Confirmed line-ups as Three Lions start defence of European crown

England U21s meet Czechia in Slovakia because the Three Lions start the defence of the European Championship crown they gained in Georgia two summers in the past.

Lee Carsley’s aspect are in a gaggle with Germany and Slovenia and will probably be favourites to emerge victorious from their opening sport.

Defender Charlie Cresswell and Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott are the one gamers remaining from the squad which went all the best way in 2023, however Carsley’s squad is bursting with senior Premier League expertise and attacking expertise.

Listed below are how the 2 groups line up for Thursday’s fixture.

Czechia crew information

Midfielder Adam Karabec is about to function in a 3rd match in a row, however he begins this sport on the bench.

Jan Suchoparek will start the night as underdogs however will probably be hoping to trigger an upset of their opening sport.

Czechia U21: Hornicek; Spacil, Prebsl, Chaloupek; Hadas, Vydra, Stransky, Suchomel; Danek; Sejk, Fila.
Subs: Borek, Koutny, Kozeluh, Kricfalusi, Labik, Paluska, Halinsky, Karabec, Visinsky, Sojka, Langhamer, Vecheta.

England crew information

Regardless of current omissions within the type of Jobe Bellingham and Liam Delap, who will each be on the Membership World Cup with new golf equipment Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea, Carsley has named a crew full of attacking expertise.

James McAtee, Elliott, Omari Hutchinson and Jonathan Rowe all begin, with the Manchester Metropolis midfielder McAtee captaining the aspect.

England U21: Beadle; Livramento, Cresswell, Quansah, Grey; Anderson, Scott, Elliott; McAtee, Hutchinson, Rowe.
Subs: Sharman-Lowe, Simkin, Edwards, Egan-Riley, Norton-Cuffy, Hackney, Morton, Fellows, Hinshelwood, Nwaneri, Stansfield, Iling-Junior.

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