Netherlands vs England 2024 European Championship, Semifinals

Netherlands

7': Xavi Simons

FT
1 - 2

England

18': Harry Kane (P)
90': Ollie Watkins

Euro 2024: Ollie Watkins' late goal sends England into final

Ollie Watkins of England celebrates scoring his team's second goal with teammates from the substitutes bench during the UEFA EURO 2024 semi-final match between Netherlands and England at Football Stadium Dortmund on July 10, 2024 in Dortmund [1296x729]

Substitute Ollie Watkins scored a dramatic 91st-minute winner to send England through to the final of Euro 2024 as they beat Netherlands 2-1 on Wednesday.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
7': Goal! Netherlands 1, England 0. Xavi Simons (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
17': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
18': Goal! Netherlands 1, England 1. Harry Kane (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
35': Substitution, Netherlands. Joey Veerman replaces Memphis Depay because of an injury.
45'+4': First Half ends, Netherlands 1, England 1.
45': Substitution, Netherlands. Wout Weghorst replaces Donyell Malen.
45': Substitution, England. Luke Shaw replaces Kieran Trippier.
72': Jude Bellingham (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Substitution, England. Cole Palmer replaces Phil Foden.
81': Substitution, England. Ollie Watkins replaces Harry Kane.
86': Bukayo Saka (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card.
90': Goal! Netherlands 1, England 2. Ollie Watkins (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a through ball.
90'+1': Xavi Simons (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Substitution, England. Ezri Konsa replaces Bukayo Saka.
90'+3': Substitution, England. Conor Gallagher replaces Kobbie Mainoo.
90'+3': Substitution, Netherlands. Brian Brobbey replaces Xavi Simons.
90'+3': Substitution, Netherlands. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Denzel Dumfries.
90'+4': Kieran Trippier (England) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Netherlands 1, England 2.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship

Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Aue, Germany
Attendance: 60,926

Statistics

ENG		NED
6	Fouls	11
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	1
0	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	2
58.3	Possession	41.7
9	SHOTS	7
5	ON GOAL	2
0.6	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
542	Accurate Passes	372
589	Passes	414
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	6
9	Crosses	13
0.2	Cross %	0.5
35	Long Balls	25
26	Accurate Long Balls	11
0.7	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	2
6	Effective Tackles	5
10	Tackles	12
0.6	Tackle %	0.4
7	Interceptions	10
5	Effective Clearances	16
5	Clearances	16

Line-Ups

Netherlands (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Bart Verbruggen (GK)
4	Virgil van Dijk
6	Stefan de Vrij
5	Nathan Aké
22	Denzel Dumfries
7	Xavi Simons
14	Tijjani Reijnders
24	Jerdy Schouten
10	Memphis Depay
11	Cody Gakpo
18	Donyell Malen

Substitutes:

Mark Flekken, Ian Maatsen, Lutsharel Geertruida, Matthijs de Ligt, Brian Brobbey, Daley Blind, Jeremie Frimpong, Joshua Zirkzee, Joey Veerman, Georginio Wijnaldum, Micky van de Ven, Steven Bergwijn, Justin Bijlow, Wout Weghorst, Ryan Gravenberch.

England (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Jordan Pickford (GK)
5	John Stones
6	Marc Guéhi
2	Kyle Walker
4	Declan Rice
26	Kobbie Mainoo
12	Kieran Trippier
7	Bukayo Saka
9	Harry Kane
10	Jude Bellingham
11	Phil Foden

Substitutes:

Eberechi Eze, Conor Gallagher, Jarrod Bowen, Ezri Konsa, Luke Shaw, Anthony Gordon, Lewis Dunk, Joe Gomez, Cole Palmer, Dean Henderson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ivan Toney, Adam Wharton, Ollie Watkins, Aaron Ramsdale.