Guéhi and Mitchell make England debuts

March 28, 2022 10:37 am

Marc Guéhi and Tyrick Mitchell made their England debuts against Switzerland, with Guéhi starting and Mitchell coming on as a substitute.

Conor Gallagher also started the game, and looked bright throughout his time on the pitch. He bagged an assist for Luke Shaw towards the end of the first-half.

England went a goal down but pulled themselves back through Shaw’s leveller. They then ensured victory through Harry Kane’s penalty in the second-half, when Mitchell took to the turf for his Three Lions debut. He played slightly deeper than he does for Palace but equipped himself well alongside Guéhi.

See how the pair reacted below.

Also on Saturday night Christian Benteke replaced ex-Eagle Michy Batshuayi as Belgium drew with the Republic of Ireland and Joachim Andersen played throughout Denmark loss to the Netherlands.

Earlier this international break, Michael Olise earned his first France Under-21s cap in a 2-0 victory over the Faroe Islands on Thursday night.

Olise came on in the 64th-minute as the Bleuets led 1-0. They were looking to make amends for a 1-1 draw with the Faroe Islands last September and consolidate their place atop Group H in the U21 European Championship qualifiers.

Aki Johannessen made the final few minutes comfortable for France with an own goal in the 82nd-minute. Olise was closely involved, setting up the initial move and making the cross which led to the Bleuets’ second.

Olise has represented France Under-18s twice, and is eligible to play for them, England, Nigeria and Algeria.

Other Palace players competing for their countries are Jordan Ayew, Cheikhou Kouyaté and Wilfried Zaha, who have each competed so far.

There have also been call-ups for six Academy players, which you can read about here.

We’ll keep you posted on how all of the lads fare across cpfc.co.uk, the official Palace app and our social media channels. In the meantime, find out when they’re in action below.

All times are UK time.

JOACHIM ANDERSEN – DENMARK

  • 26th March: Netherlands 4-2 Denmark (Andersen played the full game)
  • 29th March: Denmark v Serbia (17:00)

JORDAN AYEW – GHANA

  • 25th March: Ghana 0-0 Nigeria (Ayew played 92 minutes)
  • 29th March: Nigeria v Ghana (18:00)

CHRISTIAN BENTEKE – BELGIUM

  • 26th March: Ireland 2-2 Belgium (Benteke came on in the 83rd-minute)
  • 29th March: Belgium v Burkina Faso (19:45)

CONOR GALLAGHER, MARC GUÉHI AND TYRICK MITCHELL – ENGLAND

  • 26th March: England 2-1 Switzerland (Gallagher and Guéhi started, and Mitchell came on as a substitute. Gallagher earned an assist for England’s third)
  • 29th March: England v Ivory Coast (19:45)

CHEIKHOU KOUYATÉ – SENEGAL

  • 25th March: Egypt 1-0 Senegal (Kouyaté played 90 minutes)
  • 29th March: Senegal v Egypt (18:00)

MICHAEL OLISE – FRANCE UNDER-21S

  • 24th March: France 2-0 Faroe Islands (Olise came on in the 64th-minute)
  • 28th March: France v Northern Ireland (14:00)

WILFRIED ZAHA – CÔTE D’IVOIRE

  • 25th March: France 2-1 Côte d’Ivoire (Zaha played 84 minutes)
  • 29th March: England v Côte d’Ivoire (19:45)