England Under-21s 2-1 Turkey Under-21s: Aidy Boothroyd's Young Lions seal spot in next summer's European Championships as Eddie Nketiah breaks goalscoring record just minutes after missing a penalty

Daily Mail | October 13, 2020

Finally, the record was his. Eddie Nketiah had toiled for much of this, a night when Turkey lured England’s Under 21s into an ugly battle.

He had missed a penalty, striking the post with seven minutes remaining, and it seemed that surpassing Alan Shearer’s 13-goal haul at this level would have to wait.

But Nketiah still had time to make this his night, racing on to a through ball and when he is nestled between central defenders, gunning for goal, there is usually only one outcome.

Eddie Nketiah scored his 14th goal for the England Under-21s which is an all-time record

England's Young Lions sealed their spot in the 2021 Under 21s Euros with a 2-1 win over Turkey

ENGLAND U21s 2-1 TURKEY U21s MATCH FACTS

England (4-3-3): Ramsdale; Aarons, Godfrey, Guehi, Justin; Dasilva (Eze 63), Skipp, Bellingham; Hudson-Odoi (McNeil 85), Nketiah, Sessegnon

Subs not used: Austin, Bursik, Panzo, Davies, Williams, Surridge

The England skipper impishly dinked home, qualification for next year’s European Championship assured.