CYRSTAL PALACE striker Jean-Philippe Mateta insists team-mate Eberechi Eze is the spark England need if they want to succeed at this summer’s Euros.

Gareth Southgate is set to name his preliminary squad for England’s pre-tournament friendlies tomorrow and in-form Eze will hope his brace in the Eagles’ 5-0 thrashing of Aston Villa will have given the national team boss another convincing reason to issue him a ticket to Germany.

The 25-year-old concluded an injury-plagued campaign in style, netting five times and adding two assists in his final six appearance as Palace equalled both their best-ever Premier League 10th-place finish and 49-point tally.