squad number8Player nameHenderson
    Average rating

    3.37

  7. Squad number4Player nameRice
    Average rating

    6.37

  8. Squad number10Player nameBellingham
    Average rating

    6.97

  9. Squad number7Player nameSaka
    Average rating

    6.60

  10. Squad number9Player nameKane
    Average rating

    6.29

  11. Squad number11Player nameMaddison
    Average rating

    5.88

Substitutes

  1. Squad number19Player nameRashford
    Average rating

    5.73

  2. Squad number20Player nameFoden
    Average rating

    4.49

  3. Squad number21Player nameGallagher
    Average rating

    4.22

Line-ups

Ukraine

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 1Bushchan
  • 2Konoplya
  • 13Zabarnyi
  • 22MatvienkoSubstituted forKryvtsovat 45′minutes
  • 16Mykolenko
  • 17ZinchenkoSubstituted forBuyalskyiat 76′minutes
  • 6StepanenkoBooked at 22mins
  • 15Tsygankov
  • 8SudakovSubstituted forSydorchukat 65′minutes
  • 10MudrykSubstituted forNazarynaat 90′minutes
  • 9YaremchukBooked at 42minsSubstituted forDovbykat 65′minutes

Substitutes

  • 3Mykhailichenko
  • 4Kryvtsov
  • 5Sydorchuk
  • 7Yarmolenko
  • 11Dovbyk
  • 12Trubin
  • 14Buyalskyi
  • 18Vanat
  • 19Popov
  • 20Nazaryna
  • 21Karavaev
  • 23Lunin

England

Formation 4-3-3

  • 1Pickford
  • 2Walker
  • 6MaguireBooked at 86mins
  • 5Guéhi
  • 3Chilwell
  • 8Henderson
  • 4Rice
  • 10BellinghamSubstituted forRashfordat 65′minutes
  • 7SakaSubstituted forGallagherat 86′minutes
  • 9Kane
  • 11MaddisonBooked at 34minsSubstituted forFodenat 66′minutes

Substitutes

  • 12Trippier
  • 13Johnstone
  • 14Colwill
  • 15Tomori
  • 16Phillips
  • 17Dunk
  • 18Eze
  • 19Rashford
  • 20Foden
  • 21Gallagher
  • 22Ramsdale
  • 23Wilson

Referee:
Georgi Kabakov

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Match ends, Ukraine 1, England 1.

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