England are the tournament kings at conceding late goals
Thursday 16 June 2016 13:34, UK
Zinedine Zidane, Henrik Larsson and Vasili Berezutski all have one thing in common – they’ve all scored injury-time goals against England at a major tournament.
Unfortunately for Three Lions fans, England falling asleep late in matches has become a common theme when watching their side.
Findings show that a quarter of goals conceded by England at major tournaments since 2000 have come after the 81st minute, equating to seven of the 29 shipped.
Berezutski was the latest man to profit from England's lack of concentration by netting a dramatic equaliser during injury time in the 1-1 draw in Marseille on Saturday. It was the fourth goal that England have conceded in stoppage time since Euro 2000.
As the table below shows, England seem to start tournament games defensively solid but tend to switch off mid-way through matches before collapsing late on.
England continue their Euro 2016 campaign on Thursday against Wales, who will be looking to take advantage of Roy Hodgson's men sloppiness in the latter stages of games.
They certainly possess the credentials to do so.
Hal Robson-Kanu scored with nine minutes remaining to send Wales to a historic win over Slovakia while Gareth Bale, who has claimed Wales are more patriotic than their English counterparts, also has a habit of striking late.
The Real Madrid star scored seven goals during qualification for Euro 2016 and 42% of those (3) were scored on or after the 81st minute.
Wales's team spirit and ability to never give up was also on show in a recent friendly with Northern Ireland when Simon Church scored to level the game with just one minute remaining.
Will history repeat itself on Thursday afternoon?
