Steven Taylor recovered from a back injury to lead the side out as skipper, but was substituted after 46 minutes.
James Milner played the entire match.
Taylor Injury Playing For England Under-21s!
Adam Johnson grabbed a second-half equaliser against Portugal to earn the injury-hit England Under-21s a precious point at Estadio Municipal de Agueda.
Stuart Pearce's youngsters conceded their first goal of Euro 2009 qualifying when Vieirinha scored an early penalty, and although they could not preserve their 100% record, a draw puts them on course for the play-offs to reach the finals in Sweden.