Summary

  • England will play in Tuesday's semi-finals

  • Into last four for first time since 2009

  • Will not know opponents until Saturday

  • FT: Slovakia 3-0 Sweden

  1. Get involvedpublished at 20:40 British Summer Time 22 June 2017

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    John Dunthorne: Ward-Prowse may be lightweight in some ways, but his set pieces are wonderful, an area in which the senior team are poor.

  2. HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:33 British Summer Time 22 June 2017

    England U21 1-0 Poland U21

    The early goal was just what the doctor ordered. England's best 45 minutes of the tournament so far?I should coco.

  3. Postpublished at 20:31 British Summer Time 22 June 2017

    England U21 1-0 Poland U21

    Henry Winter
    Chief Football Writer for the Times on Twitter

    Ward-Prowse set-pieces superb this half, just crying out for a finish. Chilwell's charging runs another positive feature.

    Alfie MawsonImage source, PA
  4. Postpublished at 45 mins

    England U21 1-0 Poland U21

    Will Hughes drives forwards before he is clattered again. Impressive few minutes from the Derby man. England are ending this half in dominant style, nothing you could complain about apart from the lack of a second goal.

  5. Postpublished at 43 mins

    England U21 1-0 Poland U21

    Will Hughes is immediately clobbered by Radoslaw Murawski, who is very lucky not to be booked. England are such a threat from set-pieces as James Ward-Prowse delivers a superb ball from the right, David Beckham-esque. Just needs a touch, England have three men in there but it somehow misses them all and goes behind. Gutterball.

    Deserved better. England deserve a bigger lead here.

  6. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 39 mins

    England U21 1-0 Poland U21

    Here is Will Hughes, on for the stricken Nathaniel Chalobah. He doesn't have the physical presence of the Chelsea man but he can pass a football.

  7. GREAT SAVE!published at 38 mins

    England U21 1-0 Poland U21

    Will Hughes is close to a £8m move to Watford, we hear. In modern money that's basically a free transfer. Good business.

    Oh good save! John Swift bends a shot on goal and Jakub Wrabel makes another very decent stop indeed.

  8. Postpublished at 20:22 British Summer Time 22 June 2017

    England U21 1-0 Poland U21

    Paul Simpson
    England Under-20 manager in Poland for 5 live

    It is a set-back but we are looking at a really good replacement here in Will Hughes. He will go in there, keep possession like Chalobah did.

  9. Postpublished at 36 mins

    England U21 1-0 Poland U21

    If England get to the final, and if Nathaniel Chalobah played in every game - two big ifs - he would win his 98th cap in youth football.

    He made his first appearance for England when he was 13. Remarkable.

    Nathaniel ChalobahImage source, PA
  10. Injury worries?published at 20:20 British Summer Time 22 June 2017

    England U21 1-0 Poland U21

    Paul Simpson
    England Under-20 manager in Poland for 5 live

    Chalobah is holding his groin again. It looks like he has strained it a bit more. They've got to make sure they don't push it too far and strain it even more.

  11. Postpublished at 34 mins

    England U21 1-0 Poland U21

    England may be on top but nobody has told the home crowd. Still a cauldron of noise. Anyone been to a game in Poland? Sounds ace.

    I went to a wedding there once. Nuts.

    Poland fansImage source, Rex Features
  12. 'What a save!'published at 20:19 British Summer Time 22 June 2017

    England U21 1-0 Poland U21

    Paul Simpson
    England Under-20 manager in Poland for 5 live

    That is a top, top save. Really strong header, going into the bottom corner and what a save. We are testing the goalkeeper, though. We must have had four or five good plays where we have tested the goalkeeper.

  13. GREAT SAVE!published at 32 mins

    England U21 1-0 Poland U21

    That's nice, John Swift, a deft backheel into the run of Nathan Redmond, who profits from a defender's slip but can't get a shot away. Corner.

    Nathaniel Chalobah has a header saved, routine, but that's a superb save!

    Alfie Mawson wins a header, down and into the corner, but Jakub Wrabel pulls off a superb save.

    England so nearly two up.

    Nathaniel Chalobah heads at goalImage source, PA
  14. Postpublished at 31 mins

    England U21 1-0 Poland U21

    Fine ball in, excellent clearing header from Calum Chambers. He's had a good tournament, where may he be playing next season? His career has rather stalled. He looks a better centre-back than a right-back. Arsenal went three at the back at the end of last season so maybe he does have a future there.

  15. Postpublished at 29 mins

    England U21 1-0 Poland U21

    Demarai Gray is definitely giving England another dimension up front tonight. In the past two games they have kept the ball well but constantly lost out when they got it wide. We've seen some rubbish crossing.

    Now they don't need to cross it as Gray and Nathan Redmond are pulling wide, which allows John Swift to get into the box. England look good on the ball at the moment but they haven't had a shot on goal for a while.

  16. Postpublished at 26 mins

    England U21 1-0 Poland U21

    'Score in a minute!' - that's the chant, well the Polish version anyway, around the Kielce Stadium. But it's England on the attack, James Ward-Prowse over a free-kick which is punched away rather nervously by Jakub Wrabel.

    Not the most convincing.

  17. Postpublished at 20:09 British Summer Time 22 June 2017

    England U21 1-0 Poland U21

    Paul Simpson
    England Under-20 manager in Poland for 5 live

    We are doing OK. We are getting control of the game again now, we are composed on the ball but just need to make sure we cut out those sloppy passes.

    Dawid KownackiImage source, AFP
  18. Slovakia set for six pointspublished at 20:09 British Summer Time 22 June 2017

    Slovakia U21 2-0 Sweden U21

    In the night's other game, Slovakia are now well on top. Some poor Swedish defending is punished as Jaroslav Mihalik drills in hard and low.

    They are second in the group as it stands. England have seven points.

  19. Postpublished at 21 mins

    England U21 1-0 Poland U21

    Quality from Demarai Gray again! This time he comes out wide, sucks in his full-back and then just skips by him so easily. Into the area, he puts over a great low ball that could be a tap-in for someone, but Nathan Redmond had just made a dart to the near post and the ball comes behind him.

    Those two have been a threat up top. With no central, natural striker, the Poland defence don't really know what to do with them.

  20. Postpublished at 21 mins

    England U21 1-0 Poland U21

    Referee Harald Lechner is certainly letting the game flow - I counted at least three challenges in a row that could have been given as fouls, but Poland come away with the ball. It comes to nothing.

    The hosts have been very disappointing so far.