England Under-21s vs Netherlands U21s TV channel, stream, time and team news
England take on Netherlands on Wednesday afternoon for a place in the final of the European Under-21 Championship in Slovakia.
The clash in Bratislava is the first semi-final, with the second being between Germany and France in Kostice later on Wednesday.
Neither team sparkled in their groups, both finishing second, but then picked up good wins in the quarter-finals.
Lee Carsley's England team impressively beat Spain 3-1 to book their spot in the final four.
Michael Reiziger's Dutch side edged out Portgual 1-0 to join the English in the semis.
On the other side of the draw there were dramatic quarter-finals as Germany beat Italy 3-2 after extra-time and France downed Denmark by the same score within 90 minutes.
The final is played on Saturday evening in Bratislava.
The match kicks off at 5pm on Wednesday 25 June in Bratislava.
The match is being shown on Channel 4, with coverage starting at 4.40pm, with streaming available.
England: Beadle, Livramento, Quansah, Cresswell, Anderson, McAtee, Hutchinson, Hinshelwood, Stansfield, Elliott, Scott
Subs: Edwards, Hackney, Fellows, Rowe, Norton-Cuffy, Simkin, Gray, Egan-Riley, Iling-Junior, Nwaneri, Sharman-Lowe
Netherlands: Roefs, Flamingo, Hato, Maatsen, Manhoef, Kasanwirjo, Van den Berg, Poku, Van Bergen, Milambo, Valente
Subs: Van den Heuvel, Raatsie, Banzuzi, Van Brederode, Goes, Meijer, Ohio, Regeer, Salah-Eddine
England
Group B3-1 Czech Republic0-0 Slovenia
1-2 Germany
Quarter-finals
3-1 Spain
Netherlands
Group D2-2 Finland1-2 Denmark
2-0 Ukraine
Quarter-finals
1-0 Portugal
England: 10/11Draw: 2/1
Netherlands: 2/1
Odds courtesy of Betfair
The England boss said: 'The skill of a coach is making sure you get the best out of the players that you've got in front of you, not trying to make them something that they're not. I think we've done quite well in that.
'We've tried to put them in positions where they can be really effective, whether that be with or without the ball.
'Ideally, and I've spoken to the players about it, you want to coach a team where you're watching the team play and you're enjoying watching them. And that Spain game and the second half of the Germany game, you're on the side, enjoying watching the players play and expressing themselves.
'You want foreign journalists to speak about our players the way that we sometimes speak about their players in terms of their technical ability or the way that they can take the ball. I think we're definitely changing that perception of English players.'
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