Tottenham winger Danny Rose struck a superb winner for England U21 against Norway.
Daniel Sturridge put England ahead inside nine minutes and Rose struck a brilliant second five minutes before the break.
Head coach Stuart Pearce picked virtually his strongest possible side under the circumstance on Sunday, only the second time he had been able to do so since qualification for this month's finals had been secured.
That previous time had yielded a 4-0 thrashing of the tournament hosts and a similar result looked on the cards when Sturridge put England ahead inside nine minutes.
Jordan Henderson clipped a lovely pass into the path of Ryan Bertrand, who scuffed the ball goalward, with Sturridge on hand to poke home.
