LEICESTER, England — The Lionesses eased previous Jamaica 7-0 on Sunday to provide themselves a profitable ship off as they head to Switzerland for Euro 2025 seeking to defend their crown.
England have been dominant in opposition to an underpowered Jamaica staff. Ella Toone scored twice, whereas there have been additionally targets for Lucy Bronze, Georgia Stanway, Alessia Russo, Aggie Beevor-Jones and Beth Mead.
In an additional increase to England, Lauren James performed half-hour off the bench as she made her comeback from a hamstring harm she suffered again in April.
This was England’s ultimate match earlier than they begin their Euro 2025 marketing campaign in opposition to France on July 5 and Sarina Wiegman has given a touch of what the beginning staff will likely be for the match in Zurich subsequent week with Alex Greenwood partnering Leah Williamson at centre again, Jess Carter getting the nod at left-back and Toone getting a begin in midfield.
It was an easy match for England in entrance of 25,088 spectators in opposition to a Jamaica staff who have been with out Manchester Metropolis’s star ahead Khadija “Bunny” Shaw.
England dominated the primary half, taking part in a lot of the match on the sting of Jamaica’s field. They pressed excessive, forcing Jamaica again and that stress ultimately informed within the tenth minute as Toone guided a fantastically judged shot from the sting of the field into the nook of Liya Brooks’ web for her first England objective since February 2024.
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Regardless of England’s dominance, Jamaica thought they’d made it 1-1 9 minutes later as Kayla McKenna’s shot deflected off Greenwood and previous Hannah Hampton. However with the assistance of VAR, the objective was dominated out as Kiki van Zanten was standing in an offside place and blocking Hampton’s sightline.
From there, England reasserted their dominance and a wonderfully weighted Carter cross discovered Bronze who headed residence within the thirty second minute. Lauren Hemp and Russo then had photographs hit the woodwork earlier than Toone made it three earlier than the break as her curling effort clipped the left put up and rolled in to make it 3-0 at half time.
The second half began at a decrease tempo within the early night solar, however Stanway bought England’s fourth with a robust effort from 12 yards out to make it 4. England have been dominating each side of the match and within the 63rd minute, Wiegman began ringing the adjustments with James making her comeback from harm as she changed Toone.
Hemp and Greenwood have been additionally withdrawn, with Chloe Kelly and Esme Morgan approaching.
James put her stamp on the match seven minutes later as her cross discovered Russo to nod residence and get the objective she deserved for all her efforts up entrance.
Wiegman used her remaining substitutions within the 74th minute with Beevor-Jones, Niamh Charles and Grace Clinton all getting their alternatives.
Beevor-Jones then had a shot well-saved by Brooks after one other pinpoint James cross, however Jamaica’s reduction was short-lived with Chelsea’s Beevor-Jones including England’s sixth within the 84th minute. Mead regarded to have suffered a knee harm within the closing phases of the match, however after a spell on the turf, returned to the sector and scored England’s seventh in added time.