
Norway 0-1 England - May 26, 2012 / Friendlies 2012
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Team line-ups
Norway
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Rune Jarstein | 27 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Vadim Demidov | 25 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brede Hangeland | 30 | 74 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tom Högli | 39 | 28 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
John Arne Riise | 31 | 102 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Morten Gamst Pedersen | 62 | 30 | 73 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Alexander Tettey | 90 | 26 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Daniel Braaten | 74 | 30 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Markus Henriksen | 84 | 19 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Tarik Elyounoussi | 24 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Mohammed Abdellaoue | 26 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
26.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
35
England
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Robert Green | 32 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Phil Jones | 87 | 20 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Phil Jagielka | 29 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Joleon Lescott | 29 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Leighton Baines | 27 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steven Gerrard | 46 | 31 | 91 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Scott Parker | 55 | 31 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Stewart Downing | 84 | 27 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Ashley Young | 973 | 26 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
James Milner | 26 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Andy Carroll | 23 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
27.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
22
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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D |
Espen Ruud | 39 | 28 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Christian Grindheim | 62 | 28 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Ruben Jenssen | 90 | 24 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Valon Berisha | 84 | 19 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Erik Huseklepp | 74 | 27 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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D |
Martin Kelly | 87 | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Jordan Henderson | 73 | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Gareth Barry | 4673 | 31 | 53 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Theo Walcott | 55 | 23 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | 73 | 18 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Adam Johnson | 84 | 24 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Alexander Tettey
IN
Christian Grindheim
OUT
Brede Hangeland
IN
Thomas Rogne
OUT
Daniel Braaten
IN
Havard Nordtveit
OUT
Tarik Elyounoussi
IN
Erik Huseklepp
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
James Milner
IN
Adam Johnson
OUT
Phil Jones
IN
Micah Richards
OUT
Phil Jagielka
IN
Gary Cahill
OUT
Robert Green
IN
Joe Hart
OUT
Andy Carroll
IN
Danny Welbeck
OUT
Joleon Lescott
IN
Chris Smalling
OUT
Stewart Downing
IN
Gareth Barry
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
70
120
Success rate in this team:
54 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
46 %
Olsen vs England
1 victory
3 draws
1 loss
Olsen vs Hodgson
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
64
1
Success rate in this team:
100 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Hodgson vs Norway
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Hodgson vs Olsen
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Michael Weiner
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Norway1 match | General total | England2 matches | 1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Norway1 match | Season total | England1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Latest figure on May 26, 2012 | Latest figure on May 26, 2012 |
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Key figures

End of streak for Norway after 3 consecutive wins at home in Friendlies (since 11/08/2010). It's an equilized record streak. The last time the club reached this figure, it was on the 29/05/2010

England keeps its 12 matches with at least one goal scored running (since 17/11/2010). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 15/06/2002-10/09/2003 time period (14 matches).

Norway keeps its 13 matches with only one goal conceded at most at home running (since 12/08/2009). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 26/04/1995 (11 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VNorway 1-0 Portugal07/09/2010 | DNorway 1-1 Denmark26/03/2011 | VNorway 1-0 Lithuania07/06/2011 | VNorway 3-0 Czech Republic10/08/2011 | VNorway 1-0 Iceland02/09/2011 | VNorway 3-1 Cyprus11/10/2011 |
Overall | VNorway 1-0 Iceland02/09/2011 | LDenmark 2-0 Norway06/09/2011 | VNorway 3-1 Cyprus11/10/2011 | LWales 4-1 Norway12/11/2011 | VThailand 0-1 Norway18/01/2012 | VNorthern Ireland 0-3 Norway29/02/2012 |
Current form
Away | LUkraine 1-0 England10/10/2009 | VSwitzerland 1-3 England07/09/2010 | VDenmark 1-2 England09/02/2011 | VWales 0-2 England26/03/2011 | VBulgaria 0-3 England02/09/2011 | DMontenegro 2-2 England07/10/2011 |
Overall | VBulgaria 0-3 England02/09/2011 | VEngland 1-0 Wales06/09/2011 | DMontenegro 2-2 England07/10/2011 | VEngland 1-0 Spain12/11/2011 | VEngland 1-0 Sweden15/11/2011 | LEngland 2-3 Netherlands29/02/2012 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 4 | 2 |
Unbeaten streak | 7 | 2 |
Drawless streak | 4 | 9 |
Scoring streak | 7 | 4 |
Conceding streak | 1 | 0 |
Invincibility streak | 0 | 2 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 5 | 0 |
Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
Drawless streak | 0 | 3 |
Scoring streak | 5 | 11 |
Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
1 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
3 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
3 |
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
3 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
3 |
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
0
|
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0
|
Bookings
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Havard Nordtveit | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Gary Cahill | ![]() |
- | Player with most assists (Competition total) | 1 assist | Leighton Baines | ![]() |
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![]() | Havard Nordtveit | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Gary Cahill | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
6 gf
17 ga
Away
1 gf
9 ga
Total
7 gf
26 ga
Historical head to head
Home
9 gf
1 ga
Away
17 gf
6 ga
Total
26 gf
7 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 2 - 0 |
June 02, 1993 |
Home | 2 - 0 |
June 02, 1993 |
Largest victory
Overall | 6 - 0 |
May 14, 1937 |
Away | 6 - 0 |
May 14, 1937 |
Latest head to head
October 11, 1995 - Rencontres amicales 1995
May 22, 1994 - Rencontres amicales 1994
June 02, 1993 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1994
October 14, 1992 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1994
September 09, 1981 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1982
Best historical scorers against England
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Roger Albertsen | 1 goal | 1981 - 1981 |
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Lars Bohinen | 1 goal | 1993 - 1993 |
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Hallvar Thoresen | 1 goal | 1981 - 1981 |
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Kjetil Rekdal | 1 goal | 1992 - 1992 |
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Öyvind Leonhardsen | 1 goal | 1993 - 1993 |
Best historical scorers against Norway
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Jimmy Greaves | 4 goals | 1966 - 1966 |
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James Smith | 2 goals | 1938 - 1938 |
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Terry McDermott | 2 goals | 1980 - 1980 |
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Frederick Steele | 2 goals | 1937 - 1937 |
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Paul Mariner | 1 goal | 1980 - 1980 |
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John Connelly | 1 goal | 1966 - 1966 |
Players with most games played vs England
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Erik Thorstvedt | 3 matches | 1992 - 1995 |
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Jostein Flo | 3 matches | 1992 - 1995 |
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Stig Inge Bjørnebye | 3 matches | 1992 - 1995 |
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Kjetil Rekdal | 3 matches | 1992 - 1995 |
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Mini Jakobsen | 2 matches | 1992 - 1995 |
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Paal Jacobsen | 2 matches | 1980 - 1981 |
Players with most games played vs Norway
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Tony Adams | 4 matches | 1992 - 1995 |
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David Platt | 3 matches | 1992 - 1994 |
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Alan Shearer | 3 matches | 1992 - 1995 |
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Ian Wright | 3 matches | 1992 - 1994 |
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Des Walker | 2 matches | 1992 - 1993 |
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Phil Thompson | 2 matches | 1980 - 1981 |
Competition info
The other matches
February 28, 2012
February 29, 2012
May 22, 2012
May 24, 2012
May 25, 2012
May 26, 2012
May 27, 2012
May 28, 2012
May 29, 2012
May 30, 2012
May 31, 2012
June 01, 2012
June 02, 2012
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