'I can't heap any more praise on him'

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England and Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi says he "can't heap any more praise" on Ollie Watkins after scoring the decisive goal to send England through to the Euro 20204 final.

"Unreal. Unbelievable. I can't heap any more praise on him, especially for someone who hasn’t played as much as he’d like," said Guehi.

"But, I think it’s the togetherness of the team and the spirit of the team, that whenever anyone has come onto the pitch or whenever anyone has been called upon they’ve given their all. That’s all you can ask for."

Former England striker, Alan Shearer added: "When you come on as a substitute, you’re either put on to try and save the game or to impact the game in a different way.

"Watkins was brought on to upset the defenders, to run in behind the defenders, to make a nuisance of himself and when he got a chance, he put it away.

"It doesn’t get any better than that, does it?"

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