England U21 vs Portugal U21 LIVE: Young Lions aim to continue 100% record in quarter-final

The Young Lions won every group game without conceding a goal to set up a quarter-final tie with Portugal this weekend.

Lee Carsley's side made it three wins from three by beating current holders Germany last time out to send them home from the competition.

That win will have boosted England's confidence even higher ahead of the last-eight clash with Portugal who finished runners-up in Group A.

England U21 vs Portugal U21: Date and how to follow

The Young Lions will take on Portugal in the quarter-finals on Sunday, July 2.

The game will be held at the Ramaz Shengelia Stadium in Kutaisi, Georgia and kick-off is set for 5pm UK time.

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talkSPORT 2 will have live coverage of the last eight clash.

Commentary will come from Cameron Pope and former England Women's defender Gilly Flaherty.

talkSPORT.com will also be running a live blog of all the action.

To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream.

You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

England U21 vs Portugal U21: Team news

Carsley rotated his England side for the final game of Group C, making eight changes to the starting line-up.

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Emile Smith Rowe, Curtis Jones and Anthony Gordon were a few of the key names rested, leaving them in top condition for the quarter-final.

England U21 Squad in full

Goalkeepers: Josh Griffiths (West Bromwich Albion), Carl Rushworth (Brighton and Hove Albion), James Trafford (Manchester City)

Defenders: Max Aarons (Norwich City), Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Charlie Cresswell (Leeds United), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Manchester City), Ben Johnson (West Ham United), Luke Thomas (Leicester City)

Midfielders: Tommy Doyle (Manchester City), Harvey Elliott (Liverpool), James Garner (Everton), Angel Gomes (Lille), Curtis Jones (Liverpool), Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur)

Forwards: Cameron Archer (Aston Villa), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Noni Madueke (Chelsea), Cole Palmer (Manchester City) Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal)

England U21 vs Portugal U21: What has been said?

Arsenal star Smith Rowe believes that the England squad are confident they can now go on and win the Euro U21 Championship.

He said: "We had that talk before we even came over here.

"We have the confidence that we want to make a statement in this tournament and believe that we can go all the way and win it.

"We just have to make sure we take each game as it comes. There are not many days between the games so we have to recover quick.

"It's a great bunch of lads. Everyone helps each other. Even the boys that haven't played are really helping us help the team."