Butland On England Duty

Last updated : 29 March 2010 By Brian Cartlidge

Butland was named as a substitute for the Young Lions UEFA European U17 Championship match against Sweden on Saturday afternoon but was introduced to the action five minutes into the second half after Manchester United keeper Sam Johnstone was sent off for denying a goalscoring opportunity.

John Peacock's U17's side eased past the Swede's with a comfortable 4-0 victory at Northampton Town's Sixfields Stadium.

With Johnstone now facing an automatic one game ban, Butland is expected to be named amongst the starting eleven for the U17's next Elite Qualifying Round game against Malta at Burton Albion's Pirelli Stadium tonight (Monday).