Sears and Tomka play their part

England 1-0 Serbia

England need just a point from their final qualifier to make sure of a place at the 2008 European U19 Championship after a 1-0 win against Serbia in Borisov on Wednesday afternoon.

A solitary second-half strike from Reading midfielder James Henry made it two wins from two after a Freddie Sears double on Monday had ensured a 2-0 victory against Poland. England finish their campaign on Saturday against mini-tournament hosts Belarus, and the home nation's 1-0 defeat of Poland later on Wednesday still means they could finish ahead of England on the head to head rule with a victory in Minsk. A point will be good enough for the Young Lions, who have yet to concede a goal thanks in large part to the defensive form of James Tomkins.

Were England to lose their final game, Serbia could also finish with six points like Brian Eastick's side and Belarus and the final group standings would come down to head to head results between all three teams. The winners of the section will ultimately take their place in the July finals in the Czech Republic alongside the hosts, holders Spain, Germany, Hungary, Bulgaria and two other nations to be determined later this week.

England: David Button, Curtis Obeng, James Tomkins, Krystian Pearce, Joe Mattock, Scott Sinclair, Kieran Gibbs, Jack Cork (c), James Henry, Freddie Sears, Andy Carroll
Subs: Ryan Bertrand, Jason Steele, Jamie Chandler, Ciaran Clark, Danny Welbeck, Josh Walker.