Aston Villa starlet steals the spotlight as England U19s put Serbia to the sword

Aston Villa starlet Carney Chukwuemeka stole the headlines as England romped into the semi-finals of the U19 European Championships courtesy of a 4-0 win over Serbia on Wednesday night.

The Younger Lions fielded a facet that contained a number of the brightest prospects from Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham, nevertheless it was Chukwuemeka that continued to show himself as probably the most proficient gamers in his age group, offering a objective and an help.

First, he slid by way of Tottenham striker Dane Scarlett within the opening minutes of the sport.

GOAL! England lead with their first assault of the sport ⚡️

Carney Chukwuemeka feeds Spurs’ Dane Scarlett who coolly slots dwelling. An ideal begin!

??? Watch now on @BBCiPlayer, @BBCSport app and through the Purple Button.

— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) June 22, 2022

Then, after Scarlett had bundled dwelling a second, the Villa man capped a driving run with a beautiful rolled end into the underside nook to supply England’s third on the night time, and ship them crusing into the semi-finals.

Carney Chukwuemeka, take a bow! ?

The younger Aston Villa midfielder finds a superb end so as to add England’s third objective towards Serbia at #U19Euro.

England 3-0 Serbia

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— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) June 22, 2022

Will he stay at Villa?

Such spectacular performances will probably be greeted with combined feelings from the Claret trustworthy. Whereas they are going to be ecstatic to see their younger stars taking centre stage on such events, they are going to be all too conscious of their contractual state of affairs.

Chukwuemeka has simply 12 months left on his deal at Villa Park, and has of but proven little intention to increase his time within the Midlands. In January, the likes of Arsenal and Barcelona had been each linked with a transfer for the 18-year-old midfielder.

Performances like it will solely proceed to maintain their curiosity robust.

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Premier League desk

#	Crew	MP	D	P
1	Leeds United	0	0	0
2	Manchester Metropolis	0	0	0
3	Manchester United	0	0	0
4	West Ham United	0	0	0
5	Everton FC	0	0	0
6	Southampton FC	0	0	0
7	Chelsea FC	0	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0	0
9	Newcastle United	0	0	0
10	Leicester Metropolis	0	0	0
11	Liverpool FC	0	0	0
12	Aston Villa	0	0	0
13	Tottenham Hotspur	0	0	0
14	Fulham FC	0	0	0
15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	0
16	Crystal Palace	0	0	0
17	Nottingham Forest	0	0	0
18	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	0	0
19	AFC Bournemouth	0	0	0
20	Brentford FC	0	0	0

Participant	Crew	Targets
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	23
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	23
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	18
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	17
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	16
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester Metropolis	15
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	15
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester Metropolis	15
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace	14
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester Metropolis	13
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	12
Maddison, James	Leicester Metropolis	12
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	12
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	11
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	11
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester Metropolis	11
Richarlison	Everton FC	11
Pukki, Teemu	Norwich Metropolis	11
Raphinha	Leeds United	11
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa	11

Participant	Crew	Purple Playing cards	Yellow Playing cards
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	11
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	10
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	11
Firpo, Junior	Leeds United	0	11
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	10
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	10
Brownhill, Josh	Burnley FC	0	10
Bednarek, Jan	Southampton FC	0	10
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	10
Moreno, Rodrigo	Leeds United	0	9
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	9
Romeu, Oriol	Southampton FC	0	9
Rudiger, Antonio	Chelsea FC	0	9
Mctominay, Scott	Manchester United	0	9
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	8
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	0	8
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	0	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	7
Richarlison	Everton FC	0	8
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	7

Participant	Crew	Assists
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	13
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	12
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester Metropolis	11
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	10
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	10
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	10
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	10
Maddison, James	Leicester Metropolis	9
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	9
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	9
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester Metropolis	9
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester Metropolis	8
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester Metropolis	8
Kulusevski, Dejan	Tottenham Hotspur	8
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	7
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	7
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	7
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	7
Mbeumo, Bryan	Brentford FC	7
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	6