England U21 vs Israel U21 live stream, match preview and kick-off time for Under-21 Euros semi-final
England U21 vs Israel U21 live stream and match preview, Wednesday 5 July, 5pm BST
ENGLAND U21 VS ISRAEL U21 LIVE STREAM AND MATCH PREVIEW
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England approach the semi-finals full of confidence, with goalkeeper James Trafford yet to concede in the four tournament games so far, while the attackers have bagged nine goals, respectively. Trafford, who is being linked with a £20m move to Burnley, starts again against Israel, looking for yet another clean sheet at the tournament.
England enjoyed three group wins, the scoreline 2-0 in each, comfortably beating Czech Republic, Germany and their semi-final opponents Israel in the process.
Anthony Gordon, Emile Smith Rowe, Cameron Archer, Jacob Ramsey and Harvey Elliott have all notched for the young Three Lions side, with manager Lee Carsley also handing starts to 20 of the 23 members of the squad. Against Israel in the group stages, Gordon and Smith Rowe were on target - and both start the game again tonight.
Then, in the quarter-finals against Portugal on Sunday, Gordon bagged another to send England through to the semis. Spain or Ukraine await in the final, should England find a way past Israel.
Carsley has made three changes to the starting line-up that beat Portugal in the last round, with Luke Thomas, Cole Palmer and Emile Smith Rowe all coming in for Max Aarons, Jacob Ramsey and Noni Madueke. Ramsey has suffered an injury that will keep him out for the remainder of the tournament, unfortunately.
Taylor-Harwood Bellis captains the side.
Israel, meanwhile, needed a penalty shootout win against hosts Georgia in the quarters to set up this tie against England. The game finished 0-0 after extra time, following Israel picking up four points in the groups.
The danger man among Israel's ranks is Oscar Gloukh, who has been targeted by a number of Premier League clubs and starts in midfield. Only 19-years-old, he plays for Red Bull Salzburg and has started all four matches at the tournament so far.
Kick off is at 5pm BST.
Team news
England (4-4-2)
James Trafford; James Garner, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Levi Colwill, Luke Thomas; Cole Palmer, Angel Gomes, Curtis Jones, Emile Smith Rowe; Morgan Gibbs-White, Anthony Gordon
Israel (3-5-2)
Tomer Tzarfati; Stav Lemkin, Gil Cohen, Omri Gandelman; Karem Jaber, Eitan Azulay, Oscar Gloukh, Ilay Hajaj, Roy Revivo; Dor David Turgeman, Hisham Layous
Form
England: WWWW
Israel: DLWD
Stadium
England U21 vs Israel U21 will be played at the 20,035-capacity Adjarabet Arena in Batumi, Georgia. The home stadium of FC Dinamo Batumi, the Adjarabet Arena has only been open for three years, after construction was completed in July 2020.
Kick-off and channel
England U21 vs Israel U21 kick-off is at 5pm BST on Wednesday July 5 in the UK. The game is being shown on UEFA.tv, available online and on the app.
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