FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

England 2–0 Azerbaijan

Wednesday 30 Mar 2005 · Newcastle, England

England2–0Azerbaijan

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Gerrard Beckham

51′1–0Steven Gerrard England
62′2–0David Beckham England

Line-ups

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

England

Came on

14Ledley KingDF↑77′
15Kieron DyerMF↑77′
18Jermain DefoeFW↑84′

Azerbaijan

Came on

15Vugar GuliyevDF↑45′
10Anatoly PonomarevFW↑76′
17Daniel AhtyamovFW↑76′

Elo

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

England: 1976 → 1977
Azerbaijan: 1387 → 1386

Expected score for England: 98.1% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 2, 2004–2005.

England wins: 2
Draws: 0
Azerbaijan wins: 0

Form either side

England

Before

2–0 v Wales 9 Oct 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
1–0 v Azerbaijan 13 Oct 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
0–1 v Spain 17 Nov 2004 · Friendly
0–0 v Netherlands 9 Feb 2005 · Friendly
4–0 v Northern Ireland 26 Mar 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

After

2–1 v United States 28 May 2005 · Friendly
3–2 v Colombia 31 May 2005 · Friendly
1–4 v Denmark 17 Aug 2005 · Friendly
1–0 v Wales 3 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–1 v Northern Ireland 7 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

Azerbaijan

Before

0–0 v Bulgaria 17 Nov 2004 · Friendly
0–1 v Trinidad and Tobago 21 Jan 2005 · Friendly
0–2 v Trinidad and Tobago 23 Jan 2005 · Friendly
0–0 v Moldova 9 Feb 2005 · Friendly
0–8 v Poland 26 Mar 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

After

1–2 v Iran 29 May 2005 · Friendly
0–3 v Poland 4 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–2 v Albania 17 Aug 2005 · Friendly
0–2 v Northern Ireland 3 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–0 v Austria 7 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

Road through the tournament

England

4–0 v Northern Ireland 26 Mar 2005
2–0 v Azerbaijan 30 Mar 2005
1–0 v Wales 3 Sep 2005
0–1 v Northern Ireland 7 Sep 2005
1–0 v Austria 8 Oct 2005
2–1 v Poland 12 Oct 2005

Azerbaijan

0–8 v Poland 26 Mar 2005
0–2 v England 30 Mar 2005
0–3 v Poland 4 Jun 2005
0–2 v Northern Ireland 3 Sep 2005
0–0 v Austria 7 Sep 2005
0–2 v Wales 12 Oct 2005

Every England v Azerbaijan match2

From England's side.


30 Mar 2005	Azerbaijan	2–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2005	—
13 Oct 2004	Azerbaijan	1–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2004	—

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