Netherlands vs England, 2024 European Championship, Semifinals
· UEFA European ChampionshipEuro 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 Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Kyle Walker (England).
- 1': Offside, Netherlands. Donyell Malen is caught offside.
- 3': Foul by Jerdy Schouten (Netherlands).
- 3': Phil Foden (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Offside, England. Kieran Trippier is caught offside.
- 7': Goal! Netherlands 1, England 0. Xavi Simons (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
- 9': Foul by Jerdy Schouten (Netherlands).
- 9': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Delay in match because of an injury Jude Bellingham (England).
- 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 11': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Netherlands).
- 12': Offside, England. Kieran Trippier is caught offside.
- 13': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Kane.
- 14': Penalty England. Harry Kane draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 14': Penalty conceded by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 16': VAR Decision: Penalty England.
- 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.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (England) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 24': Delay in match (England).
- 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Donyell Malen (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
- 29': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
- 30': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Xavi Simons with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Phil Foden (England) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 34': Delay in match because of an injury Memphis Depay (Netherlands).
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Substitution, Netherlands. Joey Veerman replaces Memphis Depay because of an injury.
- 39': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (England) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kobbie Mainoo.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Kobbie Mainoo (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Netherlands 1, England 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Netherlands 1, England 1.
- 45': Substitution, England. Luke Shaw replaces Kieran Trippier.
- 45': Substitution, Netherlands. Wout Weghorst replaces Donyell Malen.
- 46': Foul by Wout Weghorst (Netherlands).
- 46': John Stones (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Luke Shaw (England).
- 49': Xavi Simons (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Offside, England. Phil Foden is caught offside.
- 62': Foul by Phil Foden (England).
- 62': Jerdy Schouten (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Marc Guéhi (England).
- 64': Xavi Simons (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 65': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
- 65': Attempt missed. Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Foul by Wout Weghorst (Netherlands).
- 66': John Stones (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
- 69': Declan Rice (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Wout Weghorst (Netherlands).
- 72': Foul by Jude Bellingham (England).
- 72': Stefan de Vrij (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Jude Bellingham (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Netherlands).
- 72': Kobbie Mainoo (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
- 77': Attempt saved. Xavi Simons (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 79': Offside, England. Kyle Walker is caught offside.
- 80': Substitution, England. Cole Palmer replaces Phil Foden.
- 81': Substitution, England. Ollie Watkins replaces Harry Kane.
- 85': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
- 85': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Bukayo Saka (England).
- 86': Bukayo Saka (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross.
- 89': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Netherlands).
- 89': Marc Guéhi (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 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'+5': Foul by Joey Veerman (Netherlands).
- 90'+5': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Netherlands 1, England 2.
- 0': Match ends, Netherlands 1, England 2.
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 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Dortmund, Germany
Attendance: 60,926
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Dortmund, Germany
Attendance: 60,926
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 |
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 |
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