Friendly

England 2–1 Serbia

Tuesday 3 Jun 2003 · Leicester, England

England2–1Serbia

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Gerrard Jestrovic Cole

35′1–0Steven Gerrard England
45′1–1Nenad Jestrovic Serbia
82′2–1Joe Cole England

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

England

1David JamesGK
2Danny MillsDF ↓61′
3Ashley ColeDF ↓46′
5Matt UpsonDF ↓85′
6Gareth SouthgateDF ↓45′
11Phil NevilleDF ↓88′
4Steven GerrardMF● ↓46′
7Frank LampardMF ↓61′
8Paul ScholesMF ↓46′
9Emile HeskeyFW ↓61′
10Michael OwenFW ↓45′

Came on

16John TerryDF↑45′
21Wayne RooneyFW↑45′
12Wayne BridgeDF↑46′
17Jermaine JenasMF↑46′
18Owen HargreavesMF↑46′
14Jamie CarragherDF↑61′
19Joe ColeMF●↑61′
20Darius VassellFW↑61′
15Gareth BarryDF↑85′
23James BeattieFW↑88′

Serbia

1Dragoslav JevricGK ↓67′
2Zoran MirkovicDF ↓46′
4Nemanja DidicDF ↓82′
5Dejan StefanovicDF ↓50′
3Boban DmitrovicMF ↓46′
6Nenad KovacedicMF ↓46′
14Igor DuljajMF ↓47′
15Slobodan MarkovicMF ↓67′
22Sasa IlicMF ↓68′
10Zvonimir VukicFW ↓46′
11Nenad JestrovicFW● ↓74′

Came on

13Nenad Brnovic↑46′
Nikola Malbasa↑46′
Nenad DjordjevicDF↑46′
7Goran TrobokMF↑46′
10Branko BoskovicMF↑47′
20Mladen KrstajicDF↑50′
12Dragon ZilicGK↑67′
5Zoran NjegusMF↑67′
8Predrag MijatovićFW↑68′
9Savo MilosevicFW↑74′
18Darko KovacevicFW↑82′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

England: 1950 → 1954
Serbia: 1784 → 1780

Expected score for England: 82.2% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 15 of 18, 1939–2025.

England wins: 9
Draws: 5
Serbia wins: 4

Form either side

England

Before

2–2 v North Macedonia 16 Oct 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002
1–3 v Australia 12 Feb 2003 · Friendly
2–0 v Liechtenstein 29 Mar 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
2–0 v Turkey 2 Apr 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
2–1 v South Africa 22 May 2003 · Friendly

After

2–1 v Slovakia 11 Jun 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
3–1 v Croatia 20 Aug 2003 · Friendly
2–1 v North Macedonia 6 Sep 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
2–0 v Liechtenstein 10 Sep 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
0–0 v Turkey 11 Oct 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003

Serbia

Before

2–0 v Finland 16 Oct 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002
0–3 v France 20 Nov 2002 · Friendly
2–2 v Azerbaijan 12 Feb 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
1–2 v Bulgaria 27 Mar 2003 · Friendly
0–1 v Germany 30 Apr 2003 · Friendly

After

0–3 v Finland 7 Jun 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
1–2 v Azerbaijan 11 Jun 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
1–0 v Wales 20 Aug 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
1–1 v Italy 10 Sep 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
3–2 v Wales 11 Oct 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003

Every England v Serbia match18

From England's side.


13 Nov 2025	Serbia	2–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
9 Sep 2025	Serbia	5–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
16 Jun 2024	Serbia	1–0	Neutral	UEFA Euro 2024	Group stage
3 Jun 2003	Serbia	2–1	Home	Friendly	—
13 Dec 1989	Serbia	2–1	Home	Friendly	—
11 Nov 1987	Serbia	4–1	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1987	—
12 Nov 1986	Serbia	2–0	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1986	—
5 Jun 1974	Serbia	2–2	Away	Friendly	—
11 Oct 1972	Serbia	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
5 Jun 1968	Serbia	0–1	Neutral	UEFA Euro 1968	Semi-final
4 May 1966	Serbia	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
9 May 1965	Serbia	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
11 May 1960	Serbia	3–3	Home	Friendly	—
11 May 1958	Serbia	0–5	Away	Friendly	—
28 Nov 1956	Serbia	3–0	Home	Friendly	—
16 May 1954	Serbia	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
22 Nov 1950	Serbia	2–2	Home	Friendly	—
18 May 1939	Serbia	1–2	Away	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN