England U21s suffered a 3-2 stoppage-time defeat against Ukraine in their Euro 2025 qualifier in Slovakia after recovering from 2-0 down.
Lee Carsley's side had coasted to a 9-1 win over Serbia at the City Ground last week to sit top of Group F. Ukraine, though, had also picked up maximum points from their opening two qualifiers and proved a much sterner test.
The Young Lions trailed 2-0 at half-time before Noni Madueke and Charlie Cresswell looked to have salvaged a draw only for Ilya Kvasnytsya to strike a late winner.
England, captained by Liverpool's Harvey Elliott with Chelsea winger Cole Palmer out injured, created their first clear opening in the 24th minute.
A neat exchange saw Jamie Bynoe-Gittens played into the left side of the penalty area and his cutback was stabbed across goal by James McAtee. It proved a costly miss as Ukraine took the lead just after the half-hour.
