Our Academy players took centre stage in Wednesday’s international action, with both Luca Williams-Barnett and Oliver Salter among the goals and Tynan Thompson making his international debut.
Attacking midfielder Luca scored for England Under-18s as they came back from a goal down to beat Uzbekistan 3-1 in the first of three Costa De La Luz tournament matches in Spain.
The 16-year-old scored direct from a free-kick just before the half-hour mark to make it 1-1 at Estadio Antonio Barbadillo, in a match which also yielded a first-ever youth international cap for left winger Tynan.
The wide man, who has been in flying form since the start of pre-season and even registered an assist on his maiden appearance for the first team against Wycombe Wanderers, came off the bench during the second period, as did defender Jun’ai Byfield. Centre-back Malachi Hardy started the game along with Luca.
In addition, Academy attacker Oliver Salter scored twice to help Wales Under-17s to a 4-1 triumph in Estonia on Wednesday afternoon.
Ollie came off the bench in the second half with the score at 2-1 and made a big impact, finding the net on two occasions to ensure his side ran out victorious.
Earlier on Wednesday, Callum Olusesi came on for the final 20 minutes as England Under-19s registered a 2-0 win over Ukraine at the Pinatar Arena in Spain.
Oscar Sandiford, meanwhile, impressed when he came off the bench for his first appearance for England Under-17s, who secured a 2-1 victory against Venezuela in Germany. Oliver Boast didn’t feature.