Czechia U21 vs England U21, 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Group Stage
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England beat Czechia to start group play at U21 European Championship
England got off to a perfect start in their opening match of the European Under-21 Championship with a 3-1 win over Czechia on Thursday.
Match Timeline
- 1': Elliot Anderson (England U21) Yellow Card at 1'
- 39': Harvey Elliott (England U21) Goal at 39'
- 48': Jon Rowe (England U21) Goal at 48'
- 51': Daniel Fila (Czechia U21) Goal at 51'
- 64': Adam Karabec (Czechia U21) Substitution at 64'
- 69': Ethan Nwaneri (England U21) Substitution at 69'
- 69': Jay Stansfield (England U21) Substitution at 69'
- 76': Charlie Cresswell (England U21) Goal at 76'
- 78': Samuel Iling-Junior (England U21) Substitution at 78'
- 81': Filip Vecheta (Czechia U21) Substitution at 81'
- 81': Alexandr Sojka (Czechia U21) Substitution at 81'
- 84': Tyler Morton (England U21) Substitution at 84'
- 84': Hayden Hackney (England U21) Substitution at 84'
- 86': Josef Kozeluh (Czechia U21) Substitution at 86'
- 87': Ondrej Kricfalusi (Czechia U21) Substitution at 87'
Statistics
 ENG |
CZE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 6 | Saves | 3 |
| 68.5 | Possession | 31.5 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Venue: MOL Aréna
Location: Dunajská Streda, Slovakia
Attendance: 8,087
Venue: MOL Aréna
Location: Dunajská Streda, Slovakia
Attendance: 8,087
EURO Under-21 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany U21 | 3 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | England U21 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Czechia U21 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Slovenia U21 | 3 | -5 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Czechia U21 (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Lukas Hornicek (GK) |
| 18 | Filip Prebsl |
| 19 | Karel Spácil |
| 5 | Stepán Chaloupek |
| 6 | Patrik Vydra |
| 14 | Vojtech Stránský |
| 13 | Krystof Danek |
| 4 | Martin Suchomel |
| 22 | Matej Hadas |
| 9 | Václav Sejk |
| 7 | Daniel Fila |
England U21 (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | James Beadle (GK) |
| 4 | Jarell Quansah |
| 5 | Charlie Cresswell |
| 2 | Valentino Livramento |
| 14 | Archie Gray |
| 10 | James McAtee |
| 8 | Elliot Anderson  |
| 20 | Alex Scott |
| 9 | Jon Rowe |
| 11 | Omari Hutchinson |
| 19 | Harvey Elliott |
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