China vs England: Women’s World Cup – LIVE!
England are only one level away from making it into the Women’s World Cup knockout section as group winners. While the Lionesses are but to hit their best possible, Sarina Wiegman’s aspect stay some of the harmful groups within the match. Though not precisely free-flowing in opposition to Haiti and Denmark, outcomes are crucial factor.
There has been some good news with reference to Keira Walsh. The Barcelona midfielder has not suffered an ACL injury regardless of the distressing scenes on the pitch in the course of the win over the Danes final week however misses, with the remainder of her World Cup marketing campaign unsure.
Wiegman has shuffled her pack considerably, with Lauren Hemp returning to the aspect and each Rachel Daly and Alessia Russo beginning in ahead areas. Lauren James, who scored a stunner in opposition to Denmark, will get one other likelihood to gentle the match up. Follow all of the motion with Standard Sport’s devoted match weblog! Simon Collings might be offering professional evaluation from the bottom!
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Simon Collings at Hindmarsh Stadium
Leah Williamson was proper, Lauren James is a cheat code.
GOAL! China 0-3 England | Lauren James 41′
There is the third!
Too simple for England. Hemp rolls the free-kick out to the sting of the field, China with the daring technique of leaving James fully unmarked.
She strolls onto the ball and whips a first-time end into the far nook. Superb.
40 minutes: Russo combines effectively with Bronze, who chops inside and will get introduced down. Free-kick England in an ideal place out large.
One extra aim and this match is over… though it feels just about carried out already.
Simon Collings at Hindmarsh Stadium
VAR has been good for a lot of this match, however unsure what has occurred there.
Russo simply had her hair pulled by a China defender within the field. Play waved on.
37 minutes: China are being run ragged, Daly does so effectively to maintain the ball in play and the assault going. Comes again to Daly, deep cross finds Stanway and her header is tipped over the bar for a nook. Russo wasn’t far-off from getting on the top of that.
Corner falls for Russo, shot is charged down. Relentless from England.
33 minutes: Off the publish!
Inches away from 3-0. Ball pinged into the field, Bronze on the again publish wins the header and watches it bounce off the woodwork.
She reacts effectively to get to the rebound, however can solely scuff the hassle large because the Chinese gamers throw themselves at her.
31 minutes: Nearly good!
Hemp with an ideal flip, drives inside and previous the challenges. Worked onto her left foot and the shot is blocked, nook for England.
Or not… offside flag goes up. Hemp in spite of everything that picked the ball up in an offside place.
30 minutes: China win their first nook of the match, Bright is there although as ever to move it out.
Zelem then tries to let the ball run out for a goal-kick, will get caught however James is there to win it again. Chelsea star was too sturdy there, physicality of England is an issue for China.
Simon Collings at Hindmarsh Stadium
Excellent from Hemp there. She appeared a shadow of herself within the opener, a lot so she was dropped for the Denmark, however the City ahead completed that so effectively.
England in management.
GOAL! China 0-2 England | Lauren Hemp 26′
IT’S TWO!
This is nearly as good as England have appeared this match. Bright rushes out of defence to win the ball and flicks it by way of to James.
She has area to search for, slide the move into Hemp’s path. One contact takes it away from the defenders, a second sends a end low into the underside nook.