England vs Netherlands, 2025 Women's European Championship, Group Stage
· UEFA Women's European Championship
FT
4 - 0
4 - 0
James leads England rout of Netherlands to revive Euro hopes
Lauren James scored twice to help put England's Euro 2025 hopes back on track with an emphatic 4-0 victory over the Netherlands on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Lucy Bronze (England).
- 1': Wieke Kaptein (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Jackie Groenen (Netherlands).
- 3': Lauren Hemp (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt missed. Lauren James (England) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a cross.
- 4': Offside, England. Lauren Hemp is caught offside.
- 9': Attempt missed. Alessia Russo (England) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lauren Hemp.
- 11': Delay in match because of an injury Lauren Hemp (England).
- 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 13': Chasity Grant (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Alex Greenwood (England).
- 14': Foul by Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands).
- 14': Jess Carter (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Veerle Buurman (Netherlands).
- 19': Lauren James (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Goal! England 1, Netherlands 0. Lauren James (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alessia Russo.
- 26': Attempt missed. Jill Roord (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Vivianne Miedema.
- 29': Foul by Esmee Brugts (Netherlands).
- 29': Georgia Stanway (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Foul by Jackie Groenen (Netherlands).
- 32': Lauren Hemp (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Corner,England. Conceded by Esmee Brugts.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Lauren Hemp (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keira Walsh with a cross.
- 38': Attempt saved. Alessia Russo (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daphne van Domselaar (Netherlands). Assisted by Alex Greenwood with a cross.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Lauren James (England) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 38': Corner,England. Conceded by Esmee Brugts.
- 38': Delay in match because of an injury Veerle Buurman (Netherlands).
- 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Alessia Russo (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lauren James with a cross.
- 42': Attempt missed. Alessia Russo (England) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lauren James.
- 43': Ella Toone (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Foul by Jackie Groenen (Netherlands).
- 44': Attempt blocked. Georgia Stanway (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessia Russo.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Lauren James (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lauren Hemp.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Alex Greenwood (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Jill Roord (Netherlands).
- 45'+1': Goal! England 2, Netherlands 0. Georgia Stanway (England) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alessia Russo following a set piece situation.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, England 2, Netherlands 0.
- 45': Second Half begins England 2, Netherlands 0.
- 45': Substitution, Netherlands. Caitlin Dijkstra replaces Esmee Brugts.
- 45': Substitution, Netherlands. Lineth Beerensteyn replaces Jill Roord.
- 45': Substitution, Netherlands. Sherida Spitse replaces Veerle Buurman.
- 47': Dominique Janssen (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Foul by Lauren James (England).
- 48': Foul by Lineth Beerensteyn (Netherlands).
- 48': Hannah Hampton (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Corner,England. Conceded by Kerstin Casparij.
- 50': Offside, England. Leah Williamson is caught offside.
- 52': Foul by Wieke Kaptein (Netherlands).
- 52': Georgia Stanway (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Ella Toone (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands).
- 55': Attempt blocked. Victoria Pelova (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 55': Corner,Netherlands. Conceded by Jess Carter.
- 56': Corner,Netherlands. Conceded by Lucy Bronze.
- 57': Corner,Netherlands. Conceded by Jess Carter.
- 59': Attempt missed. Ella Toone (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 60': Goal! England 3, Netherlands 0. Lauren James (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 63': Delay in match because of an injury Alessia Russo (England).
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Chasity Grant (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Alex Greenwood (England).
- 66': Substitution, Netherlands. Daniëlle van de Donk replaces Vivianne Miedema.
- 67': Goal! England 4, Netherlands 0. Ella Toone (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alessia Russo.
- 69': Substitution, England. Chloe Kelly replaces Lauren James.
- 69': Alessia Russo (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Foul by Caitlin Dijkstra (Netherlands).
- 69': Caitlin Dijkstra (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Offside, England. Lucy Bronze is caught offside.
- 75': Substitution, England. Beth Mead replaces Lauren Hemp.
- 75': Substitution, England. Grace Clinton replaces Ella Toone.
- 76': Offside, Netherlands. Daniëlle van de Donk is caught offside.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Beth Mead (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Georgia Stanway.
- 79': Corner,Netherlands. Conceded by Jess Carter.
- 79': Attempt saved. Sherida Spitse (Netherlands) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Hannah Hampton (England).
- 79': Corner,Netherlands. Conceded by Keira Walsh.
- 80': Foul by Georgia Stanway (England).
- 80': Victoria Pelova (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Attempt saved. Alessia Russo (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daphne van Domselaar (Netherlands). Assisted by Keira Walsh.
- 82': Corner,England. Conceded by Daphne van Domselaar.
- 83': Attempt missed. Lucy Bronze (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Chloe Kelly with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Substitution, England. Aggie Beever-Jones replaces Alessia Russo.
- 84': Substitution, England. Niamh Charles replaces Lucy Bronze.
- 84': Attempt missed. Wieke Kaptein (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Caitlin Dijkstra.
- 85': Substitution, Netherlands. Damaris Egurrola replaces Jackie Groenen.
- 87': Chasity Grant (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Alex Greenwood (England).
- 88': Foul by Aggie Beever-Jones (England).
- 88': Sherida Spitse (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Alex Greenwood (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Daniëlle van de Donk (Netherlands).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Aggie Beever-Jones (England).
- 90'+1': Sherida Spitse (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, England 4, Netherlands 0.
- 0': Match ends, England 4, Netherlands 0.
Statistics
 NED |
ENG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 47.9 | Possession | 52.1 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 284 | Accurate Passes | 308 |
| 368 | Passes | 391 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 8 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 10 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 15 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 20 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Women's European Championship
Venue: Stadion Letzigrund
Location: Zürich, Switzerland
Attendance: 22,600
Venue: Stadion Letzigrund
Location: Zürich, Switzerland
Attendance: 22,600
Women's EURO Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | England | 3 | +8 | 6 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 4 | Wales | 3 | -11 | 0 |
Line-Ups
England (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hannah Hampton (GK) |
| 16 | Jessica Carter |
| 6 | Leah Williamson |
| 5 | Alex Greenwood |
| 2 | Lucy Bronze |
| 10 | Ella Toone |
| 8 | Georgia Stanway |
| 4 | Keira Walsh |
| 23 | Alessia Russo |
| 11 | Lauren Hemp |
| 7 | Lauren James |
Netherlands (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daphne van Domselaar (GK) |
| 4 | Veerle Buurman |
| 20 | Dominique Janssen |
| 11 | Esmee Brugts |
| 18 | Kerstin Casparij |
| 14 | Jackie Groenen |
| 17 | Victoria Pelova |
| 19 | Wieke Kaptein |
| 9 | Vivianne Miedema |
| 6 | Jill Roord |
| 12 | Chasity Grant |
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