UEFA Women's European Championship

FT Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Netherlands WLDWW 0
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England LWLWL 4
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NED000
ENG224
Stadion Letzigrund · 22,600 att. · FS1

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

ENG leads series 2-1-1

Lineups

ENG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Hannah HamptonG
  2. 16Jess CarterCD-L
  3. 6Leah WilliamsonCD-R
  4. 5Alex GreenwoodLB
  5. 2Lucy BronzeRB
  6. 10Ella TooneAM
  7. 8Georgia StanwayLM
  8. 4Keira WalshRM
  9. 23Alessia RussoF
  10. 11Lauren HempAM-L
  11. 7Lauren JamesAM-R

NED · 4-3-3

  1. 1Daphne van DomselaarG
  2. 4Veerle BuurmanCD-L
  3. 20Dominique JanssenCD-R
  4. 11Esmee BrugtsLB
  5. 18Kerstin CasparijRB
  6. 14Jackie GroenenCM
  7. 17Victoria PelovaLM
  8. 19Wieke KapteinRM
  9. 9Vivianne MiedemaF
  10. 6Jill RoordLF
  11. 12Chasity GrantRF

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 45' Substitution, Netherlands. Sherida Spitse replaces Veerle Buurman.
  4. 45' Substitution, Netherlands. Caitlin Dijkstra replaces Esmee Brugts.
  5. 45' Substitution, Netherlands. Lineth Beerensteyn replaces Jill Roord.
  6. 60' Goal! England 3, Netherlands 0. Lauren James (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  7. 66' Substitution, Netherlands. Daniëlle van de Donk replaces Vivianne Miedema.
  8. 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.
  9. 69' Substitution, England. Chloe Kelly replaces Lauren James.
  10. 69' Caitlin Dijkstra (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 75' Substitution, England. Beth Mead replaces Lauren Hemp.
  12. 75' Substitution, England. Grace Clinton replaces Ella Toone.
  13. 84' Substitution, England. Aggie Beever-Jones replaces Alessia Russo.
  14. 84' Substitution, England. Niamh Charles replaces Lucy Bronze.
  15. 85' Substitution, Netherlands. Damaris Egurrola replaces Jackie Groenen.

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