England vs Germany Euro U21 team news: Chelsea's Nathaniel Chalobah starts as Tammy Abraham is recalled

Chelsea duo Nathaniel Chalobah and Tammy Abraham will both start for England U21s in their European Championship semi-final against Germany.

Midfielder Chalobah had been forced off due to injury in the 3-0 win over Poland, whilst Abraham was introduced off the bench. Nathan Redmond, who was a fitness doubt prior to the game, is one of the players to make way along with Reading starlet John Swift.

New Watford signing Will Hughes comes into the team for his first start of the competition as England look to book a place in Friday's final. Former Arsenal forward Serge Gnabry, who has recently signed for Bayern Munich, lines up for Germany.

England U21 XI: Pickford; Holgate, Chambers, Mawson, Chilwell; Ward-Prowse, Hughes, Chalobah, Gray; Baker, Abraham

Germany U21 XI: Pollersbeck; Toljan, Stark, Kempf, Gerhardt; Haberer; Philipp, Meyer, Arnold, Gnabry; Selke