Kissing his lover, OLLIE WATKINS celebrated his late winner to confirm England’s spot in the Euro 2024 final.
The striker was brought on for Harry Kane and only made four touches – one of which was to fire the ball into the bottom corner.
9Ollie Watkins celebrated his winner by kissing his girlfriend Ellie AldersonCredit: PA9The striker scored minutes after coming onCredit: Rex9Kobbie Mainoo was all smiles as he celebrated the win with his familyCredit: PA9Harry Kane and wife Kate appeared over the moon with the winCredit: Rex9Conor Gallagher and girlfriend Aine May Kennedy shared a heartwarming embraceCredit: PA9Jordan Pickford chatted to his mum and wife Megan after the gameCredit: PA
Watkins went into the stands to meet his loved ones following the last whistle.
And he planted a long kiss on his girlfriend Ellie Alderson.
She was seen sporting an England shirt bearing the number 19 of the Aston Villa star.
After his heroics, he hugged another close friend as others around praised him.
Living together in Birmingham, Watkins and Ellie have been in a relationship since 2018.
Ellie visits Villa Park regularly and is often seen helping her partner; she also attends football award events.
After a great performance against Holland, Kobbie Mainoo also celebrated with friends and family.
Captain Harry Kane did so with his wife Kate; custodian Jordan Pickford spoke with his mother and wife Megan.
Celebrating the great triumph, Conor Gallagher gave his other half Aine May Kennedy a tender hug.
Attending Dortmund to support the Three Lions as they reserved their spot in the Euros final—where they will be facing Spain at 8pm on Sunday—many Wags were present.
9Declan Rice met up with Lauren Fryer after the matchCredit: Reuters9Megan Pickford cheered on her husband throughoutCredit: RexNine.Dani Dyer, Jarrod Bowen’s girlfriend, also observed from the stands.Credit: Rex England had many worries about the Dutch when they trailed behind just seven minutes.After dispelling Declan Rice in midfield, Xavi Simons scored a great goal.Still, the goal sent the Three Lions into motion and they were level eleven minutes later.Denzel Dumfries caught Kane, who then won a contentious penalty.Taking ownership, the skipper turned from the spot with a neat finish into the bottom left corner.Holland came out battling in the second half in search of a champion but it was not to be.That was so because Watkins shot brilliantly past Bart Verbruggen in the 90th minute.The winning goal brought coaches, players, and fans into exuberant celebrations.Even England’s Dutch coach Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was caught in the instant before he understood it came against his own nation.Prominent experts Roy Keane remained his cool self while Gary Neville and Ian Wright went crazy in the ITV facility.Following the game, Watkins said he had told Cole Palmer he he would score the winner in a chat.Sunday in the Olympiastadion in Berlin England will be facing Spain in the Euro 2024 final.