England look to proceed their flying begin to Euro 2022 of their last Group A match tonight as they face Northern Eire at St Mary’s. Prime spot and a quarter-final place has already been secured by the Lionesses, after an 8-0 hammering of Norway of their final match, so that they have the luxurious of a useless rubber.
Regardless of that, Sarina Wiegman has opted to call an unchanged aspect as soon as once more, eager to maintain the momentum going and keep away from any slip-ups going into the knockout levels the place Spain are seemingly last-eight opponents. Wiegman herself might be lacking tonight, after testing optimistic for Covid.
Northern Eire have misplaced each of their matches thus far, towards Norway and Austria, and now face in a frightening process in what’s their last recreation of the their first main event. Comply with all of the motion with Customary Sport’s LIVE weblog.
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58 minutes: Toone has area to drive into, no real interest in the go and goes for purpose from simply outdoors the field. Not distant from discovering the underside nook.
These substitutes are decided to make an affect!
56 minutes: Holloway will get an important contact on the ball, Williamson had very practically put Mead by way of on purpose. Ninth nook of the match arising for the Lionesses. Northern Eire being torn aside.
Good punch away from Burns to clear the hazard.
GOAL! Northern Eire 0-4 England | Alessia Russo 53’
RUSSO AT THE DOUBLE!
She is out with some extent to show. Toone fires the ball in, Russo turns completely brilliantly after which finishes previous the onrushing Burns.
Unimaginable first contact.
Dan Kilpatrick at St Mary’s
One other well-taken purpose by Alessia Russo and together with her first contact, I feel. If she will be able to get one other purpose or two right here, it could give Sarina Wiegman pause for thought when selecting her quarter-final aspect.
51 minutes: Obtained to really feel there are extra objectives to come back from England, they’ve come out within the second-half actually up for it.
They’ve now obtained the document for many objectives scored within the group stage of a European Championship. Could effectively prolong that within the subsequent 40 minutes.
GOAL! Northern Eire 0-3 England | Alessia Russo 48′
RUSSO STRAIGHT ON THE SCORESHEET!
She wanted simply over two minutes! Pretty transfer out vast, Mead clips a ball into the center and Russo’s header wrong-foots Burns and finds its method into the nook.
What an introduction.
46 minutes: Effectively then. Greenwood offers the ball away together with her first contact and Wade is briefly clear by way of on purpose. England get sufficient shirts again to cowl the hazard although, probability goes for Northern Eire.
Again underway!
Shiny, Stanway and White the three who’ve been changed.
We’re up and operating once more at St Mary’s!
Practically 80% possession for England, 17 photographs… dominant stats as you’d count on. Wasn’t fairly as comfy as they’d recommend although.
Lionesses very a lot in management all through, however they had been being annoyed by some resolute defending up till that quick-fire double.
Adjustments from England on the break. Russo, Toone and Greenwood approaching for the Lionesses.
