Blues midfielder Flynn Downes played the full 90 minutes and picked up his fifth England U19s cap as the Young Lions beat Latvia 3-0 in the second game of their European Championships elite qualifying mini-group in Macedonia this afternoon.
Chelsea's Mason Mount opened the scoring on 22, Eddie Nketiah, who is with Arsenal, added the second seven minutes after the break and Sheffield Wednesday's George Hirst, the son of former Owl David, completed the scoring in the 82nd minute.
Downes, 19, who is currently on loan with League Two Luton Town, previously played the whole of Wednesday’s 4-1 victory over Hungary.
The England youngsters are top of the group and play the hosts, who are bottom, in their final fixture on Tuesday.
Paul Simpson’s side have already confirmed their place at the finals in Finland in July - only the winners of the group qualify - where they will defend the title they won in Georgia last summer, a team which featured currently-injured Blues midfielder Andre Dozzell, who still qualifies for the U19s.
Fellow Blues midfielder Tristan Nydam, 18, was also named in the squad but pulled out having suffered a knock in last week’s 3-0 defeat to Hull City.