Newcastle United
striker Adam Armstrong scored a hat-trick as England's Young Lions stuffed eight
goals past Nigeria in their opening Continental Cup fixture in South
Korea.
Patrick Roberts, the
Manchester City starlet on loan at Celtic, scored twice, while Taylor Moore,
Dominic Solanke and Callum Connolly were also on target in an emphatic win for
Paul Williams' team.
England are in Suwon
for a mini-tournament also involving the hosts South Korea and Iran which sees
them play three fixtures in the space of four days.
Adam Armstrong, pictured in an earlier England game,
scored a hat-trick against Nigeria
Roberts, on loan at Barnsley from Newcastle United this
season, led England's rout
And they made an
excellent start to their opening fixture against Nigeria when captain Moore, who
moved from Lens to Championship side Bristol City over the summer, scored on 19
minutes.
Armstrong, who is
spending the season on loan at Barnsley, doubled the advantage a minute later,
before Solanke scored England's third on 25 minutes.
A breathless
eight-minute goal blitz was completed when Armstrong netted his second of the
afternoon and England led by four at the break.
Patrick Roberts, the Manchester City starlet on loan at
Celtic, scored twice in the win
Chelsea forward Dominic Solanke also got in on the act by
scoring in the eight-goal rout
The goal rush
continued in the second-half as Everton man Connolly and Roberts found the net
within five minutes of the restart.
Nigeria responded,
but Armstrong completed his hat-trick and made it seven in the 70th minute. And
an eye-catching victory was concluded when Roberts added the eighth with a
couple of minutes left.
England are back in
action on Friday against South Korea, before they face Iran on
Saturday.