England vs Spain: live score, stats and AI analysis

Nations League · · Status: Full time

England and Spain met on 26 September 2026 (Nations League); the match ended 2-3.

Final score: England 2-3 Spain · Half-time: 2-1

Goals: England — Anthony Gordon 37', Harry Kane 40' · Spain — Lamine Yamal 2', Alex Baena 61', Mikel Oyarzabal 74'

AI preview and result

Published: · 19 h before kick-off

What the pre-match AI preview said

In this match between England and Spain, it is likely that the 2.5 goal threshold will be exceeded. The prediction that the total card count will remain under 3.5 stands out statistically.

How the pre-match analyses turned out

2 of 2 pre-match analyses were correct. Public accuracy record of all AI analyses

Match events

Team statistics

Full match

EnglandSpain
Ball possession47%53%
Expected goals (xG)1.743.12
Total shots1315
Shots on target55
Shots inside the box78
Blocked shots25
Corners63
Offsides11
Yellow cards30
Total passes441512
Accurate passes402457
Goalkeeper saves23

1st half

EnglandSpain
Ball possession44%56%
Expected goals (xG)0.452.03
Total shots68
Shots on target22
Shots inside the box26
Big chances14
Corners33
Offsides11
Fouls48
Total passes199261
Accurate passes184238
Goalkeeper saves10

2nd half

EnglandSpain
Ball possession50%50%
Expected goals (xG)1.31.08
Total shots77
Shots on target33
Shots inside the box52
Big chances22
Corners30
Fouls78
Yellow cards30
Total passes242251
Accurate passes218219
Goalkeeper saves13

Lineups

EnglandFormation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 13J. Trafford
  • 22J. Quansah
  • 5E. Konsa
  • 6M. Guehi
  • 3N. O'Reilly
  • 8E. Anderson
  • 16M. Lewis-Skelly
  • 7B. Saka
  • 10J. Bellingham
  • 11A. Gordon
  • 9H. Kane

Substitution

  • 70'In: J. Garner · Out: M. Lewis-Skelly
  • 70'In: M. Rogers · Out: A. Gordon
  • 83'In: M. Gibbs-White · Out: B. Saka
  • 83'In: D. Calvert-Lewin · Out: H. Kane
  • 89'In: J. Branthwaite · Out: M. Guehi

Substitutes

  • 23J. Steele
  • 1J. Pickford
  • 12T. Chalobah
  • 14L. Hall
  • 2T. Alexander-Arnold
  • 4A. Scott
  • 21E. Eze

SpainFormation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 23U. Simon
  • 12M. Pubill
  • 5P. Cubarsi
  • 14A. Laporte
  • 22M. Cucurella
  • 16Rodri
  • 8F. Ruiz
  • 19Lamine Yamal
  • 10D. Olmo
  • 17N. Williams
  • 7F. Torres

Substitution

  • 55'In: M. Oyarzabal · Out: F. Torres
  • 55'In: A. Baena · Out: N. Williams
  • 70'In: Pedri · Out: F. Ruiz
  • 82'In: M. Merino · Out: D. Olmo

Substitutes

  • 1D. Raya
  • 13J. Martinez
  • 2D. Huijsen
  • 3A. Grimaldo
  • 18M. Zubimendi
  • 9Fermin
  • 11Y. Pino

Player ratings

Referee

Story of the match

Shots and corners in 15-minute spells · England–Spain

SpellShotsOn targetCorners
1–15'0–20–10–1
16–30'2–20–12–0
31–45'4–42–01–2
46–60'3–20–11–0
61–75'2–41–20–0
76–90'2–12–02–0

Match info

Last 5 matches

England

  • W6-4vs France18 Jul 2026
  • L1-2vs Argentina15 Jul 2026
  • W2-1vs Norway12 Jul 2026
  • W3-2vs Mexico6 Jul 2026
  • W2-1vs D.R. Congo1 Jul 2026

Spain

  • W1-0vs Argentina19 Jul 2026
  • W2-0vs France14 Jul 2026
  • W2-1vs Belgium10 Jul 2026
  • W1-0vs Portugal6 Jul 2026
  • W3-0vs Austria2 Jul 2026

Head-to-head

Standings — Nations League

PosPPts
1Spain412
2England49
3Croatia43
4Czech Republic40

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