Tottenham starlet to play in U21 Euros final but two miss out

Tottenham Hotspur will be represented in Saturday's U21 European Championship final after England down the Netherlands in Wednesday's semi-final.

In a similar tale to last summer, the opening two goals were shared between the two teams before England struck late. While Ollie Watkins was the man who sent a nation into delirium last July, Harvey Elliott was the Young Lions' hero this time around.

The Liverpool star scored twice in England's semi-final triumph, and his winning goal was a stunning solo effort. In a bid to preserve their advantage, Lee Carsley sent on Spurs starlet Archie Gray in stoppage time, and there's hope the 19-year-old will play a part in the tournament's showpiece event on Saturday.

Archie Gray's England into U21 Euros final but French starlets miss out

Gray started two of England's three group games—one in midfield and the other at right-back—but was an unused substitute in their quarter-final victory over tournament favourites Spain and only played a minor role in the semi-final.

The Spurs man is competing against the likes of Elliot Anderson, Alex Scott and Jack Hinshelwood, who scored a brace in N17 on the final day of last season, for minutes in the middle of the park, while Tino Livramento got the nod at right-back on Wednesday. All have more Premier League experience than Gray, one of the younger members in Carsley's squad.

This England side are inspired by Liverpool's Elliott, and they'll lean on the compact and powerful playmaker to lead them to back-to-back championships this weekend.

However, the Young Lions will have to bypass a Germany team boasting the tournament's star: Stuttgart's Nick Woltemade. The towering young forward has six goals in Slovakia this summer and was on the scoresheet again in Germany's semi-final victory over France.

Tottenham's Mathys Tel and Wilson Odobert were in the starting XI for their 3-0 defeat, as Monaco's Soungoutou Magassa endured a night to forget. The 21-year-old was hugely responsible for the concession of two early goals that France failed to recover from.

Tel, in particular, had impressed at the tournament, with the new Spurs arrival delivering the magic moment to defeat Denmark in the last eight. While Odobert was withdrawn, Tel lasted the full 90 and almost teed up Thierno Barry in stoppage time to set up what could've been an exciting finale.

But it wasn't to be for those two, who'll soon be reporting to Enfield for the start of a new era under Thomas Frank.