England U21 2-0 Israel U21: Anthony Gordon and Emile Smith Rowe put Young Lions into quarters

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England celebrateMorgan Gibbs-White acceptable up Anthony Gordon for the opener

England Under-21s midfielder Angel Gomes says determination is "no amended clip to beryllium an England player" aft Gareth Southgate watched his broadside bushed Israel to suffice for the quarter-finals of the European Championship successful Georgia.

Anthony Gordon powered location a 16th-minute header from a Morgan Gibbs-White transverse to unfastened the scoring.

Gibbs-White acceptable up England's second, uncovering Emile Smith Rowe successful the 68th infinitesimal to occurrence location a debased shot.

The triumph means England apical Group C.

They look the runners-up from Group A adjacent with hosts Georgia, the Netherlands, Belgium and Portugal each capable to suffice for the knockout signifier from that pool.

England manager Southgate was successful attendance astatine the Ramaz Shengelia Stadium successful Kutaisi and a fig of the U21 broadside volition person impressed the Three Lions boss.

Nottingham Forest's Gibbs-White was fantabulous portion Arsenal's Smith Rowe, the lone subordinate successful the squad with a elder cap, scored his 2nd extremity successful arsenic galore matches aft besides having an opener disallowed.

"It's a agelong tournament, we each conscionable privation to bash good and I privation to play and progress," said Lille's Gomes.

"The manager, Southgate, arsenic we tin spot Marc Guehi, a batch of young players are getting opportunities. There's nary amended clip to beryllium a young England player."

Israel seldom threatened and Oscar Gloukh's free-kick connected the changeable of half-time, saved debased by Manchester City's James Trafford, was their lone changeable connected target.

Germany mislaid 2-1 to the Czech Republic successful the group's different crippled and the defending champions request to bushed Lee Carsley's England - who person not conceded truthful acold - connected Wednesday to progress.

Smith Rowe says the squad are assured they tin spell connected to triumph the tournament.

"We had that speech earlier we adjacent came implicit here. We person the assurance that we privation to marque a connection successful this tourney and judge that we tin spell each the mode and triumph it. We conscionable person to marque definite we instrumentality each crippled arsenic it comes," helium said.

"There's not galore days betwixt the games truthful we person to retrieve quick. It's a large clump of lads. Everyone helps each other. Even the boys that haven't played are truly helping america assistance the team."

England person received praise for the mode they person included truthful galore attacking players into their starting line-up.

"I inactive deliberation there's a batch much to travel from this team," manager Lee Carsley said.

"They've got different levels they tin spell to. We person to beryllium better. I've been impressed with Anthony, we're trying to get him into unorthodox positions."

Line-ups

England U21

Formation 4-4-2

  • 1Trafford
  • 14Garner
  • 5Harwood-Bellis
  • 4Colwill
  • 16JohnsonBooked astatine 45mins
  • 23MaduekeSubstituted forPalmerat 61'minutes
  • 21GomesSubstituted forSkippat 70'minutes
  • 17JonesBooked astatine 75mins
  • 10Smith RoweSubstituted forElliottat 70'minutes
  • 7Gibbs-WhiteSubstituted forJ Ramseyat 79'minutes
  • 11GordonSubstituted forArcherat 61'minutes

Substitutes

  • 3Thomas
  • 6Skipp
  • 8J Ramsey
  • 9Archer
  • 12Branthwaite
  • 13Griffiths
  • 15Cresswell
  • 19Elliott
  • 20Palmer
  • 22Rushworth

Israel U21

Formation 4-4-1-1

  • 1Peretz
  • 2Jaber
  • 21Lemkin
  • 5Cohen
  • 12Revivo
  • 13KhalailiSubstituted forHajajat 45'minutesBooked astatine 76mins
  • 15AzulaySubstituted forGiornoat 59'minutes
  • 6Gandelman
  • 20LayousSubstituted forHofmeisterat 59'minutes
  • 10Gloukh
  • 11TurgemanSubstituted forBiluat 77'minutes

Substitutes

  • 3Morgan
  • 4Blorian
  • 8Bar
  • 9Giorno
  • 14Bilu
  • 16Hofmeister
  • 17Prada
  • 19Abu Rumi
  • 22Hajaj
  • 23Zarfati

Live Text

  1. Match ends, England U21 2, Israel U21 0.

  2. Second Half ends, England U21 2, Israel U21 0.

  3. Cameron Archer (England U21) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.

  4. Foul by Karem Jaber (Israel U21).

  5. Levi Colwill (England U21) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  6. Foul by Oz Bilu (Israel U21).

  7. Corner, England U21. Conceded by Yoav Hofmeister.

  8. Attempt blocked. Jacob Ramsey (England U21) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer.

  9. Hand shot by Omri Gandelman (Israel U21).

  10. Foul by Jacob Ramsey (England U21).

  11. Karem Jaber (Israel U21) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.

  12. Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (England U21) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.

  13. Corner, Israel U21. Conceded by James Garner.

  14. Substitution, England U21. Jacob Ramsey replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.

  15. James Garner (England U21) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  16. Foul by Roy Revivo (Israel U21).

  17. Substitution, Israel U21. Oz Bilu replaces Dor Turgeman.

  18. Ilay Hajaj (Israel U21) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.

  19. Curtis Jones (England U21) is shown the yellowish card.

  20. Ben Johnson (England U21) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

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