England U21 vs Germany U21, 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Group Stage

· UEFA European Under-21 Championship

England U21

76': Alex Scott

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Germany U21

3': Ansgar Knauff
33': Nelson Weiper

England lose to Germany but make Euro U21 quarterfinals

England suffered their first loss of the European Under-21 Championship, with a 2-1 defeat to Germany, but still progressed to the quarterfinals.

Match Timeline

3': Ansgar Knauff (Germany U21) Goal at 3'
33': Nelson Weiper (Germany U21) Goal at 33'
45': Jay Stansfield (England U21) Substitution at 45'
45': James McAtee (England U21) Substitution at 45'
45': Brooke Norton-Cuffy (England U21) Substitution at 45'
63': Tyler Morton (England U21) Substitution at 63'
63': Tom Fellows (England U21) Substitution at 63'
66': Alex Scott (England U21) Yellow Card at 66'
76': Alex Scott (England U21) Goal at 76'
77': Paul Nebel (Germany U21) Substitution at 77'
77': Nicolo Tresoldi (Germany U21) Substitution at 77'
85': Bright Arrey-Mbi (Germany U21) Substitution at 85'
88': Nnamdi Collins (Germany U21) Substitution at 88'
88': Eric Martel (Germany U21) Substitution at 88'

Statistics

GER		ENG
15	Fouls	10
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	0
33.9	Possession	66.1
5	SHOTS	18
2	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.3
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
1	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: Stadión Pod Zoborom
Location: Nitra, Slovakia
Attendance: 5,624

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

Full Table

Line-Ups

England U21 (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	James Beadle (GK)
4	Jarell Quansah
5	Charlie Cresswell
17	Samuel Iling-Junior
16	Jack Hinshelwood
19	Harvey Elliott
20	Alex Scott
8	Elliot Anderson
9	Jon Rowe
11	Omari Hutchinson
21	Ethan Nwaneri

England U21 Substitutes:

Tino Livramento, Brooke Norton-Cuffy, Jay Stansfield, Tyler Morton, Hayden Hackney, CJ Egan-Riley, Teddy Sharman-Lowe, James McAtee, Tommy Simkin, Archie Gray, Ronnie Edwards, Tom Fellows.

Germany U21 (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Tjark Ernst (GK)
15	Jamil Siebert
14	Tim Oermann
13	Lukas Ullrich
21	Elias Baum
22	Paul Wanner
16	Caspar Jander
8	Merlin Röhl
19	Nelson Weiper
11	Jan Thielmann
7	Ansgar Knauff

Germany U21 Substitutes:

Noah Atubolu, Nnamdi Collins, Paul Nebel, Bright Arrey-Mbi, Rocco Reitz, Nick Woltemade, Brajan Gruda, Nicolo Tresoldi, Nahuel Nicolas Noll, Eric Martel, Nathaniel Brown.

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