England Under-21s will kick-off their new Euro qualifying campaign in September and the venues have been confirmed for their first two home games.
The road to Italy and San Marino, who host the next Euro Finals in 2019, begins for the Young Lions with a trip to face the Netherlands on Friday 1 September.
But Aidy Boothroyd’s side will be back on home soil four days later to take on Latvia at AFC Bournemouth’s Vitality Stadium on Tuesday 5 September.
It will be the first time that the South Coast venue has staged an U21 fixture, having previously hosted England Women and the men’s U20s and U19s in recent years.
In the following month, the Young Lions will be at the other end of the country for their next game and it’s one to look forward to as Scotland make the trip across the border to Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium.
That game will take place on Friday 6 October, when England will be hoping to put on a similar show to their last visit to Teesside when Gareth Southgate’s side beat Germany by 3-2 in a thrilling encounter back in March 2015.
