Report: England MU19s 5-0 Belarus

England men’s under-19s made it two wins from two, beating Belarus 5-0 in the second qualifying round for UEFA U19 EURO 2027.

Having already beaten Slovenia 4-1 in Austria, Ben Futcher’s side followed that result up with another strong performance.

Harry Howell – who netted in that win over Slovenia – broke the deadlock with 15 minutes played to get the Young Lions up and running.

Just five minutes later, Louis Page then doubled England’s advantage.

It was two goals in two minutes as Reigan Heskey added a third with 22 minutes on the watch, making it three goals in two games for the forward.

And Chizaram Ezenwata made it 4-0 before the break, stepping up to convert after the Young Lions were awarded a spot kick.

After the restart, substitute Tynan Thompson – who replaced goalscorer Heskey at half time – capped off a five-star performance.

That result puts the Young Lions top of Group A4 on six points – three clear of second-place Belarus.

England play their final match in the second round qualifying final on Tuesday 17 November (1pm GMT) at the Wiener Neustadter Stadium against Austria.

England: 1 Freddy Bernal (Chelsea), 3 Landon Emenalo (Celtic, loan from Chelsea), 4 Kaden Braithwaite (Manchester City), 5 Marli Salmon (Arsenal), 6 Louis Page (Leicester City), 8 Reggie Walsh (Wigan Athletic, loan from Chelsea), 9 Chizaram Ezenwata (Chelsea), 10 Luca Williams-Barnett (Tottenham Hotspur), 11 Reigan Heskey (1. FC Köln), 12 Yuel Helafu (Manchester United), 20 Harry Howell (Leicester City, loan from Brighton & Hove Albion).

Substitutes: 19 Tynan Thompson (Manchester United) for Heskey 46’, 18 William Wright (Liverpool) for Ezenwata 46’, 14 Albert Mills (Manchester United) for Salmon 46’, 16 Harrison Miles (Manchester City) for Page 59’, Dexter Oliver (Manchester City) for Walsh 60’.

Substitutes not used: 7 Ryan McAidoo (Manchester City), 13 Dylan Moody (Southampton), 15 Dean Benamar (Crystal Palace).

Head coach: Ben Futcher.

Goals: Howell 15’, Page 20’, Heskey 22’, Ezenwata 42’, Thompson 66’.