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Kalvin Phillips matches Norman Hunter achievement as he is named in England side to face Germany

Kalvin Phillips has kept his place in the heart of the England midfield for this evening's Euro 2020 last-16 clash against Germany.

The Leeds United midfielder was the only outfield player to play every single minute of the group stage for the Three Lions and boss Gareth Southgate has kept the faith with the Thorp Arch graduate.

There is only one change to the side that beat the Czech Republic in their final group game, with Jack Grealish dropping out for Kieran Trippier with England set to play three at the back.

With Phillips having been given the nod by Southgate this afternoon, the academy product becomes only the third Leeds United player to ever start a knockout game in the European Championship.

Stuart Dallas was in the Northern Ireland XI that lost to Wales in 2016, but you have to go way back to 1968 to find the only other Leeds United player to turn out for the Three Lions in a knockout match at the Euros.

The late Norman Hunter was in the England side that beat the Soviet Union 2-0 in the 1968 third-place play-off, after having played in a semi-final defeat to Yugoslavia three days earlier.

Former Leeds loan man Ben White does not make the 23-man squad, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Ben Chilwell also missing out.

Phillips' Elland Road team-mate Robin Koch is on the bench for Germany, as his wait for a first appearance at the tournament goes on.

England XI: Pickford, Trippier, Walker, Stones, Maguire, Shaw, Rice, Phillips, Saka, Sterling, Kane

Subs: Grealish, Henderson, Rashford, Ramsdale, Mings, Coady, Sancho, Mount, Foden, Johnstone, James, Bellingham

Germany XI: Neuer, Rudiger, Ginter, Hummels, Kimmich, Havertz, Kroos, Werner, Goretzka, Gosens, Muller

Subs: Halstenberg, Volland, Gnabry, Leno, Musiala, Suele, Neihaus, Sane, Gundogan, Trapp, Can, Koch

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