UEFA Women's European Championship

England vs Netherlands, 2025 Women's European Championship, Group Stage

· UEFA Women's European Championship
England
  • 22': Lauren James
  • 45'+2': Georgia Stanway
  • 60': Lauren James
  • 67': Ella Toone
FT
4 - 0
Netherlands

    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 Timeline

    • 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 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'+1': Alex Greenwood (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Jill Roord (Netherlands).
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': 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 (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 centre of the goal 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 close, but misses the top left corner. 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'+1': Foul by Aggie Beever-Jones (England).
    • 90'+1': Sherida Spitse (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, England 4, Netherlands 0.
    • 0': Match ends, England 4, Netherlands 0.

    Statistics

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    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
    7 Effective Tackles 13
    14 Tackles 22
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 6
    19 Effective Clearances 15
    19 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Women's European Championship

    Venue: Stadion Letzigrund
    Location: Zürich, Switzerland

    Women's EURO Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 France 1 +1 3
    2 England 2 +3 3
    3 Netherlands 2 -1 3
    4 Wales 1 -3 0
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    Line-Ups

    ENG England (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Hannah Hampton (GK)
    16 Jessica Carter
    6 Leah Williamson
    5 Alex Greenwood
    2 Lucy Bronze
    4 Keira Walsh
    8 Georgia Stanway
    10 Ella Toone
    23 Alessia Russo
    11 Lauren Hemp
    7 Lauren James
    England Substitutes:
    Niamh Charles, Grace Clinton, Michelle Agyemang, Anna Moorhouse, Agnes Beever-Jones, Maya Le Tissier, Esme Morgan, Khiara Keating, Jessica Park, Chloe Kelly, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Beth Mead.

    NED 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
    Netherlands Substitutes:
    Renate Jansen, Daniëlle van de Donk, Daniëlle de Jong, Romée Leuchter, Caitlin Dijkstra, Ilse van der Zanden, Lize Kop, Lineth Beerensteyn, Sherida Spitse, Lynn Wilms, Damaris Egurrola, Katja Snoeijs.

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