England U17 continue their tournament in Germany with a third fixture against Venezuela this Thursday, 1 October at 10.30am at the Sportschule Wedau. The Young Lions began this international window with a commanding 5-1 victory over the Republic of Ireland before coming from behind to beat Israel 2-1 in their opening game in Duisburg. After two wins from two, Barry Lewtas’ side will look to maintain their positive momentum ahead of their final fixture against tournament hosts Germany.
The Young Lions looking to build on their strong start
Barry Lewtas still has a 28-man squad at his disposal for this latest fixture, with several players having impressed across the opening two games. Hezekiah-Daniel Grimwade has underlined his attacking importance by scoring the winner against Israel, just days after opening the scoring against the Republic of Ireland. Xavier Parker and Josh Henry also found the net in the opening fixture, while Darren Motsi and Josh Blake contributed to the emphatic victory at St George’s Park. Having made a perfect start to their tournament in Germany with back-to-back wins, the Young Lions will now look to make it three in a row against Venezuela.
The England U17 starting XI to face Venezuela:
- Lucca Benetton (Crystal Palace)
- George Jobling (Tottenham Hotspur)
- Bobby Martin (Southampton)
- Prince Osifo (Manchester City)
- Ayden Minto-St Aimie (Charlton Athletic)
- Toju Wellspring (Tottenham Hotspur)
- Reggie Watson (Chelsea)
- Hezekiah-Daniel Grimwade (Cheslea)
- Darren Motsi (Manchester City)
- Jai Nwosu (Brentford)
- Javahn Woode (Manchester City)
