Wednesday, 14 October 2020

Eddie Nketiah becomes record scorer as England Under-21s seal Euro 2021 spot

  • England 2-1 Turkey
  • Nketiah scores late winner after missing penalty

Eddie Nketiah became England Under-21s’ record scorer as the Young Lions booked their spot at Euro 2021.

The Arsenal striker scored his 14th goal in just 12 games to seal a 2-1 win over Turkey, having missed an earlier penalty. It was a nervy victory for England, though, and they needed Aaron Ramsdale to save Halil Dervisoglu’s spot-kick after the forward’s awful dive. Huseyin Turkmen’s own goal opened the scoring for England, who extended their unbeaten run in European qualifiers to 43 games despite Dervisoglu’s late consolation.

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