UEFA European Championship

Netherlands vs England 2024 European Championship, Semifinals

  • 7': Xavi Simons
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1 - 2
  • 18': Harry Kane (P)
  • 90': Ollie Watkins

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

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: Dortmund, Germany
Attendance: 60,926

Statistics

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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

NED Netherlands (4-2-3-1)

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

ENG 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 Yellow Card
9 Harry Kane
10 Jude Bellingham Yellow Card
11 Phil Foden

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