Fastest English players at Euro 2024 | Top Speeds of Walker, Saka, Gallagher, Mainoo & others

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Here is a look at the quickest English players at Euro 2024. Not surprisingly, Manchester City’s Kyle Walker comfortably tops the list- a defender known for his pace and speed despite being over 30 years of age. But Walker’s top speed of 34.8 km/h at Euro 2024 only places him at 20th in the overall list of quickest players at the tournament (French forward Kylian Mbappe is the fastest at 36.5 km/h)

Aston Villa’s Ezri Konsa has been the second fastest player for England at this tournament, followed by the duo of Jude Bellingham and Bukayo Saka. Chelsea’s Conor Gallagher rounds off the top five.

Quickest England players at Euro 2024 | Top Speeds of English football players at the 2024 European Championships

(Official data for only Euro 2024 games- after England-Netherlands semifinal)

1) Kyle Walker 34.8 km/h (Manchester City)
2) Ezri Konsa 34.2 km/h (Aston Villa)
3) Jude Bellingham 33.5 km/h (Real Madrid) & Bukayo Saka 33.5 km/h (Arsenal)

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Saka, Rice, Refeee Zwayer & others- L’Equipe Bild Marca Newspaper Player Ratings England v Holland Euro 2024

Here is a look at the European newspaper player ratings for England vs Netherlands. The Three Lions edged this clash 2-1 and we have ratings from French, German as well as Spanish papers (England will meet Spain in the final).

L’Equipe player ratings for England vs Netherlands

The French paper thought Arsenal midfielder Rice had a rare off-day (he was dispossessed for the Simons goal), and gave him a 5. Saka got a 6, while Real Madrid star Bellingham was given a 3.

L’Equipe was also unhappy with the performance of referee Felix Zwayer, giving him a 4/10 ref rating.

England vs Netherlands Player Ratings L'Equipe 2024

Bild player ratings Netherlands 1-2 England

(Note German rating system; 1 very good, 6 very bad)

Xavi Simons was the only player on either side to get a 2- no one got the best 1 rating. It was a pretty average game by Bild’s standards, as demonstrated by the number of 3’s and 4’s in terms of player ratings that they gave both sides.

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xG England vs Netherlands Euro 2024 Attendance 60,926 | Expected Goals Stats ENG 2-1 NED

Dumfries v Kane

Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats for England v Holland (Attendance 60,926 in Dortmund). The Netherlands took the lead through a powerful Xavi Simons shot, but a penalty for Harry Kane and a late Ollie Watkins goal saw England book their spot in the final.

xG England 1.27-0.50 Netherlands shots map (Actual score ENG 2-1 NED)

0-1 Simons goal England xG 0.04
1-1 Kane penalty goal vs Netherlands xG 0.80
2-1 Watkins goal vs Netherlands xG 0.07

xG England vs Netherlands Euro 2024

Netherlands vs England Match Stats for comparison

(NED stats on left; England on right)

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