Brighton’s Amex Stadium hosts right this moment’s ladies’s worldwide pleasant between the Lionesses and the Czechs as preparations proceed for subsequent yr’s World Cup.
A incredible victory over reigning champions the USA on Friday confirmed England’s standing as real contenders for the crown on the event Down Underneath, with the Euros heroes definitely not in need of confidence. Tonight’s sport shall be a distinct check with the guests ranked twenty eighth on this planet and Sarina Wiegman has made three modifications to her beginning line-up.
That is the final time the Lionesses will play in entrance of their residence followers in 2022, rounding off a really memorable yr for girls’s soccer on these shores. The match can be being broadcast stay on terrestrial TV, by way of ITV. You may as well hold updated with all of the motion by way of Normal Sport’s stay weblog under – that includes professional evaluation from Simon Collings on the Amex.
Reside updates
77 minutes: All too cute for England on the 18-yard line with an absence of photographs coming in – solely 12 to this point tonight regardless of virtually 70 per cent possession.
73 minutes: Not trying good for Slavia Prague full-back Slajsova, who’s applauded by the 21,000-strong crowd as she departs on a stretcher.
Dlaskova is on in her place, with Martinkova and Mrazova additionally changing Krejcirikova and Staskova.
69 minutes: Good from England across the Czech field and there finest play comes when the full-backs push excessive, Stokes showing on the left to drift a cross that’s only a bit too deep to fulfill a goal.
A cease in play after a painful one for Slajsova, her ankle rolling after a tangle with Hemp.
65 minutes: Hemp now taking part in large left with teenager Salmon up entrance, Kirby on her shoulder.
62 minutes: Wiegman does certainly flip to her bench as Manchester Metropolis’s Morgan replaces Brilliant on the coronary heart of the defence, England now taking part in 4 pure full-backs throughout their backline.
Salmon makes her debut rather than James.
Simon Collings on the Amex
A lot better from England this half, with Mead injecting some tempo into the assault. Salmon, who has been in nice type within the NWSL, ought to provide much more of that.
CLOSE!
59 minutes: By some means England aren’t forward!
Hemp bears down on aim and a scrumptious chip clips the within of the publish and Kirby can’t scramble it over the road. Blimey!
CHANCE ENGLAND!
56 minutes: The followers’ first likelihood to see Mead racing at aim, latching onto a superb clipped ball by Brilliant excessive and drawing the goalkeeper off her line.
Her first contact is just a bit sturdy and Lukasova smothers her second, stopping a severe shot on aim.
Khyrova replaces Szewieczkova for guests in assault.
53 minutes: The Czechs type a three-on-two breakaway that sees Krejcirikova let fly from distance as a result of England have the tempo to get again in time. Earps isn’t troubled because it goes large.
CHANCE!
50 minutes: A greater last ball as Bronze feeds Mead down the best, the Arsenal winger whipping in a superb ball for Hemp.
The striker is back-tracking as she vegetation a header goalwards, and it loops harmlessly over.
