UEFA European Under-21 Championship

FULL TIME
Czechia U21 LWWWD 1
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England U21 WDDLW 3
  • Daniel Fila 51'
  • Harvey Elliott 39'
  • Jon Rowe 48'
  • Charlie Cresswell 76'
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Match Report

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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.

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Last five matches

DateOppResultCompetition
10/6/26 @ Portugal U21 L 0-2 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying
9/30/26 vs Bulgaria U21 W 1-0 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying
9/25/26 @ Azerbaijan U21 D 1-1 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying
3/31/26 vs Gibraltar U21 W 5-0 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying
3/27/26 @ Scotland U21 D 0-0 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying
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Team Stats

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
40
On Target %
60
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
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
8
Blocked Shots
3
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0
Tackle %
0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

ENG leads series 3-1-1

CZE Last 5 matchups ENG
  1. 0 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship FT 2007-06-11 @ CZE 0
  2. 2 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship FT 2011-06-19 @ ENG 1
  3. 1 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying FT 2021-11-11 @ ENG 3
  4. 1 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying FT 2022-06-03 @ CZE 2
  5. 0 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship FT 2023-06-22 @ CZE 2

Lineups

Confirmed

CZE · 3-4-1-2

  1. Lukás HornícekG163
  2. Filip PrebslCD1811
  3. Karel SpácilCD-L1911
  4. Stepán ChaloupekCD-R511
  5. Patrik VydraCM-L61
  6. Vojtech StránskýCM-R141
  7. Krystof DanekAM13
  8. Martin SuchomelLM41
  9. Matej HadasRM22
  10. Václav SejkCF-L9112
  11. Daniel FilaCF-R7111

Substitutes

  1. Adam KarabecSUB1011
  2. Denis VisinskýSUB15
  3. Denis HalinskySUB8
  4. Jiri BorekSUB1
  5. Josef KozeluhSUB20
  6. Jan KoutnySUB23
  7. Albert LabikSUB11
  8. Ondrej KricfalusiSUB3
  9. Alexandr SojkaSUB12
  10. Daniel LanghamerSUB17
  11. Filip VechetaSUB2111
  12. Jan PaluskaSUB2

ENG · 4-2-3-1

  1. James BeadleG16
  2. Jarell QuansahCD-L4
  3. Charlie CresswellCD-R5111
  4. Tino LivramentoLB211
  5. Archie GrayRB14
  6. James McAteeAM10113
  7. Elliot AndersonLM8
  8. Alex ScottRM20111
  9. Jon RoweF9111
  10. Omari HutchinsonAM-L1114
  11. Harvey ElliottAM-R19112

Substitutes

  1. Jay StansfieldSUB18
  2. Jack HinshelwoodSUB16
  3. Tommy SimkinSUB13
  4. Tom FellowsSUB7
  5. Brooke Norton-CuffySUB12
  6. Tyler MortonSUB23
  7. Teddy Sharman-LoweSUB22
  8. Samuel Iling-JuniorSUB17
  9. Ronnie EdwardsSUB3
  10. Ethan NwaneriSUB211
  11. Hayden HackneySUB6
  12. CJ Egan-RileySUB15

EURO Under-21 News

All news
Video How Everton beat Aston Villa to end 11-game home winning streak Take a look at the numbers behind Everton's 1-0 win vs. Aston Villa courtesy of a Thierno Barry strike to snap their winning streak at home. ESPN Reuters England retain Euro U21 title with dramatic win over Germany Holders England beat Germany 3-2 after extra time European Under-21 Championship final on Saturday after they had let slip a two-goal lead. News Associated Press Harvey Elliott 'hurting' after 'silly' England U21 celebration Harvey Elliott's knee-slide celebration after scoring in England's Euro U21 semifinal win over the Netherlands was brief -- and painful. ESPN ESPN Harvey Elliott double sees England beat Netherlands, reach Euros U21 final Two goals from Harvey Elliott helped England book their place in the final of the UEFA Under-21 European Championship with a 2-1 win over the Netherlands on Wednesday.