OLLIE WATKINS' mum brilliantly urged Gareth Southgate to play her son more in an X-rated rant at a pub ahead of the semi-final.
Thankfully for her and all of England, her wish came true with the Aston Villa man coming off the bench to send England into the Euro 2024 final.
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Former Exeter and Brentford striker Watkins, 28, scored a 90th-minute winner against Holland on Wednesday night as the Three Lions marched onto Berlin to face Spain on Sunday.
It is an astonishing rise for the Torquay-born forward - who was on loan at non-league side Weston-super-Mare 10 years ago.
But his sensational impact seemed unlikely ahead of the semi-final as he had only featured for just 20 minutes off the bench in England's group-stage draw with Denmark.
And ahead of the clash with the Dutch, Watkins' mum was filmed addressing England supporters in a pub as she urged her son to receive more game time.
Speaking into a microphone, she said: "On Wednesday, [my wish is] that they finally let my son come on the f***ing pitch."
Remarkably, Nicola, who used to drive her son to training while juggling a singing career, got her wish and Watkins went on to score the crucial goal.
The mother and son embraced in an emotional moment after the game.
And Watkins revealed in his post-match press conference that he told Cole Palmer at half-time they were going to combine to score a goal, before they went on to do so in devastating fashion.
The 81st-minute substitute said: "I swear on my life, my kid’s life, I said to Cole Palmer: we’re coming on today and you’re gonna set me up."
He went on to add: "The ball came into me, hold up is not the strongest side of my game but the goal was my bread and butter.
"I said to Cole Palmer we were both going to go on the pitch and he would set me up and it happened.
"You don’t get that opportunity very often and I had to be greedy and take the shot. I don’t think I have hit the ball so sweet like that before."
It was Watkins' fourth goal in 14 England caps and adds to an incredible season.
He scored 27 goals and assisted 13 in 53 appearances for Villa, inspiring them to Champions League qualification.