Midfielder Andre Dozzell played the full 80 minutes as England’s U17s thrashed San Marino 8-0 in the opening game of their European Championship first round qualification group in Portugal this afternoon. Town keeper Nick Hayes was an unused sub.

The England youngsters next face Armenia on Thursday and then the hosts on Sunday.

The top two teams in the group progress through to the elite stage of qualifying in March. The 16-team European Championship finals are being staged in Azerbaijan in May.

First-year scholar Dozzell, 16, was winning his fourth U17 cap, while Hayes, also 16 and a first year, has previously won two.

England U17s: 1 Jared Thompson (Chelsea), 5 Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) (c), 17 Jordan Williams (Huddersfield), 6 Edward Francis (Manchester City), 3 Jaden Brown (Tottenham), 18 Dennis Adeniran (Fulham), 4 Andre Dozzell (Ipswich Town), 7 Jonathan Leko (West Brom) (8 Adam Lewis (Liverpool) 41), 14 Samuel Shashoua (Tottenham), 10 Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) (2 Vashon Neufville (West Ham) 55), 9 Niall Ennis (Wolves) (11 Mackenzie Heaney (Newcastle United) 41). Unused: 13 Nick Hayes (Ipswich Town), 12 Diego Lattie (Manchester City), 15 Elliot Embleton (Sunderland).

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