| Date: Sunday, 2 July Time: 17:00 BST Venue: Ramaz Shengelia Stadium, Kutaisi, Georgia |
| Coverage: Live text commentary and reaction on BBC Sport website & app |
Anthony Gordon’s first-half finish sealed England a place in the European Under-21 Championship semi-finals as they defeated Portugal in Georgia.
The Newcastle forward smashed home from inside the area from a Morgan Gibbs-White cutback after good work from Chelsea’s Noni Maduke.
Lee Carsley’s side have yet to concede a goal in this tournament – and needed defensive resilience to win here.
Portugal hit the bar through Henrique Araujo in the second half.
They had their opponents under pressure for long periods after the break, but could not equalise.
It meant England secured their place in the final four of the competition for the first time since 2017.
More to follow.
Line-ups
England U21
Formation 4-4-2
- 1TraffordBooked at 85mins
- 14Garner
- 5Harwood-Bellis
- 4Colwill
- 2AaronsBooked at 51minsSubstituted forJohnsonat 74′minutesBooked at 79mins
- 23MaduekeSubstituted forPalmerat 74′minutes
- 21GomesSubstituted forSkippat 80′minutes
- 17Jones
- 8J RamseySubstituted forSmith Roweat 67′minutes
- 11Gordon
- 7Gibbs-White
Substitutes
- 3Thomas
- 6Skipp
- 9Archer
- 10Smith Rowe
- 12Branthwaite
- 13Griffiths
- 15Cresswell
- 16Johnson
- 18Doyle
- 20Palmer
- 22Rushworth
Portugal U21
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Ansumane Biai
- 13Natário FerreiraBooked at 83mins
- 16Penetra Correia
- 3Fonseca Amaro
- 5Tavares
- 17Gonçalves Neves
- 6Oliveira Dantas
- 4de Almeida CostaSubstituted forGonçalves Bernardoat 45′minutes
- 11Fernandes da ConceiçãoSubstituted forda Silva Moreiraat 87′minutes
- 20Fábio SilvaSubstituted forAraújoat 65′minutes
- 7NetoSubstituted forCarvalho Oliveiraat 90′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Morais Cardoso Vital
- 8Gonçalves Bernardo
- 9Araújo
- 10de Pinho Sousa
- 12Jumpe Soares
- 14Lemos Araújo
- 15da Cruz Lelo
- 18Ribeiro Almeida
- 19Carvalho Oliveira
- 21Cardoso Sousa
- 22Meira Meixedo
- 23da Silva Moreira
Live Text
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Match ends, England U21 1, Portugal U21 0.
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Second Half ends, England U21 1, Portugal U21 0.
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Attempt missed. Nuno Tavares (Portugal U21) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
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Attempt missed. Emile Smith Rowe (England U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
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Foul by André Amaro (Portugal U21).
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Curtis Jones (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Portugal U21. VÃtinha replaces Pedro Neto.
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Attempt missed. Pedro Neto (Portugal U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
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Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Portugal U21) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tiago Dantas.
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Henrique Araújo (Portugal U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Levi Colwill (England U21).
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Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (England U21) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Oliver Skipp (England U21).
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Substitution, Portugal U21. Diego Moreira replaces Francisco Conceição.
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Foul by Zé Carlos (Portugal U21).
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Oliver Skipp (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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James Trafford (England U21) is shown the yellow card.
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Zé Carlos (Portugal U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Zé Carlos (Portugal U21).
