EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2016/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS National Stadium - Ta' Qali Friday 1 September 2017 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Malta Group F - Matchday 7 England Last updated 13/10/2017 17:53CET EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS OFFICIAL SPONSORS Previous meetings 2 Squad list 3 Head coach 5 Match officials 6 Competition facts 7 Match-by-match lineups 8 Legend 10 1 Malta - England Friday 1 September 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit National Stadium, Ta' Qali Previous meetings Head to Head FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 08/10/2016 QR (GS) England - Malta 2-0 London Sturridge 29, Alli 38 1972 UEFA European Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Chivers 1, 47, Lee 41, 12/05/1971 PR (GS) England - Malta 5-0 London Clarke 46 (P), Lawler 74 03/02/1971 PR (GS) Malta - England 0-1 Gzira Peters 35 Final Qualifying Total tournament Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Total Malta 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 - - - - 4 0 0 4 1 10 England 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 4 4 0 0 10 1 2 Malta - England Friday 1 September 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit National Stadium, Ta' Qali Squad list Malta Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Andrew Hogg 02/03/1985 32 Hibernians * 6 0 0 0 - Henry Bonello 13/10/1988 28 Valletta - 0 0 0 0 - Steve Sultana 07/09/1990 26 Hamrun - 0 0 0 0 Defenders - Alex Muscat 14/12/1984 32 Sliema - 2 0 0 0 - Ryan Camilleri 22/05/1988 29 Valletta * 4 0 0 0 - Andrei Agius 12/08/1986 31 Hibernians - 5 0 0 0 - Steve Borg 15/05/1988 29 Valletta * 5 0 0 0 - Joseph Zerafa 31/05/1988 29 Valletta * 4 0 0 0 Ebbsfleet - Samuel Magri 30/03/1994 23 - 3 0 0 0 United - Michael Johnson 11/05/1994 23 Balzan - 0 0 0 0 Midfielders - Paul Fenech 20/12/1986 30 Balzan * 4 0 0 0 - Clayton Failla 08/01/1986 31 Hibernians * 1 0 0 0 - Ryan Fenech 20/04/1986 31 Balzan * 1 0 0 0 - Clyde Borg 20/03/1992 25 Floriana - 0 0 0 0 - Bjorn Kristensen 05/04/1993 24 Hibernians - 4 0 0 0 - Zach Muscat 22/08/1993 24 Arezzo * 5 0 0 0 - Luke Gambin 16/03/1993 24 Luton - 4 0 0 0 Forwards - Michael Mifsud 17/04/1981 36 Valletta - 5 0 0 0 - André Schembri 27/05/1986 31 Apollon - 6 0 0 0 - Jean Paul Farrugia 21/03/1992 25 Chiasso - 2 1 0 0 - Stephen Pisani 07/08/1992 25 Floriana * 2 0 0 0 Coach - Pietro Ghedin 21/11/1952 64 - 6 0 0 0 3 Malta - England Friday 1 September 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit National Stadium, Ta' Qali England Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Tom Heaton 15/04/1986 31 Burnley - 0 0 0 0 - Joe Hart 19/04/1987 30 West Ham - 6 0 0 0 - Jack Butland 10/03/1993 24 Stoke - 0 0 0 0 Defenders - Ryan Bertrand 05/08/1989 28 Southampton - 3 0 0 0 - Gary Cahill 19/12/1985 31 Chelsea - 5 1 0 0 - Kyle Walker 28/05/1990 27 Man. City - 6 0 0 0 - Chris Smalling 22/11/1989 27 Man. United - 1 0 0 0 - Phil Jones 21/02/1992 25 Man. United - 0 0 0 0 - Michael Keane 11/01/1993 24 Everton - 1 0 0 0 - Aaron Cresswell 15/12/1989 27 West Ham - 0 0 0 0 - John Stones 28/05/1994 23 Man. City - 5 0 0 0 Midfielders - Jake Livermore 14/11/1989 27 West Brom * 1 0 0 0 - Jordan Henderson 17/06/1990 27 Liverpool - 4 0 0 0 - Nathaniel Chalobah 12/12/1994 22 Watford - 0 0 0 0 - Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 15/08/1993 24 Liverpool - 2 1 0 0 - Raheem Sterling 08/12/1994 22 Man. City - 4 0 0 0 - Dele Alli 11/04/1996 21 Tottenham - 5 1 0 0 Forwards - Jermain Defoe 07/10/1982 34 Bournemouth - 2 1 0 0 - Daniel Sturridge 01/09/1989 28 Liverpool * 4 2 0 0 - Danny Welbeck 26/11/1990 26 Arsenal - 0 0 0 0 - Harry Kane 28/07/1993 24 Tottenham - 2 1 0 0 - Jamie Vardy 11/01/1987 30 Leicester - 3 1 0 0 - Marcus Rashford 31/10/1997 19 Man. United * 4 0 0 0 Coach - Gareth Southgate 03/09/1970 46 - 5 0 0 0 4 Malta - England Friday 1 September 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit National Stadium, Ta' Qali Head coach Pietro Ghedin Date of birth: 21 November 1952 Nationality: Italian Playing career: ACF Fiorentina, SS Lazio, AC Venezia, Calcio Catania, Pescara Calcio, AC Pistoiese, AC Siena Coaching career: Italy Under-18, Malta U21, Malta (twice), Italy (assistant), Italy women • Defender Ghedin played in Serie A with Fiorentina and Lazio, joining the latter immediately after the capital side had won their first-ever Scudetto in 1974 and remaining at the Stadio Olimpico until 1981. He played out his career in the lower divisions. • Ghedin became an Italian Football Federation (FIGC) coach in 1987, leading the country's U18s and becoming senior national team scout ahead of the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. • He served as the Azzurri goalkeeping coach for the Olympic Games of 1992 and 1996. Additionally, while still under contract with the FIGC, he also coached the Malta national side at both U21 and senior level between 1992 and 1995. • Appointed assistant to Italy coach Cesare Maldini during the 1998 World Cup, Ghedin remained in that role under Dino Zoff at UEFA EURO 2000 and Giovanni Trapattoni at the 2002 World Cup. • Ghedin became Italy's senior women's coach in 2005, guiding them to the UEFA Women's EURO 2009 quarter- finals, before leaving in 2012 to return to the Malta helm. Gareth Southgate Date of birth: 3 September 1970 Nationality: English Playing career: Crystal Palace FC, Aston Villa FC, Middlesbrough FC Coaching career: Middlesbrough FC, England Under-21s, England (caretaker) • Came through the ranks at Palace, initially as a midfielder, becoming captain and leading the club to promotion to the Premier League in 1993/94. • Moved on to Villa following relegation in 1995 and was converted into a centre-back, winning the League Cup in his first season and helping the team reach the 2000 FA Cup final. • Won 57 caps for England, although best known for missing a crucial penalty against Germany in the EURO '96 semi-final at Wembley; also appeared at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA EURO 2000. • Left Villa for Middlesbrough in 2001 and became the first Boro captain to lift a trophy, skippering the side to victory against Sam Allardyce's Bolton Wanderers FC in the 2004 League Cup final; also helped Boro reach the UEFA Cup final in memorable fashion two years later. • Defeat by Sevilla FC in Eindhoven proved Southgate's last game as he moved into the Middlesbrough dug-out to succeed Steve McClaren following the latter's departure for England; kept them in the Premier League until 2009, when they were relegated with Southgate dismissed that October. Joined the Football Association in 2011, initially as head of elite development before taking over as Under-21 coach two years later; appointed caretaker manager of the national side in September 2016 following Allardyce's departure. 5 Malta - England Friday 1 September 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit National Stadium, Ta' Qali Match officials Referee Artur Dias (POR) Assistant referees Rui Tavares (POR) , Paulo Soares (POR) Fourth official João Pinheiro (POR) FIFA Match Commissioner Wolfgang Thierrichter (AUT) Referee observer Ilkka Koho (FIN) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA matches Artur Dias 14/07/1979 2 51 FIFA Wold Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 27/09/2006 RCUP IR Malta Dolnośląski Region 0-11 Wroclaw 29/09/2006 RCUP IR Toscana Regional FA (ITA) Malta 9-0 Wroclaw 07/09/2010 U21 QR France Malta 2-0 Amiens 12/05/2011 U17 SF Netherlands England 1-0 Novi Sad 26/05/2014 U19 ELITE England Scotland 2-1 Burton-on-Trent 01/10/2015 UEL GS AS Monaco FC Tottenham Hotspur FC 1-1 Monaco 18/02/2016 UEL R32 FC Midtjylland Manchester United FC 2-1 Herning 18/08/2016 UEL PO FC Astra Giurgiu West Ham United FC 1-1 Giurgiu 19/10/2016 UCL GS Arsenal FC PFC Ludogorets 1945 6-0 London 6 Malta - England Friday 1 September 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit National Stadium, Ta' Qali Competition facts The Week of Football concept enables fans around the world to enjoy the very best action from the European Qualifiers – which will determine UEFA's representatives at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup comprises nine groups of six teams, with matches played on a home-and- away basis. Qualifying takes place under the 'Week of Football' concept, introduced ahead of the UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying campaign, in which games are spread out from Thursday to Tuesday, shining the spotlight on more teams on the road to the finals in Russia.