Report: Portugal 1-1 England ELS

England men’s Elite League Squad extended their unbeaten streak after playing out a 1-1 draw against Portugal at the Municipal Stadium.

With Ben Futcher returning as head coach following his interim spell with the men’s under-21s last autumn, the Young Lions were back in action in the EURO Elite League this afternoon.

England, who are yet to be defeated during the 2024-25 season, took an early lead. With just seven minutes on the watch, Tottenham Hotspur forward Dane Scarlett made it 1-0 to the visitors.

Portugal hit back with just over half-an-hour played. Skipper Diogo Monteiro, who plays for Leeds United at club level, equalised for the hosts with 32 minutes gone and half time approaching. Following the restart, the two teams played out a goalless second half as it finished all square.

And the Young Lions will cross the border into Spain to take on Switzerland at the Marbella Football Centre on Monday 24 March (5pm GMT).

England: 1 Matthew Young (Salford City, on loan from Sunderland), 2 Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Genoa), 3 Oliver Scarles (West Ham United), 4 Ben Nelson (Oxford United, on loan from Leicester City), 5 Ashley Phillips (Stoke City, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur), 6 Sydie Peck (Sheffield United), 7 Romain Esse (Crystal Palace), 8 Darko Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle, on loan from Leeds United), 9 Dane Scarlett (Tottenham Hotspur), 10 Nico O’Reilly (Manchester City), 11 Amario Cozier-Duberry (Blackburn Rovers, loan from Brighton)

Substitutes: 18 Jacob Wright (Norwich City, on loan from Manchester City) for O’Reilly 60, 14 James McConnell (Liverpool) for Peck 60, 12 Kellen Fisher (Norwich City) for Norton-Cuffy 60, 19 Divin Mubama (Manchester City) for Gyabi 60, 17 Tobias Collyer (Manchester United) for Scarlett 60, 20 Trey Nyoni (Liverpool) for Cozier-Duberry 72, 21 Ra’ees Bangura-Williams (Millwall) for Esse 72

Substitutes not used: 13 Elyh Harrison (Manchester United), 15 Max Alleyne (Manchester City), 16 Kaelan Casey (West Ham United), 22 Max Merrick (Hampton & Richmond, on loan from Chelsea)
Head coach: Ben Futcher

Goals: Scarlett 7