December 4 2001

Crystal Palace

Eagles youngsters Wayne Routledge and Gary Borrowdale have been recalled for the England Under-17 squad, which faces Portugal next week.

England Under-17 manager Dick Bate has kept a number of the same players which convincingly beat Poland 6-0, with Routledge one of the goalscorers.

Sixteen year old Routledge was one of the youngest ever Palace players to start for Palace when he came on as a substitute against West Brom in October and has been earning rave reviews for the youth team.