Women's International Friendly

FT Saturday, November 29, 2025
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England WWWLW 8
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Wembley Stadium

Match Report

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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.

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Highlights

00:46 The numbers behind England's big win over China Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ENG leads series 2-1

Lineups

ENG · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Anna MoorhouseG
  2. 6Esme MorganCD-L
  3. 5Maya Le TissierCD-R
  4. 4Keira WalshDM
  5. 3Niamh CharlesLB
  6. 2Lucy BronzeRB
  7. 10Ella TooneCM-L
  8. 8Georgia StanwayCM-R
  9. 11Lauren HempLM
  10. 7Beth MeadRM
  11. 9Alessia RussoF

CHN · 5-4-1

  1. 23Pan HongyanG
  2. 5Wu HaiyanCD
  3. 4Wang LinlinCD-L
  4. 3Dou JiaxingCD-R
  5. 22Chen QiaozhuLB
  6. 11Li MengwenRB
  7. 24Wang AifangCM-L
  8. 8Yao WeiCM-R
  9. 10Wang YanwenLM
  10. 29WurigumulaRM
  11. 20Shao ZiqinF

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 23' Goal! England 4, China PR 0. Georgia Stanway (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  5. 38' Goal! England 5, China PR 0. Georgia Stanway (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  6. 45' Substitution, England. Chloe Kelly replaces Lauren Hemp.
  7. 45' Substitution, England. Jessica Park replaces Beth Mead.
  8. 45' Substitution, England. Lotte Wubben-Moy replaces Esme Morgan.
  9. 45' Substitution, China PR. Zhang Linyan replaces Wurigumula.
  10. 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.
  11. 67' Substitution, China PR. Zhang Rui replaces Wang Aifang.
  12. 67' Substitution, China PR. Tang Jiali replaces Shao Ziqin.
  13. 67' Substitution, China PR. Jin Kun replaces Wang Yanwen.
  14. 68' Substitution, England. Lucia Kendall replaces Keira Walsh.
  15. 71' Goal! England 7, China PR 0. Ella Toone (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  16. 75' Substitution, England. Taylor Hinds replaces Lucy Bronze.
  17. 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.
  18. 85' Substitution, England. Aggie Beever-Jones replaces Alessia Russo.
  19. 90'+2' Substitution, China PR. Shen Mengyu replaces Yao Wei.
  20. 90'+2' Substitution, China PR. Lu Yatong replaces Li Mengwen.

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