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Wales U21

England U21

  • Huddlestone 18’ (pen.)
  • Walcott 25’
  1. Walcott, Huddlestone impress in win

    Walcott, Huddlestone impress in win

    First-half goals from senior-squad-members Tom Huddlestone and Theo Walcott were enough to see England U21s to a 2-0 victory over Wales U21 at Wrexham's Racecourse Ground. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Wales U21
    • England U21
    • - Thanks for joining me this evening; make sure you stick around for all the latest news from around Europe...
    • 92 FULL-TIME: An entertaining clash, won by the extra quality of England. Plenty of promise for both sides though.
    • 87 GOOD TACKLE ! Davies cuts into the box from the right...he twists Crainie, but the England man recovers to stick out and boot and put the ball out.
    • 85 Johnson strikes well from 25 yards...Hennessey claims comfortably...great strike from the England winger...
    • 84 England senior coach Fabio Capello has seen enough...he is up from his seat...
    • 82 Wales win themselves a corner when Mancienne is forced to put the ball behind after it was held up by Wales sub Church at the near post...England clear the set-piece with ease...
    • 78 The recent subs have made the game a bit disjointed...can either side finish with a flourish?
    • 75 Lewis does well to come through a crowd to punch clear a dangerous free-kick whipped into the middle...
    • 72 OOH! Another sub, Dexter Blackstock, almost gets on the end of a corner which evades everyone at the near post...but also Blackstock's out-stretched boot at the back stick...
    • 72 More changes for England; Muamba comes on for Leadbitter...
    • 69 Walcott intercepts Nyatanga's loose pass...he runs at pace, twisting and turning at the Wales defence...but looses control of the ball as he gets to the penalty area...
    • 67 DECENT HEADER! Vokes manages to get a flick on a free-kick into the box...he tries to loop it into the far corner, but the ball just drifts wide of the post.
    • 65 Cattermole is harshly penalised for a foul in midfield after Johnson had been hustled off the ball...the Boro man has had a good game in the middle of the park...
    • 61 GREAT BLOCK! Mancienne throws himself at Edwards' attempted cross after the midfielder had tried to pick out Vokes in the middle...great last-ditch defending from the Chelsea / QPR player...
    • 59 Walcott gets in more space down the right, but his low cross is cut out...plenty space opening up for the Arsenal flyer now...
    • 57 MacDonald tries his luck from distance as the England defence back off...well struck, but a couple of yards wide...decent effort from the midfielder.
    • 54 Collison robs Huddlestone in the middle of the park...he lays the ball out to Cotterill, but his cross is easily claimed by Lewis...
    • 50 SAVE! Huddlestone tests Hennessey with a low, left-footed drive from the edge of the box...well claimed at full-stretch by the Wales keeper...
    • 48 CHANCE! Crainie gets around the back and on to Huddlestone's corner...but he doesn't make contact with his stooping header!
    • 46 England have made a change at the break, Stuart Pearce opting to give some international experience to Joe Lewis, who replaces Joe Hart in goal...
    • 46 The second half is underway...
    • 45 HALF-TIME: England are two up, but Wales have been in this match from the start...good game.
    • 42 Cotterill is causing England problems here...again he gets around the back...but again the cross is behind the Wales runners as Evans just fails to get a boot on it...
    • 40 SHOULD HAVE SCORED! Vokes has a free-header when he loses his marker as a cross comes in from the left...but he can only plant his effort wide of the far post with the goal gaping!
    • 39 Cotterill does well down the right...he clips a cross into the middle...just behind the Wales runners...
    • 37 Vokes is put through down the right channel...he shows good strength to hold off his marker before firing in a right-foot shot under pressure...saved by the well positioned Hart...
    • 35 Good clearing header from Mancienne as Cotterill gets down the wing and clips in a dangerous looking cross, with Evans lurking as ever...
    • 31 NEARLY AN EMBARRASSING OWN GOAL! Taylor horribly slices an attempted clearance as a low cross comes in from the right...the ball loops over Hart...but comes back off the crossbar!
    • 29 Wales will consider themselves very unlucky to be two goals down at this stage...England have just been a bit more clinical in the final third...
    • 25 GOAL! WALCOTT PUTS ENGLAND TWO-UP! The little Arsenal forward cuts inside after taking a short free-kick...he runs across the face of goal before shooting...big deflection off Nyatanga, past the keeper!
    • 24 Wales have responded well to going behind...Evans is almost set free through the middle, but the pass is just overhit...
    • 21 Wheater comes forward from the back as England win another corner...Huddlestone floats it in...easily cleared by the Wales defence...
    • 18 GOAL! HUDDLESTONE MAKES NO MISTAKE FROM 12 YARDS! ENGLAND HAVE THE LEAD!
    • 17 PENALTY! JOHNSON WINS ENGLAND A SPOT-KICK! The winger cuts in from the left, holds off one challenge...but is brought down by Jacobson...definite penalty!
    • 16 Evans does well to cut inside the sliding challenge of Wheater before firing in a shot from the edge of the box...deflected wide for a corner...
    • 14 England are full of Premier League players, but Wales have a host of youngsters looking to impress and force their way into the senior Wales side...still much to play for for the home side...
    • 11 GOOD BLOCK! Jacobson gets in the way of a drive from Walcott after a cross was only half-cleared to him on the penalty spot...England are coming into the game now...
    • 10 Johnson gets down the left and fires over a dangerous cross...Walcott just can't get on the end of it at the far post!
    • 8 Wales have started the better side here...no signs that they are taking this match lightly...
    • 7 GREAT CHANCE! Evans gets around the back and fires a low cross in for his Vokes...but Hart makes a point-blank save...the rebound bundled wide...
    • 2 Johnson thinks he should have had a free-kick after a good run in from the left wing...the referee disagrees...goal-kick
    • 1 OFF WE GO!

  • Summary

    • 72 OOH! Another sub, Dexter Blackstock, almost gets on the end of a corner which evades everyone at the near post...but also Blackstock's out-stretched boot at the back stick...
    • 48 CHANCE! Crainie gets around the back and on to Huddlestone's corner...but he doesn't make contact with his stooping header!
    • 40 SHOULD HAVE SCORED! Vokes has a free-header when he loses his marker as a cross comes in from the left...but he can only plant his effort wide of the far post with the goal gaping!
    • 37 Vokes is put through down the right channel...he shows good strength to hold off his marker before firing in a right-foot shot under pressure...saved by the well positioned Hart...
    • 31 NEARLY AN EMBARRASSING OWN GOAL! Taylor horribly slices an attempted clearance as a low cross comes in from the right...the ball loops over Hart...but comes back off the crossbar!
    • 25 GOAL! WALCOTT PUTS ENGLAND TWO-UP! The little Arsenal forward cuts inside after taking a short free-kick...he runs across the face of goal before shooting...big deflection off Nyatanga, past the keeper!
    • 18 GOAL! HUDDLESTONE MAKES NO MISTAKE FROM 12 YARDS! ENGLAND HAVE THE LEAD!
    • 17 PENALTY! JOHNSON WINS ENGLAND A SPOT-KICK! The winger cuts in from the left, holds off one challenge...but is brought down by Jacobson...definite penalty!
    • 16 Evans does well to cut inside the sliding challenge of Wheater before firing in a shot from the edge of the box...deflected wide for a corner...
    • 7 GREAT CHANCE! Evans gets around the back and fires a low cross in for his Vokes...but Hart makes a point-blank save...the rebound bundled wide...

Live Team Line-Up

  • Wales U21

    Manager: Brian Flynn

    Captain: Joe Jacobson

    On the Field

    • Hennessey
    • Eardley
    • MacDonald
    • Nyatanga
    • Gunter
    • Cotterill
    • Collison
    • Edwards
    • Jacobson
    • Evans
    • Vokes

    Subs

    • Davies
    • Williams
    • Church
    • Ribeiro
    • Adams

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • England U21

    Manager: Stuart Pearce

    Captain: David Wheater

    On the Field

    • Hart Substitution Out (46′)
    • Mancienne
    • Wheater
    • Cranie
    • Taylor
    • Cattermole
    • Leadbitter
    • Huddlestone
    • Johnson
    • Walcott Goal
    • Agbonlahor

    Subs

    • Blackstock
    • Muamba
    • O'Hara
    • Shawcross
    • Lewis Substitution In46′

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None