Tommy Conway eyes Scotland Euro 2024 place as Bristol City star sends Steve Clarke message after FA Cup heroics

Scotland Under-21 star scores winner against West Ham in third round replay

Bristol City's Tommy Conway applauds fans as he leaves the pitch after the 1-0 win over West Ham in the FA Cup third round replay at the Ashton Gate Stadium. (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Bristol City striker Tommy Conway is eyeing a Scotland Euro 2024 call-up after scoring the goal that knocked West Ham out of the FA Cup on Tuesday night.

The 21-year-old struck in the third minute in the third round replay at Ashton Gate as the Championship side dumped their Premier League opponents out of the competition having also netted the equaliser at the London Stadium in the 1-1 draw nine days earlier.

Conway was born in Taunton, England but qualifies to play for Scotland through a Stirling-born grandparent. He was first called up to Scot Gemmill’s Under-21 squad in September 2022 and has since been capped five times, scoring once. He is being watched closely by Steve Clarke, having been called up to train with the senior squad last summer.

His match-winning strike against the Hammers, which saw him pounce on a short backpass to round goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski before calmly rolling the ball into the net, was his eighth of the season since recovering from two-month lay off with a hamstring injury picked up on the opening day of the campaign.

Conway, who has been with the Robins since the age of seven, insisted he felt no difference coming up against EPL defenders compared to what he was accustomed to in England’s second tier on a weekly basis.

Asked whether representing Scotland in Germany this summer was a realistic target, he replied: “Yeah, I don't see why not. Obviously there's competition in my position, but I don’t see why I can't be challenging those boys who have been called up before. It will be an interesting one, but I can only get there if I'm performing well for my club so that's my main focus at the minute.

“It’s all on me and I can only control what I can do. It’s all in my hands. I know what I need to do to get in front of the eyes of the Scotland manager. The international stuff, I’m still so young, so I’m just focusing on my club football and whatever happens on the outside, happens.”

Southampton’s Che Adams, QPR’s Lyndon Dykes, Hearts’ Lawrence Shankland, Luton’s Jacob Brown and Millwall’s Kevin Nisbet are also vying for a place in Clarke’s squad having featured across the qualifying campaign.