Ollie Watkins: I told Cole Palmer he would set me up against Netherlands
Watkins took a pass from fellow late substitute Cole Palmer and fired home from a tight angle in the 90th minute.
Ollie Watkins said he had a premonition about the last-gasp goal that swept England into the Euro 2024 final with a dramatic comeback win over the Netherlands.
Watkins took a pass from fellow late substitute Cole Palmer and fired home from a tight angle in the 90th minute to seal a showdown with Spain on Sunday.
And the Aston Villa man praised both his team-mate and the never-say-die spirit that has taken Gareth Southgate’s side all the way against all the odds.
“I swear on my life, on my kids’ lives, I said to Cole Palmer ‘We’re coming on and you’re going to set me up’ and that’s why I was so happy with Coley, I knew as soon as he got the ball he was going to play me in.
“You’ve got to be greedy, touch and shoot and when I see it going into the bottom corner it’s the best feeling ever.
“We’ve got that kind of bounce-back factor, going a goal behind seems to kick us into gear. We never give up. We’ve won on penalties and come from behind. There’s one more game now – we’re ready.”
