Eddie Nketiah became England Under-21s’ leading goalscorer as they beat Turkey at Molineux to book their place at next year’s European Championship.
Nketiah missed an 84th-minute penalty but coolly clipped in a record 14th goal at this level four minutes later.
England went ahead through Huseyin Turkmen’s own goal, deflecting Ryan Sessegnon’s cross into his net.
Aaron Ramsdale kept out Halil Dervisoglu’s penalty, but the Turkey striker netted a consolation late on.
More to follow.
Line-ups
England U21
- 1Ramsdale
- 2Aarons
- 5Guehi
- 4Godfrey
- 18Justin
- 20DasilvaSubstituted forEzeat 63′minutes
- 16SkippBooked at 38mins
- 11R Sessegnon
- 8BellinghamBooked at 41mins
- 10Hudson-OdoiSubstituted forMcNeilat 85′minutes
- 9Nketiah
Substitutes
- 3Panzo
- 6Davies
- 13Austin
- 14Williams
- 15R Williams
- 17Eze
- 19Surridge
- 21McNeil
- 22Bursik
Turkey U21
- 1Bayindir
- 19Asan
- 4Türkmen
- 20Tagir
- 22SertelSubstituted forYilmazat 74′minutes
- 18ÃœlgünSubstituted forEyibilat 81′minutes
- 5ÖzdemirSubstituted forKarakasat 89′minutes
- 11CanbazSubstituted forKapacakat 45′minutesBooked at 79mins
- 10Beyaz
- 21DervisogluBooked at 18mins
- 9Yalcin
Substitutes
- 2Balci
- 3Yilmaz
- 7Kapacak
- 8Süer
- 12Destanoglu
- 14Çankaya
- 15Ibrahimoglu
- 16Eyibil
- 17Karakas
Live Text
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Match ends, England U21 2, Turkey U21 1.
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Second Half ends, England U21 2, Turkey U21 1.
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Eddie Nketiah (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Erkan Eyibil (Turkey U21).
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Goal! England U21 2, Turkey U21 1. Halil Dervisoglu (Turkey U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ilker Karakas following a fast break.
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Hand ball by Burak Kapacak (Turkey U21).
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Attempt blocked. Guven Yalcin (Turkey U21) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Halil Dervisoglu.
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Substitution, Turkey U21. Ilker Karakas replaces Berat Özdemir.
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Goal! England U21 2, Turkey U21 0. Eddie Nketiah (England U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon.
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Eberechi Eze (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Guven Yalcin (Turkey U21).
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Ryan Sessegnon (England U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Ridvan Yilmaz (Turkey U21).
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Substitution, England U21. Dwight McNeil replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
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Penalty missed! Still England U21 1, Turkey U21 0. Eddie Nketiah (England U21) hits the right post with a right footed shot.
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Penalty England U21. James Justin draws a foul in the penalty area.
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Penalty conceded by Serkan Asan (Turkey U21) after a foul in the penalty area.
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Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (England U21) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, England U21. Conceded by Ravil Tagir.
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Attempt blocked. Eddie Nketiah (England U21) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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