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England can make it to the semi-finals of Euro 2016 if they gain the right momentum, says former caretaker manager Peter Taylor. Roy Hodgsons men narrowly beat Portugal in a fairly drab affair at Wembley, with Chris Smallings header sealing the 1-0 win as the visitors played just under an hour with ten men after Bruno Alves red card. But Taylor remained upbeat about Englands chances in the upcoming tournament in France, where they play Russia on June 11 in Group B. I think were a good team. Its all about that first match. If we can win our first match and build momentum we can go from there, Taylor said after commentating on the game for Sky Sports News HQ. Chris Smalling scored the only goal as England beat Portugal 1-0 at Wembley I think we can go a long, long way - and Im talking about the semi-finals. And once you get to the semi-finals anything can happen because youre a confident bunch.The nice thing about England is theyve got a good habit of winning matches. They havent played great tonight but theyve won a match again, from a good goal, and there was still some good things. And it doesnt look like there were any injuries - so thats another positive.Hodgson has experimented with formations in the warm-up games, and played the majority of the Wembley match-up with a diamond formation before switching to a 4-3-3 late on. Dele Alli can play anywhere in Englands diamond formation, says Taylor Despite a lacklusture performance, Taylor thought the formation worked on the night and has identified the players he believes are certain to start in France.I thought the formation was good. It was a diamond shape but the difference is [Eric] Dier goes in between the centre-backs, the full-backs push on and its a 3-5-2, which gives us two targets for the strikers and gives us great width, which helps. Dele Alli can play anywhere, top of the diamond, to the left, to the right, even alongside Dier as he did at the start of the season with Tottenham. Allis a cert, [Harry] Kanes a cert, [Wayne] Rooneys a cert - Im not sure [Jamie] Vardy is a cert at the moment. Taylor believes England captain Wayne Rooney is a certainty to start at Euro 2016 The things that are going to make Roy really think are Wilshere looked nice and fit when he came on, started beating people again. We have another nine days and I think he may try to get Wilshere into the team. Maybe Henderson for Milner if he doesnt go the Wilshere route. It wouldnt surprise me if that was Hodgsons back four. A lot of our defending started from the front and I think that affected our performance - Kane works hard getting back, Vardy works hard, we then get the ball and have no targets. It still makes us solid and they didnt test us much. Also See: England edge final friendly As it happened Jahlani Tavai Womens Jersey . As the crowd erupted, Davis knocked the ball off the glass and back into his hands. With 1:14 to go in overtime, Davis sixth block also became his 17th rebound. That, along with his 32 points -- which tied a career high -- proved too much for Denver to overcome, and the Pelicans held on for their third straight victory, 111-107 on Sunday night. Will Harris Jersey . Both players have lower body injuries that will keep them out of the lineup until at least January 31, which is the first game they can be activated from IR. http://www.authenticnfllionslockroom.com/ . -- Timbers coach Caleb Porter didnt stray from his business-like approach to the season even after Portland downed the two-time defending league champion Los Angeles Galaxy to gain crucial playoff position. Kenny Golladay Jersey . Oaklands loss to Seattle clinched the ALs best record for the Red Sox with one day to spare in the regular season. "I think everybody was kind of watching," catcher David Ross said. "Demp (Ryan Dempster) came out before he went to the bullpen and was just yelling that they lost. Jarrad Davis Jersey . Darren Helm scored on Detroits sixth attempt in the shootout and then Jonas Gustavsson stopped Andrew Shaws shot, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. TORONTO -- The Minnesota Twins have selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Alex Wimmers from Triple-A Rochester, promoting their 2010 first-round draft pick to the major leagues for the first time.The move was made Friday before the game at Toronto.Wimmers and left-hander Andrew Albers are taking the place on the staff of starters Jose Berrios and Tyler Duffey, who were sent to Rochester after the game Thursday. The rotation for next week iss up in the air.ddddddddddddThe 27-year-old Wimmers has struggled through several of his seven minor-league seasons since being taken with the 21st overall selection out of Ohio State. Wimmers has a 4.04 ERA in 55 2/3 innings this year between Double-A and Triple-A, with 24 walks, 55 strikeouts and 11 saves in 44 games. ' ' '