New footage shows how Jordan Pickford was every England fan celebrating Ollie Watkins winner
Jordan Pickford was every England fan as he celebrated Ollie Watkins' late England winner wildly on the other side of the pitch.
Super-sub Watkins became an instant England hero with his last-gasp stunning winner against the Netherlands on Wednesday night in Dortmund.
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It has sent the Three Lions to the Euro 2024 final where they will face Spain on Sunday, live on talkSPORT.
And the goal sent fans into pandemonium, inside the Signal Iduna Park and in every pub across the land, and also between the sticks on the other side of the pitch.
No one can accuse Pickford of acting meekly and he truly donned his heart on his sleeve when Watkins' venomous strike hit the net.
The Everton goalkeeper slid in front of the England fans behind the net before pumping his arms in their direction, screaming in glee the whole time.
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It is not the first time that the England No. 1 has celebrated wildly after Jude Bellingham's dramatic overhead kick against Slovakia in the last 16.
Though on that occasion, Pickford admitted he had feared the intervention of VAR.
There was no such problem on Wednesday night, though, after Watkins picked up fellow sub Cole Palmer's pass before taking a touch and then slamming the ball past Bart Verbruggen.
It sees England into back-to-back finals at the European Championship - before 2021, the Three Lions had managed just one final at a major competition in 1966 when they won the World Cup.
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It will also give Southgate the chance to win silverware for his country after missing out on penalties to Italy at Wembley three years ago.
"I took the job to try to improve English football and we're now in a second final. The last one was the first in over 50 years. We're now in a first one overseas," said Southgate.
"We're giving people amazing nights. We've given our supporters some of the best nights in the last 50 years. I'm hugely proud of that.
"I'm delighted if everyone at home is feeling the way we are and the way those in the stadium were. But we're not finished.
"We've got the greatest possible test to prepare for. We came here to try to win the tournament and that's still our aim."
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