Alex Pritchard earned plaudits from pundits and journalists alike as he came off the bench to help England to a 3-2 win over Germany in an Under-21s friendly last night.

The Tottenham Hotspur loanee, who has scored nine goals in 39 matches for Brentford this season, was introduced with England 2-1 behind just after the hour.

Kaiserslautern striker Philipp Hoffman had scored either side of a Jesse Lingard strike for Gareth Southgate's side to give the Germans the lead.

Alex was introduced in place of Derby County midfielder Will Hughes and he took only 12 minutes to make an impact as he teed up Nathan Redmond to fire past Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter-Stegen.

The comeback was completed with eight minutes remaining as Southampton's James Ward-Prowse guided home from close range.

The win topped off a good week for Southgate's side as they followed up Friday's 1-0 win in the Czech Republic meaning it is now seven wins in eight games for the Young Lions as they build up to this summers European Championships.

England have been drawn alongside Italy, Portugal and Sweden in Group B for the Championships which will be held in the Czech Republic this June.

Germany join hosts Czech Republic, Denmark, and holders Serbia in Group A.

Liam Moore, who is on loan at Brentford from Leicester City, was an unused substitute in last night's win over Germany.

Alex's substitute appearance was his sixth cap for England's Under-21s having represented his country at Under-20 level as well.

Both players will now return to Brentford ahead of Friday's Sky Bet Championship derby against Fulham at Craven Cottage.