England have reached the final of the Euros for the second time in a row after beating the Netherlands 2 - 1 in Dortmund. A last gasp goal from substitute Ollie Watkins secured victory for England in dramatic fashion minutes after Bukayo Saka had an effort ruled offside. England will now face Spain in Sunday's final in Berlin after their best performance of the tournament so far.
Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate will receive much of the praise after the winning goal was created and scored by two substitutes he brought on with around 10 minutes left to play. Cole Palmer, who replaced Man City star Phil Foden, picked up the ball in midfield before slotting it to Watkins on the edge of the area. Watkins took a touch before turning to face the goal and firing the ball into the bottom left corner of the Dutch net.
England had survived a scare in the 64th minute when keeper Jordan Pickford was forced to make a good save following an effort from Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk. Israel-Hamas war: Dozens killed in Israeli airstrike outside school in Gaza George Clooney calls on Biden to drop out of presidential race to give Democrats chance of beating Trump Joe Biden pledges air defence systems and insists 'Ukraine can and will stop Putin' The Netherlands had the initiative in the minutes that followed as another Liverpool player, this time forward Cody Gakpo, swept in a menacing cross that forced Pickford to guide the ball out for a corner. Three Lions impress in entertaining fir.
