English born Ghanaian striker, Eddie Nketiah netted a hat-trick as England U21s routed Austria U21s 5-1 to move top of their Euro 2021 qualifying group.

The Young Lions moved top of their qualifying group with an emphatic win which owed everything to a stunning first-half performance, with Nketiah netting two goals of what ended up a second career hat-trick.

The Arsenal player netted two close-range finishes (28, 39) sandwiched between fine strikes from another English born Ghanaian Callum Hudson-Odoi (12, 45), the second a wonderful curling effort after a 40-yard run from the halfway line.

With such an emphatic lead Aidy Boothroyd's side dropped their intensity after the break and never fully regained their stride.

They allowed Christoph Baumgartner to net a consolation (66), but Nketiah did secure the match-ball with 11 minutes to go when he turned in Rhian Brewster's low cross.

He still had time to miss a late penalty in the final five minutes but that made little difference on a sparkling night for the U21s, who knock their visitors off top spot in Group 3, with a game in hand.

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