Great start to the Euros for Peterborough United defender as England win

Peterborough United teenager Ronnie Edwards played 90 minutes as England beat Austria 2-0 in their opening game in the Under 19 European Championships in Slovakia on Sunday.

By Alan Swann

Published 20th Jun 2022, 07:07 BST

Ronnie Edwards in action for England. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Edwards was the only player not with a Premier League club to start a game England won with goals from Aston Villa’s Carney Chuckwuemeka and Alfie Devine of Spurs.

England top their group already as rivals Israel and Serbia drew 2-2. England tackle Serbia on Wednesday (7pm BST) and then tackle Israel on Sunday (7pm).

England: 1 Matthew Cox (Brentford), 2 Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Arsenal), 3 Callum Doyle, 4 Tim Iroegbunam (Aston Villa), (Manchester City), 5 Ronnie Edwards (Peterborough United), 6 Jarell Quansah (Liverpool), 7 Alfie Devine (Tottenham Hotspur), 8 Carney Chuckwuemeka (Aston Villa), 9 Dane Scarlett (Tottenham Hotpsur), 10 Aaron Ramsey (Aston Villa), 11 Harvey Vale (Chelsea) ©.