England Under-21s breezed into the Euro 2023 final to move to the brink of ending their 39-year drought, with Newcastle United's Anthony Gordon again playing a key role. The Young Lions last won the competition in 1984 but eased past Israel 3-0 to reach Saturday's final, where they will play Spain or Ukraine.
Morgan Gibbs-White - after he missed a penalty - Cole Palmer and Cameron Archer netted to secure a final spot, England's first since 2009, with Lee Carsley's side yet to concede in Georgia. Having already beaten Israel 2-0 in the group stage, the Young Lions were confident with Levi Colwill nodding over Gibbs-White's early free-kick.
But they should have taken the lead when Gibbs-White missed from the spot after 17 minutes. It took four minutes for VAR to rule Gordon was fouled by Karm Jaber - after Emile Smith Rowe had a shot cleared off the line before hitting the post - only for Gibbs-White to fire wide.
