Czech Republic 0-2 England U21

England Under-21s got their Euro 2023 finals campaign off to the perfect start vs Czech Republic with a 2-0 victory in Georgia.

Aston Villa midfielder Jacob Ramsey put the Young Lions 1-0 ahead moments after the interval, prior to Arsenal substitute Emile Smith Rowe adding a second strike in stoppage time to seal the triumph for Lee Carsley's side. 

Find out who impressed with our Player Ratings: 

James Trafford (Man City) — 7

An excellent save after only 240 seconds prior to an even better one to prevent Vasil Kusej’s drive. 

James Garner (Everton) — 5.5

Struggled with his positioning and nowhere near as effective as recent displays for the Toffees

Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Man City) — 6.5

Solid but needs to be careful during opposition transitions

Levi Colwill (Chelsea) — 7.5

Trained with the England first team last week - his performance showed exactly why he is so highly-rated 

Max Aarons (Norwich) — 6.5

The 23-year-old overrage right-back put in a shift 

Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) — 8

A class act throughout. Scored England's opener in what many will hope will be a tournament to remember for Lee Carsley's young charges 

Angel Gomes (Lille) — 7.5

Former Man Utd youngster whose career stalled prior to an excellent season in Ligue 1 with Lille via a loan to Boavista in Portugal. Very much back on track

Curtis Jones (Liverpool) — 5

Not as influential as he would have liked given his talent and experience

Noni Madueke (Chelsea) - 7.5

A lively performance from the former PSV attacker

Anthony Gordon (Newcastle) — 6.5

A False Nine who flitted in and out of the game 

Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) — 6.5

An U17 World Cup winner from the 2017 cohort that included Marc Guehi and Phil Fodenbut struggled to impose himself on proceedings after a long season at the City Ground

Substitutes

Emile Smith Rowe (Madueke, 79’) 7.5/10 — The Arsenal attacker whose season was blighted with injury needs games at the moment - and it was heartening to see the talented Young Gun slot home England's second with a tap in to seal vitory

Oliver Skipp (Gomes, 79’) — 6/10

Cameron Archer (Aston Villa) (Gordon, 79’) — 6.5/10

Assist for Smith Rowe.

Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) (Gibbs-White, 89’) — 6/10

Ben Johnson (West Ham) (Aarons, 89’) — 6/10