da cassino: Morgan Gibbs-White and Cole Palmer were the stars of the show as England thrashed Israel 3-0 to reach the final of the European Under-21 Championship
da bet sport: England cruised past Israel and into the final of the European Under-21 Championship on Wednesday night in Georgia.
Manchester City youngster Cole Palmer was involved in all three goals – scoring one and setting up two – as the Young Lions dominated in the semi-final clash.
After his dire effort from the penalty spot flew wide of the target early on, Morgan Gibbs-White made amends for England when he got onto the end of Palmer's fantastic cross and headed in the opener.
After his great delivery, Palmer went on to fire in a deserved second for his country at the back post before combining with late substitute Cameron Archer to tee up their third.
GOAL rates England's players from the Adjarabet Arena in Batumi…
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James Trafford (6/10):
Did not have a save to make until the 84th minute as his defence remained strong ahead of him.
James Garner (6/10):
Did well on the right side of the defence as he pressed forward to offer support on the wing.
Levi Colwill (8/10):
Looked solid at the back as his strong positioning allowed Luke Thomas to move forward without fear of getting caught out.
Taylor Harwood-Bellis (7/10):
Comfortable alongside Colwill and showed some good anticipation to cut out Israel attacks.
Luke Thomas (6/10):
Did well to keep track of his man when Israel were in attack while also pushing up high and sometimes towards the centre when England went forward.
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Morgan Gibbs-White (8/10):
Sent his penalty wide of the target and had a hard time breaking free from Israel's pressure before his excellent header opened the scoring. Made some quality runs forward, including one to create the second goal.
Curtis Jones (6/10):
At ease on the ball despite pressure from Israel and made plenty of movement to ensure he was always available.
Cole Palmer (9/10):
Sent a gorgeous ball into the box for Gibbs-White to head in the first goal, applied a lovely finish to double his side's lead and then got another assist as he combined expertly with Archer.
Angel Gomes (7/10):
A simple but quality display in the England midfield, drifting all over in an attempt to help create something.
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Anthony Gordon (6/10):
Israel tried to keep him quiet but won the penalty and tried to get attacks going quickly with good runs and quick passes.
Emile Smith Rowe (7/10):
Was a threat from early on and should have scored from two chances right before the penalty award. Covered a lot of ground by dropping back in an attempt to orchestrate attacks and sent the dangerous ball to Palmer at the back post for the second.
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Cameron Archer (7/10):
Played the last 15 minutes and took his chance well, passing to Palmer and then finding space for the return and finishing the game off.
Harvey Elliott (6/10):
The game had slowed down by the time he came on but he tried to muscle his way onto the ball.
Noni Madueke (6/10):
Had a few of runs at the Israel defence but nothing came of them.
Oliver Skipp (5/10):
Got one attack going after his late introduction but it fizzled out without any danger.
Tommy Doyle (N/A):
Replaced Jones in the 88th minute and got a couple of touches.
Lee Carsley (8/10):
His team were the dominant force throughout the game. They kept Israel at bay throughout and circulated the ball well to get the deserved goals and seal a place in the final.