England U21 vs Spain U21 LIVE: Team news and line-ups ahead of European Championship quarter-final

England XI: Beadle; Hinshelwood, Cresswell, Quansah, Livramento; Scott, Morton; Elliott, McAtee, Hutchinson; Stansfield.

Spain XI: Iturbe; Pubill, Tarrega, Mosquera, Bueno; Guerra, Turrientes; Sanchez, Moleiro, Lopez; Joseph.

England missed out on an easier quarter-final draw after they were beaten 2-1 by Germany in their final group game in Slovakia to finish runners-up in Group B.

Lee Carsley’s side needed a victory in Nitra to go through to the knockout rounds in first place, but despite already-qualified Germany making 11 changes, the reigning champions struggled to impose themselves and conceded both goals in the first half.

An excellent finish by Eintracht Frankfurt winger Ansgar Knauff and a header from forward Nelson Weiper of Mainz sent the 2023 winners to defeat and left them to face pre-tournament favourites Spain – who they beat in the final two years ago.

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For Spain, defender Marc Pubill is a doubt after coming off against Italy with an injury, and he could be replaced by Eric Garcia, with Barcelona’s Gerard Martin replacing him at left-back.

Barcelona’s Pablo Torre could come in to the starting line-up ahead of Alberto Moleiro, while Valencia’s Javi Guerra will hope to earn a place over Mikel Jauregizar or Pablo Marin.

Jesus Rodriguez will hope to keep his wing place after scoring against Italy, with Raul Moro and Roberto Fernandez potentially completing the forward line as they did against the Azzurri.

Predicted Spain XI: Cunat; Pubill, Marin, Herzog, Garcia; Jauregizar, Marin; Moro, Torre, Rodriguez; Fernandez.

For England, Birmingham’s Jay Stansfield will be hoping to make the starting line-up ahead of Jonathan Rowe, while James McAtee could come in for Harvey Elliott in attacking midfield.

Tino Livramento could come in for Jack Hinshelwood at right-back, while Tyler Morton will hope to make an appearance in midfield.

Predicted England XI: Beadle; Livramento, Cresswell, Quansah, Iling-Junior; Anderson, Scott; Nwaneri, Elliott, Hutchinson; Rowe.

The match will kick off at 8pm BST on Saturday, 21 June in Trnava, Slovakia.

It will take place at the at the Anton Malatinský stadium, which is home to local side Spartak Trnava and has a capacity of around 19,200.

Viewers in the UK can watch the match for free on Channel 4, with coverage starting at 7.15pm. Subscribers can also stream the action online via Channel 4 On Demand.

Good afternoon and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of England U21’s European Championship quarter-final against Spain U21.

The clash is a repeat of the 2023 Euros final, in which Lee Carsley’s side came out 1-0 victors thanks to a Curtis Jones goal.

They’ll hope for similar fortunes to keep their title defence alive, but face a tough challenge against a Spain side yet to be beaten in the competition.

We’ll have all the build-up and team news, right here.