England vs China, 2025 Women's International Friendly

· Women's International Friendly
England
  • 12': Beth Mead
  • 14': Beth Mead
  • 16': Lauren Hemp
  • 23': Georgia Stanway
  • 38': Georgia Stanway (P)
  • 52': Georgia Stanway
  • 71': Ella Toone
  • 78': Alessia Russo
FT
8 - 0
China

    Stanway bags hat trick as England thrash China at Wembley

    Georgia Stanway scored a hat trick as England made a triumphant return to Wembley with a 8-0 thrashing of China.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Wang Aifang (China PR).
    • 1': Georgia Stanway (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Wang Aifang (China PR) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 3': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Lucy Bronze.
    • 5': Corner, England. Conceded by Dou Jiaxing.
    • 5': Corner, England. Conceded by Wang Linlin.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Maya Le Tissier (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Pan Hongyan (China PR). Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a cross.
    • 6': Offside, England. Beth Mead is caught offside.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Alessia Russo (England) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Beth Mead with a cross.
    • 12': Goal! England 1, China PR 0. Beth Mead (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucy Bronze with a cross following a fast break.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Ella Toone (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lauren Hemp.
    • 14': Goal! England 2, China PR 0. Beth Mead (England) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ella Toone.
    • 16': Goal! England 3, China PR 0. Lauren Hemp (England) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Georgia Stanway.
    • 18': Foul by Wang Yanwen (China PR).
    • 18': Lucy Bronze (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Lauren Hemp (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 23': Goal! England 4, China PR 0. Georgia Stanway (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 24': Foul by Wurigumula (China PR).
    • 24': Niamh Charles (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Niamh Charles (England).
    • 25': Wurigumula (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Offside, England. Alessia Russo is caught offside.
    • 30': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Niamh Charles.
    • 32': Foul by Wurigumula (China PR).
    • 32': Lauren Hemp (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Alessia Russo (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 33': Penalty conceded by Li Mengwen (China PR) with a handball in the penalty area.
    • 36': VAR Decision: Penalty England.
    • 38': Goal! England 5, China PR 0. Georgia Stanway (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 40': Offside, China PR. Wang Yanwen is caught offside.
    • 43': Offside, England. Ella Toone is caught offside.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Corner, England. Conceded by Wang Linlin.
    • 45'+2': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Esme Morgan.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, England 5, China PR 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins England 5, China PR 0.
    • 45': Substitution, China PR. Zhang Linyan replaces Wurigumula.
    • 45': Substitution, England. Chloe Kelly replaces Lauren Hemp.
    • 45': Substitution, England. Jessica Park replaces Beth Mead.
    • 45': Substitution, England. Lotte Wubben-Moy replaces Esme Morgan.
    • 47': Foul by Chloe Kelly (England).
    • 47': Li Mengwen (China PR) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Offside, England. Alessia Russo is caught offside.
    • 48': Foul by Wang Aifang (China PR).
    • 48': Georgia Stanway (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Goal! England 6, China PR 0. Georgia Stanway (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ella Toone with a through ball.
    • 55': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Ella Toone.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Chen Qiaozhu (China PR) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 56': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Keira Walsh.
    • 57': Foul by Wu Haiyan (China PR).
    • 57': Lucy Bronze (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Zhang Linyan (China PR) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Yao Wei with a headed pass.
    • 60': Foul by Shao Ziqin (China PR).
    • 60': Maya Le Tissier (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Wang Aifang (China PR).
    • 64': Niamh Charles (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 65': Corner, England. Conceded by Chen Qiaozhu.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Niamh Charles (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucy Bronze following a corner.
    • 67': Substitution, China PR. Zhang Rui replaces Wang Aifang.
    • 67': Substitution, China PR. Tang Jiali replaces Shao Ziqin.
    • 67': Substitution, China PR. Jin Kun replaces Wang Yanwen.
    • 68': Substitution, England. Lucia Kendall replaces Keira Walsh.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Alessia Russo (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucia Kendall with a cross.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Jessica Park (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chloe Kelly.
    • 71': Jessica Park (England) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Lucy Bronze.
    • 71': Goal! England 7, China PR 0. Ella Toone (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 75': Substitution, England. Taylor Hinds replaces Lucy Bronze.
    • 78': Goal! England 8, China PR 0. Alessia Russo (England) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ella Toone with a through ball.
    • 80': Foul by Tang Jiali (China PR).
    • 80': Georgia Stanway (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Yao Wei (China PR) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Zhang Linyan.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Alessia Russo (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Niamh Charles.
    • 85': Substitution, England. Aggie Beever-Jones replaces Alessia Russo.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Zhang Linyan (China PR) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner by Anna Moorhouse (England).
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Aggie Beever-Jones (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jessica Park.
    • 87': Corner, England. Conceded by Wu Haiyan.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Tang Jiali (China PR) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Anna Moorhouse (England). Assisted by Zhang Rui.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, China PR. Shen Mengyu replaces Yao Wei.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, China PR. Lu Yatong replaces Li Mengwen.
    • 90'+3': Lotte Wubben-Moy (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Tang Jiali (China PR).
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, England 8, China PR 0.
    • 0': Match ends, England 8, China PR 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 2
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 4
    5 Corner Kicks 5
    1 Saves 2
    30 Possession 70
    6 SHOTS 19
    2 ON GOAL 9
    0.3 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    194 Accurate Passes 570
    260 Passes 633
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 4
    13 Crosses 26
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    28 Long Balls 37
    7 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 4
    7 Effective Tackles 4
    14 Tackles 8
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    14 Interceptions 10
    35 Effective Clearances 19
    35 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: Women's International Friendly

    Venue: Wembley Stadium
    Location: London, England

    Line-Ups

    ENG England (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Anna Moorhouse (GK)
    6 Esme Morgan
    5 Maya Le Tissier
    4 Keira Walsh
    3 Niamh Charles
    2 Lucy Bronze
    10 Ella Toone
    8 Georgia Stanway
    11 Lauren Hemp
    7 Beth Mead
    9 Alessia Russo
    England Substitutes:
    Taylor Hinds, Lucia Kendall, Grace Fisk, Jess Park, Chloe Kelly, Aggie Beever-Jones, Anouk Denton, Grace Clinton, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Freya Godfrey, Missy Bo Kearns, Laura Blindkilde Brown, Sophie Baggaley, Ellie Roebuck.

    CHN China (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    23 Pan Hongyan (GK)
    5 Wu Haiyan
    4 Wang Linlin
    3 Dou Jiaxing
    22 Chen Qiaozhu
    11 Li Mengwen
    24 Wang Aifang
    8 Yao Wei
    10 Wang Yanwen
    29 Wurigumula
    20 Shao Ziqin
    China Substitutes:
    Zhang Linyan, Zhu Yu, Huo Yuexin, Sun Fangxin, Jin Kun, Zhang Xin, Zhu Mengdi, Liu Jing, Tang Jiali, Zhang Rui, Shen Mengyu, Lu Yatong, Liu Yanqiu, Wu Chengshu, Zhao Yujie.

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