England U21 vs Romania U21
European Under-21 Championship
Venue: Stadio Dino Manuzzi, Cesena
Date: Friday 21 June, 2019
Kick-off: 5:30pm BST, today
England find themselves in must-win territory at the European Under-21 Championship as they take on Romania in Cesena, northern Italy this afternoon.
The Young Lions - semi-finalists in 2017 - looked to be heading for a valuable opening Group C victory over France at the Stadio Dino Manuzzi on Tuesday after Dean Henderson saved a Moussa Dembele penalty and Phil Foden put them ahead with a brilliant finish early in the second half.
However, England then saw Hamza Choudhury sent off for a woeful challenge on Jonathan Bamba and Houssem Aouar missed another French spot-kick during a frantic second half before Jonathan Ikone's effort and a last-gasp Aaron Wan-Bissaka own goal sealed a gut-wrenching defeat for Aidy Boothroyd's side.
They will have to quickly banish memories of that demoralising late loss ahead of the clash with Romania, with only group winners and the best runners-up qualifying for the semi-finals.
Romania, by contrast, will be full of confidence after routing Croatia 4-1 at the Olimpico di Serravalle in San Marino, with George Puscas, Gheorghe's son Ianis Hagi, Tudor Baluta and Adrian Petre all on the scoresheet.
Here's how to watch all the action...
TV channel and live stream, and online coverage
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports' Football channel, and is available via NowTV with a day pass on offer for £8.99.
Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app.
Team news
England XI: Henderson, DaSilva, Clarke-Salter, Tomori, Dowell, Gray, Maddison, Kenny, Barnes, Mount, Calvert-Lewin
Subs: Wan-Bissaka, Solanke, Foden, Sessegnon, Gunn, Kelly, Konsa, Gibbs-White, Nelson, Woodman, Abraham
