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England vs Spain: match report

England hosted Spain at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 26 September 2026, in the Nations League (round 1). Davide Massa is the referee, averaging 4.5 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.

Result and scorers

England 2-3 Spain. Goals: Lamine Yamal 2' for Spain; Anthony Gordon 36' for England; Harry Kane 40' for England; Álex Baena 60' for Spain; Mikel Oyarzabal 74' for Spain. Attendance: 84,525.

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 2' Goal: Lamine Yamal (Spain) 0-1
  • 36' Goal: Anthony Gordon (England) 1-1
  • 40' Goal: Harry Kane (England) 2-1
  • 54' Missed penalty: Harry Kane (England)
  • 60' Goal: Álex Baena (Spain) 2-2
  • 67' Yellow card: Nico O'Reilly (England)
  • 69' Yellow card: Marc Guéhi (England)
  • 74' Goal: Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) 2-3
  • 81' Yellow card: Jude Bellingham (England)
Match stats (contains the result)
47.4%Possession52.6%
13Shots15
5Shots on target5
6Corners3
11Fouls16
1Offsides1
2Saves3
3Yellow cards0
0Red cards0

Line-ups

England 4-2-3-1

Coach: Thomas Tuchel

  1. 13 James Trafford GK
  2. 22 Jarell Quansah DEF
  3. 5 Ezri Konsa DEF
  4. 6 Marc Guéhi DEF
  5. 3 Nico O'Reilly DEF
  6. 8 Elliot Anderson MID
  7. 16 Myles Lewis-Skelly DEF
  8. 7 Bukayo Saka FWD
  9. 10 Jude Bellingham MID
  10. 11 Anthony Gordon FWD
  11. 9 Harry Kane FWD

Bench

  • 18 James Garner MID
  • 17 Morgan Rogers MID
  • 20 Morgan Gibbs-White MID
  • 19 Dominic Calvert-Lewin FWD
  • 15 Jarrad Branthwaite DEF
  • 23 Jason Steele GK
  • 1 Jordan Pickford GK
  • 14 Lewis Hall DEF
  • 2 Trent Alexander-Arnold DEF
  • 12 Trevoh Chalobah DEF
  • 4 Alex Scott MID
  • 21 Eberechi Eze MID

Spain 4-2-3-1

Coach: Luis de la Fuente

  1. 23 Unai Simón GK
  2. 12 Marc Pubill DEF
  3. 5 Pau Cubarsí DEF
  4. 14 Aymeric Laporte DEF
  5. 22 Marc Cucurella DEF
  6. 16 Rodri MID
  7. 8 Fabián Ruiz MID
  8. 19 Lamine Yamal FWD
  9. 10 Dani Olmo MID
  10. 17 Nico Williams FWD
  11. 7 Ferrán Torres FWD

Bench

  • 15 Álex Baena MID
  • 21 Mikel Oyarzabal FWD
  • 20 Pedri MID
  • 6 Mikel Merino MID
  • 1 David Raya GK
  • 13 Josep Martínez GK
  • 2 Dean Huijsen DEF
  • 3 Alejandro Grimaldo MID
  • 9 Fermín López MID
  • 18 Martín Zubimendi MID
  • 11 Yéremi Pino MID
Previous meetings
  • Sunday 14 July 2024: Spain 2-1 England
  • Monday 15 October 2018: Spain 2-3 England
  • Saturday 8 September 2018: England 1-2 Spain
  • Tuesday 15 November 2016: England 2-2 Spain
  • Friday 13 November 2015: Spain 2-0 England