article: Aidy Boothroyd's side fell behind to a Martin Chrien header in the first half. Alfie Mawson scrambled in an equaliser before a powerful Nathan Redmond strike gave England victory. The Three Lions are top of Group A on four points and will guarantee a place in the last four by beating hosts Poland in Thursday's final group game. Only the winners of each of the three groups go through to the semi-finals, along with the best runner-up. A 90th-minute Poland equaliser against Sweden in the other group game on Monday simplified the situation for England. If Sweden had held on for victory they would be level on points and goal difference ahead of Thursday's decisive fixtures. Relive England's win against Slovakia England reached the European Under-21 Championship final in 2009 but their record since has been hugely disappointing. They failed to get out of the group stage in 2011 and 2013 and looked in real danger of another early exit after a drab first 45 minutes against Slovakia in Kielce. After managing just one shot on target in the 0-0 draw with Sweden in their group opener, England again looked lightweight in attack. They were ponderous in possession and lacked invention. Their chances of scoring appeared even more unlikely when Slovakia closed ranks after going ahead, Chrien's header looping over Everton's £30m goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. But a half-time alteration brought with it a change of fortunes. Norwich forward Jacob Murphy replaced Mason Holgate at right-back and within five minutes he produced the cross that led to Mawson's equaliser. The goal resulted in Slovakia - looking for a win that would move them onto six points and in command of the group - abandoning their cautious approach in search of a winner and that played into England's hands. A failed Slovakia attack led to England breaking three against two, and Redmond did well to cut inside his marker before driving an effort into the far corner with the help of a deflection. It was a far from convincing England performance but nevertheless a satisfying result in an intimidating atmosphere. England now have their destiny in their own hands - beat Poland on Thursday and they are into the last four. However, it could have become very complicated if Sweden had held on to their 2-1 lead in the closing stages of the game against Poland. If they had taken the three points in that game and both England and Sweden won their final group fixtures by the same scoreline they would both have been level on points, goal difference and goals scored. That meant it would have been down to disciplinary points and, finally, coefficient ranking to determine the group winner. As it was, Dawid Kownacki coolly converted an injury-time penalty to earn Poland a draw and keep the host nation's hopes of a place in the last four alive. They must beat England on Thursday to have a chance of progressing. BBC Radio 5 live's chief football correspondent Ian Dennis: I thought it looked bleak for England at half-time but to their
summary: England are one win away from a place in the European Under-21 Championship semi-finals after coming from behind to beat Slovakia on Monday.