Northern Ireland vs England, 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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  • 26': Lauren Hemp
  • 52': Ella Toone
  • 60': Lauren Hemp
  • 70': Georgia Stanway
  • 79': Georgia Stanway

Lionesses World Cup qualification on hold despite 5-0 win

Lauren Hemp and Georgia Stanway netted twice each as England beat Northern Ireland 5-0 to move closer to qualification for the World Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, England. Conceded by Kelsie Burrows.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Ellen White (England) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Georgia Stanway with a cross.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Beth Mead (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lauren Hemp.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Ella Toone (England) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Ellen White (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucy Bronze.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Lucy Bronze (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ellen White.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Millie Bright (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Georgia Stanway.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Beth Mead (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 21': Offside, England. Beth Mead tries a through ball, but Ellen White is caught offside.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Ella Toone (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jessica Carter.
  • 26': Goal! Northern Ireland Women 0, England 1. Lauren Hemp (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ella Toone with a cross.
  • 30': Offside, Northern Ireland Women. Demi Vance tries a through ball, but Lauren Wade is caught offside.
  • 32': Offside, England. Lauren Hemp tries a through ball, but Ellen White is caught offside.
  • 35': Corner, England. Conceded by Abbie Magee.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Ellen White (England) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Leah Williamson with a cross.
  • 36': Corner, England. Conceded by Sarah Robson.
  • 37': Offside, England. Lauren Hemp tries a through ball, but Ellen White is caught offside.
  • 39': Corner, England. Conceded by Kelsie Burrows.
  • 40': Foul by Ella Toone (England).
  • 40': Sarah Robson (Northern Ireland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Lauren Hemp (England) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lucy Bronze with a cross.
  • 42': Offside, England. Ella Toone tries a through ball, but Lauren Hemp is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Ellen White (England) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jessica Carter with a cross.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Ellen White (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucy Bronze with a cross.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Demi Vance (Northern Ireland Women).
  • 45'+3': Lucy Bronze (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Northern Ireland Women 0, England 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Northern Ireland Women 0, England 1.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Ellen White (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Georgia Stanway.
  • 49': Foul by Rachel Furness (Northern Ireland Women).
  • 49': Lauren Hemp (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Goal! Northern Ireland Women 0, England 2. Ella Toone (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Beth Mead.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Lauren Wade (Northern Ireland Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joely Andrews.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Lauren Hemp (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jessica Carter with a cross.
  • 57': Corner, England. Conceded by Sarah Robson.
  • 58': Corner, England. Conceded by Rachel Furness.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Lauren Hemp (England) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jessica Carter.
  • 60': Goal! Northern Ireland Women 0, England 3. Lauren Hemp (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 61': Substitution, Northern Ireland Women. Chloe McCarron replaces Rachel Furness.
  • 62': Substitution, Northern Ireland Women. Kirsty McGuinness replaces Lauren Wade.
  • 65': Substitution, England. Bethany England replaces Ellen White.
  • 66': Substitution, England. Rachel Daly replaces Jessica Carter.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Beth Mead (England) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucy Bronze with a cross.
  • 70': Goal! Northern Ireland Women 0, England 4. Georgia Stanway (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ella Toone.
  • 71': Substitution, England. Nikita Parris replaces Beth Mead.
  • 72': Foul by Demi Vance (Northern Ireland Women).
  • 72': Nikita Parris (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 72': Demi Vance (Northern Ireland Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Corner, England. Conceded by Kirsty McGuinness.
  • 74': Corner, England. Conceded by Demi Vance.
  • 75': Substitution, Northern Ireland Women. Nadene Caldwell replaces Joely Andrews.
  • 76': Substitution, Northern Ireland Women. Rebecca McKenna replaces Kelsie Burrows.
  • 78': Corner, England. Conceded by Julie Nelson.
  • 79': Goal! Northern Ireland Women 0, England 5. Georgia Stanway (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a headed pass.
  • 82': Substitution, Northern Ireland Women. Caragh Hamilton replaces Abbie Magee.
  • 83': Corner, Northern Ireland Women. Conceded by Lauren Hemp.
  • 85': Foul by Caragh Hamilton (Northern Ireland Women).
  • 85': Rachel Daly (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Offside, Northern Ireland Women. Rebecca McKenna tries a through ball, but Simone Magill is caught offside.
  • 87': Substitution, England. Jordan Nobbs replaces Georgia Stanway.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Lauren Hemp (England) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Nobbs.
  • 89': Foul by Millie Bright (England).
  • 89': Simone Magill (Northern Ireland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Ella Toone (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bethany England.
  • 90'+1': Corner, England. Conceded by Demi Vance.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Millie Bright (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Northern Ireland Women 0, England 5.
  • 0': Match ends, Northern Ireland Women 0, England 5.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Windsor Park
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Attendance: 15,348

WWCQ - UEFA Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Germany 1 +5 3
2 Norway 1 +1 3
3 Austria 1 -1 0
4 Slovenia 1 -5 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

NIR Northern Ireland (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Jacqueline Burns (GK)
4 Sarah McFadden
13 Kelsie Burrows
5 Julie Nelson
3 Demi Vance Yellow Card
22 Abbie Magee
10 Rachel Furness
8 Marissa Callaghan
20 Joely Andrews
14 Lauren Wade
9 Simone Magill

ENG England (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Mary Earps (GK)
5 Leah Williamson
6 Millie Bright
3 Jessica Carter
2 Lucy Bronze
4 Keira Walsh
10 Ella Toone
8 Georgia Stanway
9 Ellen White
11 Lauren Hemp
7 Beth Mead

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