UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying

FULL TIME
England U21 WWWWD 4
–
Moldova U21 LLLDD 1
  • Ethan Nwaneri 11'
  • Archie Gray 61'
  • Ethan Nwaneri 73'
  • Romain Esse 82'
  • Vasile Luchita 48'
Carrow Road · 11,547 att.

Match Report

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Ethan Nwaneri brace helps England U21s get past Moldova

A brace by Ethan Nwaneri helped England Under-21s get back to winning ways with an emphatic 4-1 home victory over Moldova at Carrow Road.

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Last five matches

DateOppResultCompetition
10/6/26 @ Republic of Ireland U21 L 1-3 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying
10/2/26 vs Slovakia U21 D 0-0 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying
9/25/26 vs Kazakhstan U21 W 4-2 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying
3/27/26 @ Andorra U21 D 1-1 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying
11/18/25 @ Slovakia U21 W 4-0 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying
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Team Stats

MDA ENG
12
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
1
26.2
Possession
73.8
8
SHOTS
22
2
ON GOAL
8
30
On Target %
40
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
4
Blocked Shots
6
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 1-0

ENG Last 5 matchups MDA
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Lineups

Confirmed

ENG · 4-2-3-1

  1. Tommy SetfordG221
  2. Josh AcheampongCD-L4
  3. Ashley PhillipsCD-R5
  4. Myles Lewis-SkellyLB3124
  5. Rico LewisRB81
  6. Ethan NwaneriAM10327
  7. Jobe BellinghamLM73
  8. Archie GrayRM14111
  9. Divin MubamaF92
  10. Samuel Amo-AmeyawAM-L17
  11. Tyler DiblingAM-R201

Substitutes

  1. Tommy SimkinSUB13
  2. Sydie PeckSUB23
  3. Romain EsseSUB21212
  4. Thierry SmallSUB16
  5. Tyrique GeorgeSUB11
  6. Ben NelsonSUB15
  7. Josh KingSUB1812
  8. Max AlleyneSUB6
  9. Kellen FisherSUB19

MDA · 5-3-2

  1. Artur NazarciucG13
  2. Artiom DijinariCD5
  3. Leonard SacaCD-L1311
  4. Matteo ObleacCD-R42
  5. Ivan GraminschiiLB32
  6. David SîrbuRB16
  7. Ovidiu DavidCM17
  8. Mihai LupanCM-L10
  9. Vasile LuchitaCM-R8111
  10. Dan-Angelo BotanCF-L111
  11. Nicolae TelicCF-R9

Substitutes

  1. Victor CiumasuSUB191
  2. Radu LucianSUB7
  3. Vlad ColisSUB18
  4. Vladislav BoicoSUB15
  5. Cristian AntonciucSUB14
  6. Roman DumencoSUB12
  7. Nichita LipcanSUB2
  8. Vladislav CostinSUB6
  9. Nichita CaragheorghiSUB20

EURO U-21 Qualifying News

All news
ESPN PA Ethan Nwaneri brace helps England U21s get past Moldova A brace by Ethan Nwaneri helped England Under-21s get back to winning ways with an emphatic 4-1 home victory over Moldova at Carrow Road. ESPN PA England U21s salvage draw against lowly Andorra in Euro qualifier Rico Lewis scored a last-gasp penalty as England under-21s laboured to a 1-1 draw against Andorra in their European Championship qualifier at the Estadi Naciona. News PA Tyrique George scores as England U21 edge Andorra in Euro quali Tyrique George scored the only goal as England under-21s earned a 1-0 victory over Andorra in their European Championship qualifier at Pride Park on Monday.