Wales 1-1 Northern Ireland: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings

Wales

S. Thomas 46'

Northern Ireland

J. Donley 22'

Friendlies 2026

Friendly International

March 31, 2026 6:45pm

Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

Key stats

Ball Possession

66%

34%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Wales -

Northern Ireland -

Goalkeeper

K. Darlow

7.7

C. Hazard

6.7

Defenders

N. Williams

6.6

T. Hume

6.9

J. Rodon

7.3

E. Toal

6.9

B. Cabango

6.5

C. Brown

6.3

J. Dasilva

6.6

Midfielders

J. Sheehan

7.2

T. Devlin

6.9

J. Colwill

6.2

S. Charles

6.2

D. Brooks

7.2

E. Galbraith

6.7

H. Wilson

6.9

J. Devenny

7.0

S. Thomas

7.3

Forwards

L. Koumas

6.5

Patrick Kelly

7.0

J. Donley

7.2

I. Price

6.5

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Highest rating

7.7

K. Darlow

7.2

P. Charles

Match Summary

On March 31, 2026 during the 2026 Friendlies match, Wales faced off against Northern Ireland at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. The game ended in a draw. With Wales possessing 66% of the ball compared to Northern Ireland's 34%, and shots on goal at 3 to 4. Wales had 88% successful passes (of 659 passes) over Northern Ireland which had 75% successful passes (of 324 passes). The outstanding efforts by K. Darlow and P. Charles played a key role

Lineup

Darlow

7.7

Played:
90Min

Saves:
3 of 4

Accurate passes:
31/37

Williams

6.6

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
50/59

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/5

Dribbles:
0/1

Rodon

7.3

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
100/109

Won duels:
4/5

Cabango

6.5

Played:
45Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
38/45

Won duels:
1/2

Dasilva

6.6

Played:
88Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
81/89

Won duels:
2/3

Sheehan

7.2

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
57/58

Won duels:
3/4

Colwill

6.2

Played:
45Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
9/12

Won duels:
0/4

Brooks

7.2

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
44/51

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
6/14

Dribbles:
2/4

Wilson

6.9

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
39/45

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
6/8

Thomas

7.3

Played:
71Min

Accurate passes:
26/31

Won duels:
1/3

Dribbles:
1/2

Koumas

6.5

Played:
64Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
3/7

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/6

Price

6.5

Played:
45Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
12/19

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/4

Donley

7.2

Played:
64Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
6/6

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
1/6

Dribbles:
0/2

Kelly

7.0

Played:
64Min

Accurate passes:
12/14

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/1

Devenny

7.0

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
4

Accurate passes:
30/36

Key passes:
3

Won duels:
8/13

Dribbles:
2/3

Galbraith

6.7

Played:
80Min

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
22/31

Won duels:
3/5

Dribbles:
0/1

Charles

6.2

Played:
45Min

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
13/19

Won duels:
1/4

Devlin

6.9

Played:
80Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
23/31

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
7/10

Dribbles:
0/1

Brown

6.3

Played:
64Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
18/21

Won duels:
3/5

Toal

6.9

Played:
90Min

Blocked:
2

Accurate passes:
22/23

Won duels:
4/5

Hume

6.9

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
5

Accurate passes:
30/39

Won duels:
3/4

Dribbles:
1/1

Hazard

6.7

Played:
45Min

Saves:
1 of 1

Accurate passes:
5/14

Substitutes

Coach

Craig Douglas Bellamy

Ward

King

Lawlor

7.2

Played:
26Min

Accurate passes:
32/32

Won duels:
2/3

Ampadu

7.2

Played:
19Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
37/41

Won duels:
3/4

Cullen

Johnson

6.5

Played:
19Min

Accurate passes:
8/11

Norrington-Davies

Played:
2Min

Accurate passes:
11/11

Kpakio

Matondo

Harris

James

6.5

Played:
45Min

Accurate passes:
8/10

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/9

Dribbles:
1/4

Broadhead

6.2

Played:
26Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
8/11

Won duels:
1/4

Dribbles:
0/2

Andrews

Coach

Michael Andrew Martin O'Neill

Charles

7.2

Played:
45Min

Saves:
1 of 1

Accurate passes:
8/19

Clarke

Atcheson

6.9

Played:
10Min

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
2/2

Won duels:
0/1

Spencer

6.7

Played:
26Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
13/16

Won duels:
1/3

Lyons

6.7

Played:
26Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
7/8

Won duels:
0/1

McDonnell

Morrison

Saville

6.7

Played:
45Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
11/12

Won duels:
2/3

Charles

Magennis

Reid

6.3

Played:
26Min

Accurate passes:
2/2

Won duels:
1/4

Smyth

6.9

Played:
10Min

Accurate passes:
2/2

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/1

Marshall

6.5

Played:
45Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
6/10

Won duels:
1/4

Stats

Ball Possession

Wales Wales: 66%

Northern Ireland: 34%

Total Shots

Wales Wales: 13

Northern Ireland: 10

Shots on Goal

Wales Wales: 3

Northern Ireland: 4

Corner Kicks

Wales Wales: 5

Northern Ireland: 2

Offsides

Wales Wales: 2

Northern Ireland: 3

Fouls

Wales Wales: 13

Northern Ireland: 8

Yellow Cards

Wales Wales: 1

Northern Ireland: 1

Red Cards

Wales Wales: 0

Northern Ireland: 0

Total Passes

Wales Wales: 659

Northern Ireland: 324

Goals Prevented

Wales Wales: 0

Northern Ireland: 0

Passes Accuracy

Wales Wales: 582 (88%)

Northern Ireland: 244 (75%)

Wales vs Northern Ireland

Key stats

Lineup

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Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

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