Match ends, England U21 2, Kosovo U21 0.
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Manchester City's Phil Foden scored twice as England Under-21s defeated Kosovo in Euro 2021 qualifying.
Both goals were opportunistic efforts with the midfielder converting from close range after the ball broke loose.
Kosovo should have levelled but for an extraordinary miss by Arbnor Muja, who somehow hit the crossbar from a couple of yards out.
Aidy Boothroyd's side top their group with a 100% winning record after beating Turkey 3-2 on Friday.
Foden told BT Sport: "There is no better feeling than scoring and I am happy to help the lads, we deserved the three points.
"It was not easy and I thought they played well on the night. We kept our patience and it paid off.
"It is the perfect start to qualifying. We are top now so I am happy. We are a very young team and have not been together long, but we want to win and we play with a smile on our faces.
"I enjoy playing and it was important to get the minutes tonight. We are only early into the season so I am waiting for my chance [at Manchester City]."
A concern to the Young Lions and Norwich will be an injury to defender Max Aarons, who suffered what appeared to be a knee injury while sliding in to make a goal-saving challenge.
Line-ups
England U21
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Ramsdale
- 15Guehi
- 4Chalobah
- 5GodfreyBooked at 84mins
- 2AaronsSubstituted forJustinat 80'minutes
- 8Gibbs-WhiteSubstituted forCantwellat 61'minutes
- 6Davies
- 10Foden
- 11S Sessegnon
- 9NketiahSubstituted forBrewsterat 76'minutes
- 7NelsonSubstituted forGreenwoodat 61'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Panzo
- 12Richards
- 16Skipp
- 17Cantwell
- 18Justin
- 19Brewster
- 20Eze
- 22Balcombe
- 23Greenwood
Kosovo U21
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Smakiqi
- 22MemaSubstituted forMujaat 34'minutes
- 2XhemajliBooked at 48mins
- 4Kolgeci
- 3Kastrati II
- 5Hajrizi
- 6Zekaj
- 7GashiSubstituted forBaftiuat 65'minutes
- 8Abedini
- 10Kastrati
- 19DakuSubstituted forMustafaat 45'minutesBooked at 71mins
Substitutes
- 9Mustafa
- 11Muja
- 12Nika
- 14Baftiu
- 15Sadriu
- 17Bislimi
- 18Vitija
- 20Hasanaj
- 23Sadiku
- Referee:
- Kristoffer Karlsson
Match Stats
Home TeamEngland U21Away TeamKosovo U21
- Possession
- Home66%
- Away34%
- Shots
- Home15
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home7
- Away2
- Corners
- Home5
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away14
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Full Time
Second Half ends, England U21 2, Kosovo U21 0.
Goal!
Goal! England U21 2, Kosovo U21 0. Phil Foden (England U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
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Rhian Brewster (England U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Kreshnik Hajrizi (Kosovo U21).
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Attempt blocked. Mason Greenwood (England U21) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Davies.
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Attempt saved. Phil Foden (England U21) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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James Justin (England U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Lirim Kastrati II (Kosovo U21).
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Attempt missed. Valdrin Mustafa (Kosovo U21) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
Booking
Ben Godfrey (England U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Ben Godfrey (England U21).
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Valdrin Mustafa (Kosovo U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Phil Foden (England U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Lirim Kastrati II (Kosovo U21).
Substitution
Substitution, England U21. James Justin replaces Max Aarons because of an injury.
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Tom Davies (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Valdrin Mustafa (Kosovo U21).
Substitution
Substitution, England U21. Rhian Brewster replaces Eddie Nketiah.
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Attempt missed. Arbenit Xhemajli (Kosovo U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.