England vs Norway live updates from Women's Euro 2022 Group A clash

mirror.co.uk, 11 July 2022, 17:35
England prepare for their second game of Euro 2022 and can secure their qualification to the knockout stages of with a victory over Norway on Monday night

Hello and welcome to Mirror Football's live coverage of England Women vs Norway Women in Group A at the UEFA Women's Euro 2022, where the Lionesses can make it two wins from two with a victory at the AMEX Stadium in Brighton.

Sarina Wiegman's side recorded a 1-0 victory over Austria in the opening game of the tournament on Wednesday night in front of 68,000 spectators at Old Trafford, and will now look to follow that up with another strong performance here.

Stay with us for all the build-up for the 8pm kick-off, including team news, manager quotes and more, before we will then bring you live commentary throughout the full 90 minutes of the game on the south coast.

20:35KEY EVENT

GOAL! ENGLAND 4-0 Norway

GOAL!

20:32Tom Malley

A third for England!

England are running away with it here!

Ellen White capitalises on some sloppy Norway defending and finds hereself through on goal, where she calmy slots the ball past the goalkeeper to further increase England's lead!

3-0 (29')

20:31KEY EVENT

GOAL! ENGLAND 3-0 Norway

GOAL!

20:23Tom Malley

Lift-off in Brighton!

20:23Tom Malley

Georgia Stanway puts England ahead from the spot!

20:19Tom Malley

Lauren Hemp doubles England's advantage!

Another fantastic ball across the box finds Lauren Hemp in the box, who managed to adjust her feet in time to roll it across the line.

A VAR check was needed, but the goal has been confirmed!

2-0 (15')

20:17KEY EVENT

GOAL! ENGLAND 2-0 Norway

GOAL!

20:17Tom Malley

It's almost two!

Fantastic play for England and a ball across the box from Beth Mead evades everyone. So close!

1-0 (14')

20:13Tom Malley

Georgia Stanway converts from the spot

Ellen White is fouled in the area after a smart turn and Georgia Stanway steps up to convert the spot kick!

1-0 to England! (12')

20:12KEY EVENT

GOAL! ENGLAND 1-0 Norway

GOAL!

20:01Tom Malley

Kick-off

And we're off!

Action gets underway here at the AMEX Stadium.

0-0 (1')

19:57Tom Malley

Here come the players!

The players are on the pitch ahead of kick-off, in front of 30,000 on the south coast.

Kick-off moments away...

19:47Tom Malley

Less than 15 minutes to go...

Not long now before the action gets underway.

19:40Tom Malley

Norway boss Martin Sjogren pre-match

Norway boss Martin Sjogren has suggested that nerves played a part in a slightly underwhelming performance by England in their 1-0 win over Austria on Wednesday.

Sjogren also believes that Norway are "definitely underdogs" tonight because England are ranked three places higher.

He said: "England is one of the big favourites for the tournament. I think England feels quite a lot of pressure from being at home, being one of the favourites.

"They've had very good performances, especially in the preparations before the Euros. England need to be the favourites in this game going into it."

19:30Tom Malley

Ellen White: Norway are an "amazing" team

England striker Ellen White has paid dividends to the opposition tonight, who won 4-1 in their last outing against Northern Ireland.

She said: "Norway had a great start and we obviously got three points so I think it will be a great game for the neutrals and both sets of fans.

"It should be an exciting, competitive game with talented players on show. We want to go into this Norway game and hopefully put on a big performance.

"They're a great side, they have some amazing players and are really well organised."

19:25Tom Malley

Millie Bright relishing Hegerberg battle

England defender Millie Bright will come up against inaugral Ballon d'Or winner Ada Hegerberg tonight, who is considered one of the best players in the Women's game.

"She's a top player, everyone is aware of her strengths and how she plays but it's just another opponent to take care of and defend against," said Bright.

"As defenders, we love that challenge and it's something that we strive off. You want to be challenged. We're prepared for what we're going to face and we're ready to put our stamp on the game as well."

19:20Tom Malley

The Lionesses have been checking out the pitch

19:15Tom Malley

Fans welcome the Lionesses to the stadium earlier on

19:07Tom Malley

More from Wiegman

Wiegman has responded to Norway manager Martin Sjogren stating that England's underwhelming performance in their victory over Austria was due to pressure.

"We know what we want. We want to play our best game and we want to entertain," said Wiegman.

"You're talking about someone who has said something about us [but] has not been with us. That's OK. It's nice they are trying to put pressure on us.

"We're just working on our game and how we want to play. I don't think about being the hosts, I think about the game."

19:00Tom Malley

Sarina Wiegman "happy" for Norway to be underdogs

England manager Sarina Wiegman has responded to claims that her side are under more pressure as tournament hosts by claiming that tonight's match against Norway is "just a game".

She said: "Tomorrow is just a game. We want to win and they want to.

"If they want to be the underdog, that's fine. I think they have a very strong squad and we do too. I expect an open match so let's see where it goes. Obviously I hope we win it."

19:00Tom Malley

ONE HOUR UNTIL KICK-OFF

Just one hour to go until England get their second Group A game underway against Norway, with plenty of action to come at the AMEX Stadium...

18:55Tom Malley

Here's how the visitors line up

18:55Tom Malley

England captain Leah Williamson also starts

18:50Tom Malley

England unchanged for Norway clash

England are unchanged from their clash with Austria just five days ago, with the same starting XI from that 1-0 victory set to be used tonight.

Sarina Wiegman has opted to stick with the same squad for the Group A clash with Norway, in which she will hope for her side to build some consistency throughout this tournament.

Among those who have retained their places is last week's match winner Beth Mead, who starts on the right wing of a 4-2-3-1 formation.

18:46Tom Malley

England lineup announced!

18:45Tom Malley

Atmosphere is building!

18:42Tom Malley

England boss Sarina Wiegman taking in the surroundings

18:30Tom Malley

England 1-0 Austria recap

Beth Mead scored the winner last time out, as England secured a 1-0 victory over Austria in their Group A opener at Old Trafford.

18:26Tom Malley

Last time out

Both England and Norway kicked-off their Euro 2022 campaigns with victories in their opening Group A matches last week, leaving them both at the top of the group ahead of today's game.

England secured a 1-0 victory over Austria in the opening game of the tournament on Thursday at Old Trafford, with Beth Mead's 16th minute strike enough to claim all three points.

Norway then went and produced an impressive performance of their own just 24 hours later, as they comfortably saw off Northern Ireland 4-1 at St. Mary's Stadium to go top of Group A.

18:18Rich Jones

Big night ahead

It's a big night ahead for the Lionesses.

They got their Euro 2022 bid off to a winning start vs Austria but face a tougher test at the hands of Norway.

It promises to be another great occasion in front of a big crowd, this time in Brighton after a sell-out opener at Old Trafford.

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