2023 Queen Alexandra Exhibition Match
| England Men v England Women II | |||||||
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 The Wembley Stadium in London, England, where the exhibition match took place in front of a nearly 89,000 strong crowd | |||||||
| Event | 2023 Queen Alexandra Exhibition Match | ||||||
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| Date | 12 September 2023 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, England | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Rachel Daly (Lionesses) | ||||||
| Referee | Michael Oliver (England) | ||||||
| Attendance | 84,293 | ||||||
The 2023 Queen Alexandra Exhibition Match, alternatively titled England Men v England Women II, was a football match that took place on 12 September 2023. Considered to be the follow-up to the 2019 edition, the match was held at Wembley Stadium, London and pitted the England men's and women's teams captained by Harry Kane and Millie Bright, the latter standing in for the injured Leah Williamson. The teams' respective managers are former England international Gareth Southgate, in his second appearance, and former Netherlands Women head coach Sarina Wiegman.
Beginning at 10:00 am, the match began with the Lionesses initiating the kick-off. For much of the first half, both sides, despite their fair share of attempts, found themselves level with The Three Lions captain Harry Kane recording two unsuccessful attempts. Eventually, in the 52nd minute, Lionesses forward Rachel Daly scored the opening goal as an attempt by The Three Lions midfielder James Maddison in the 59th minute failed to level the scores. In the end, Daly's goal proved to be the essential tiebreaker as the Lionesses concluded the match triumphant once again by defeating their counterparts 1-0 while Daly herself was named player of the match.
Statistically, both teams appeared to be on level terms, having exchanged roughly similar amounts of shots against the other although The Three Lions dominated slightly in terms of possession with 51% to the Lionesses' 49%. Meanwhile, both teams committed no more than ten fouls in total and only one of their respective players were ever given a yellow card namely Declan Rice and Hannah Blundell.
For refereeing purposes, both Michael Oliver and Sian Massey-Ellis returned as head referee and assistant referee respectively. With an official attendance of 84,293, the occasion successfully raised a total of £5.4 million, the majority of which were later donated towards charity and used to better improve footballing facilities for both men and women. Much like its predecessor, the event was widely received. Moreover, particular attention was also directed to the sight of siblings Reece and Lauren James competing against each other for the first time.