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England’s Under 21s will bid to book their place in the European Championship final as they take on the Netherlands in the last four.

Lee Carsley’s youngsters produced an impressive performance to reach the semi-finals, sweeping aside Spain to leave themselves two games away from the successful defence of their continental crown. While absent of a couple of potential stars otherwise engaged at the Club World Cup, Carsley still boasts plenty of talent within his squad, with Man City’s James McAtee finding form in the quarter-final and Harvey Elliott of Liverpool also on the scoresheet.

Favourites Germany, who face France in the second semi-final later, could await the winner of this encounter, but England will not get ahead of themselves as they take on a dangerous Dutch side. Substitute Ernest Poku gave them a narrow win over Portugal in the last round as they survived the early dismissal of Ruben van Bommel to progress.

England v Netherlands team news

We’re about 10 minutes away from kick-off in Slovakia. Here’s a reminder of how the teams line up.

Netherlands XI: Roefs; Kasanwirjo, Van den Berg, Hato, Maatsen; Flamingo, Valente, Milambo; Manhoef, Van Bergen, Poku

Luke Baker25 June 2025 16:50

England v Netherlands

Bratislava looks ready for what should be a fascinating semi-final this evening.

Can the Young Lions move one step closer to another U21 Euros title?

Luke Baker25 June 2025 16:37

England beat Spain to reach last four

There were wild celebrations as England impressively beat Spain in the quarter-finals

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Luke Baker25 June 2025 16:24

Lee Carsley says England ready to deal with heat

Lee Carsley will not allow the heat to be an excuse as England in Bratislava today.

Temperatures are set to exceed 30 degrees celsius in Slovakia but boss Carsley insists his players are ready to take that challenge on

"We've not shied away from the heat," Carsley said. "We've exposed the players to it fully. We're ready for it. We're fully prepared now.

"We've trained at some of the hottest periods of the day, not on purpose but just the way that it's worked out with our training time.

"We've been here long enough now to acclimatise to the heat. We've definitely got hydration strategies in place in terms of what the players need to cool down quickly and hydrate quickly.

"I think our use of the substitutions has been effective in terms of our timings. We've probably gone a little bit earlier than you would in normal circumstances, based on how hot it's been."

Lee Carsley isn’t worried about the heat (PA Wire)

Luke Baker25 June 2025 16:08

Netherlands team news

And here’s the Netherlands side. Quarter-final match-winner Ernest Poku is given the start after emerging from the bench to score the decisive goal against Portugal.

Luke Baker25 June 2025 15:50

England team news

The England team is in. Elliot Anderson, who looked notably frustrated at being demoted to the bench last time out, is back in the starting XI.

Luke Baker25 June 2025 15:47

England ready for semi-final

England were working hard in training yesterday in preparation for this semi-final

Luke Baker25 June 2025 15:43

England U21 vs Netherlands U21 prediction

Few expected England to beat Spain in the quarter-finals (despite the obvious talent available to Lee Carsley), but things seemed to click in Trnava and England are now just a game away from consecutive European Championship finals.

The Young Lions are as short as 23/20 to win the tie in normal time, with bookies clearly rating a squad that includes James McAtee, Tino Livramento, Harvey Elliott and Jarell Quansah.

But England will be wary that many thought the same about Spain ahead of their match, and talent certainly does not guarantee success at this level.

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Luke Baker25 June 2025 15:27

Jarell Quansah nears move to Bayer Leverkusen as Liverpool agree fee

Transfer news surrounding one of England’s squad this evening.

Liverpool have agreed to sell Jarell Quansah to Bayer Leverkusen for a fee rising to €41m (£35m).

The defender is expected to join the 2024 Bundesliga champions as the summer trading between the two clubs continues.

Liverpool could have a buy-back clause in the deal, which is likely to go through after the end of the Euros, where Quansah has been a key cog for Carsley’s Young Lions.

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Luke Baker25 June 2025 15:14

How Netherlands reached the last four

Meanwhile, substitute Ernest Poku scored a dramatic late winner as 10-man Netherlands edged past Portugal to progress to the semi-finals.

The Dutch were on the backfoot when Ruben van Bommel, son of former Netherlands midfielder Mark, was sent off early in the first half but were given a lifeline when Portugal winger Geovany Quenda, who will join Chelsea next year, missed a penalty.

Portugal continued to dominate in the second half but Michael Reiziger's side dealt the decisive blow when Aston Villa's Ian Maatsen lifted a pass over the defence for Poku to round goalkeeper Samuel Soares and score with six minutes to go.