England see off Spain to reach Euro U21 semis
Early goals from James McAtee and Harvey Elliott propelled Lee Carley's England side to a 3-1 win over Spain to reach the semifinals of the European Under-21 Championship.
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
FULL TIME
- Javi Guerra 39' P
- James McAtee 10'
- Harvey Elliott 15'
- Elliot Anderson 90'+4' P
City Arena - Stadión Antona Malatinského · 8,247 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/6/26 | vs Romania U21 | W 7-1 | UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying |
| 10/1/26 | @ San Marino U21 | W 13-0 | UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying |
| 9/25/26 | @ Finland U21 | L 1-2 | UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying |
| 3/31/26 | vs Kosovo U21 | W 2-0 | UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying |
| 3/27/26 | @ Cyprus U21 | W 7-0 | UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Yellow Card 90'+5'
James McAtee (England U21) Yellow Card at 95'
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Red Card 90'+5'
Rafa Marín (Spain U21) Red Card at 95'
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Penalty - Scored 90'+4'
Elliot Anderson (England U21) Penalty - Scored at 94'
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Yellow Card 86'
Jon Rowe (England U21) Yellow Card at 86'
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Substitution 81'
Ethan Nwaneri (England U21) Substitution at 81'
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Substitution 78'
Jesús Rodriguez (Spain U21) Substitution at 78'
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Substitution 72'
Hayden Hackney (England U21) Substitution at 72'
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Substitution 71'
Brooke Norton-Cuffy (England U21) Substitution at 71'
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Substitution 71'
Pablo Torre (Spain U21) Substitution at 71'
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Substitution 71'
Roberto Fernández (Spain U21) Substitution at 71'
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Substitution 57'
Mikel Jauregizar (Spain U21) Substitution at 57'
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Substitution 57'
Raúl Moro (Spain U21) Substitution at 57'
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Substitution 52'
Jon Rowe (England U21) Substitution at 52'
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Substitution 51'
Elliot Anderson (England U21) Substitution at 51'
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Penalty - Scored 39'
Javier Guerra (Spain U21) Penalty - Scored at 39'
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Yellow Card 34'
Tyler Morton (England U21) Yellow Card at 34'
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Goal 15'
Harvey Elliott (England U21) Goal at 15'
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Goal 10'
James McAtee (England U21) Goal at 10'
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Yellow Card 90'+5'
James McAtee (England U21) Yellow Card at 95'
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Red Card 90'+5'
Rafa Marín (Spain U21) Red Card at 95'
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Penalty - Scored 90'+4'
Elliot Anderson (England U21) Penalty - Scored at 94'
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Yellow Card 86'
Jon Rowe (England U21) Yellow Card at 86'
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Substitution 81'
Ethan Nwaneri (England U21) Substitution at 81'
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Substitution 78'
Jesús Rodriguez (Spain U21) Substitution at 78'
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Substitution 72'
Hayden Hackney (England U21) Substitution at 72'
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Substitution 71'
Brooke Norton-Cuffy (England U21) Substitution at 71'
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Substitution 71'
Pablo Torre (Spain U21) Substitution at 71'
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Substitution 71'
Roberto Fernández (Spain U21) Substitution at 71'
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Substitution 57'
Mikel Jauregizar (Spain U21) Substitution at 57'
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Substitution 57'
Raúl Moro (Spain U21) Substitution at 57'
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Substitution 52'
Jon Rowe (England U21) Substitution at 52'
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Substitution 51'
Elliot Anderson (England U21) Substitution at 51'
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Penalty - Scored 39'
Javier Guerra (Spain U21) Penalty - Scored at 39'
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Yellow Card 34'
Tyler Morton (England U21) Yellow Card at 34'
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Goal 15'
Harvey Elliott (England U21) Goal at 15'
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Goal 10'
James McAtee (England U21) Goal at 10'
Showing the last 18 of 18 events.
Team Stats
ENG
ESP
5
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
1
0
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
1
42.6
Possession
57.4
12
SHOTS
14
4
ON GOAL
5
30
On Target %
40
1
Penalty Goals
1
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0
Pass Completion %
0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0
Cross %
0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0
Long Balls %
0
3
Blocked Shots
5
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0
Tackle %
0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0
Head to Head
Lineups
ConfirmedESP · 4-2-3-1
Alejandro IturbeG11 save
Cristhian MosqueraCD-L3
César TárregaCD-R51 shot
Hugo BuenoLB22
Marc PubillRB2
Alberto MoleiroAM202 shots
Javi GuerraLM63 shots on target1 goal4 shots
Beñat TurrientesRM81 shot
Mateo JosephF91 shot on target3 shots
Diego LópezAM-L72 shots
Juanlu SanchezAM-R16
Substitutes
Jesús RodriguezSUB17
Mikel JauregizarSUB14
Pablo TorreSUB10
Pablo CuñatSUB23
Andrés GarcíaSUB12
Roberto FernándezSUB191 shot on target1 shot
Juanma HerzogSUB15
Raúl MoroSUB11
Rafa MarínSUB4 red card
Aitor FragaSUB13
Pablo MarínSUB21
ENG · 4-2-3-1
James BeadleG14 saves
Jarell QuansahCD-L41 shot on target1 shot
Charlie CresswellCD-R51 shot
Jack HinshelwoodLB161 shot
Tino LivramentoRB2
James McAteeAM10 yellow card1 shot on target1 goal1 shot
Tyler MortonLM23 yellow card1 shot
Alex ScottRM201 shot
Jay StansfieldF181 shot
Omari HutchinsonAM-L11
Harvey ElliottAM-R191 shot on target1 goal1 shot
Substitutes
Hayden HackneySUB6
Elliot AndersonSUB81 shot on target1 goal1 shot
Jon RoweSUB9 yellow card1 shot
Tommy SimkinSUB13
Samuel Iling-JuniorSUB17
Brooke Norton-CuffySUB121 shot
Ronnie EdwardsSUB3
Archie GraySUB14
CJ Egan-RileySUB15
Teddy Sharman-LoweSUB22
Ethan NwaneriSUB211 shot
Tom FellowsSUB7
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