42 min: The flag has gone up three times in the last two minutes, twice for England and once for Spain. This time, they look like the right decisions, though they were tight.
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Spain v England: Women’s Nations League – live | Women's Nations League Key events 39 min: Stanway and Bronze with a quick one-two before the full-back puts a cross in but there is no white shirt to test Coll. 37 min: Bonmatí and Putellas combine well at the edge of the area (a scary sentence for any opponent) but the final ball just isn’t quite there. 35 min: Walsh tries to find Mead but her pass is quite far way from her target and Spain intercept it. 32 min: From right outside the box González has a go. The shot looks like it could sail on target but it dips too late, just going over the bar. The crowd oohs at the chance. 29 min: Russo is a nuisance for England – in the best way. The striker gets forward to try and receive the ball and Aleixandri has to grab her to stop her. She is shown the first yellow card of the game. Mead takes the free-kick and it is a good chance for Williamson to head it towards goal but Coll deals with the tame shot. 25 min: Spain look to respond quickly. A Paralluelo cross comes in and the ball clearly hits Charles’s arm in the box. But the referee waves to play on much to the crowd’s frustration. England let-off again. GOAL! Spain 0-1 England (Russo 22)Charles wins the ball off Paralluelo and the ball is played to a rushing Russo. She is 1v1 against Coll and there was likely going to be one result: the ball in the back of the net. Spain are not happy because they think there was a foul from Charles. But the assistant referee disagrees and, again, no VAR. On her 50th cap, that is Russo’s 22nd goal for her country. What form she is in! 20 min: It is getting a bit cagey now. England have been forced to defend deep and compact for most of this opening 20 minutes and Spain are still looking for the spaces. 17 min: Charles plays a great curling ball to Hemp on the flank but Batlle deals with the danger. 13 min: The ball bobbles around in the England box and it breaks towards González but her first touch is a bit too heavy, allowing Hampton to quickly gather the ball. 12 min: Hemp plays Charles into the box but the flag goes up again. This one looked like the right decision. 11 min: Bonmatí is through on goal but the flag goes up for offside. She wags her finger, denying the claim. The replay shows she was well onside with Williamson caught out but there is no VAR in the group stages of the Nations League so play continues. 8 min: Spain get two corners back-to-back. The first ends in a wild Carmona shot and the second is cleared away by Charles. 8 min: What a let-off! Williamson looks like she will easily deal with a rare ball over the top from Spain but instead passes it straight into the pass of González. The striker cuts inside and shoots but it’s well-wide. 6 min: England get up the pitch but Bronze and Mead can’t get their passing quite right. 3 min: Spain win an early corner. Paralluelo takes the set-piece and it lands to Parades who has a swipe at it. It lands towards González, who spins and shoots but Hampton is there, her strong hand coming out and denying what looked like a sure goal. Great save from close range! 1 min: Spain start early with Bonmatí and Paralluelo attempting to combine but Williamson deals with the pressure. Kick-off: Spain 0-0 EnglandThe players take a knee before the referee blows her whistle. The hosts in all red and the visitors in white and blue. The teams are out and the national anthems are played. Paredes and Williamson – the two captains – shake hands and we are moments away from kick-off. The pre-match postbag is here! Peter questions the line-up:
Definitely an interesting change from Wiegman. She did not really give a clear answer in her pre-match interview for her reasoning but I believe she’ll want to assess Stanway’s ability before this summer and see if she can keep up against one of the best midfields in the world in Spain. Let’s see if Beever-Jones make an appearance off the bench. And Assaf with some extra info:
Great spot! Wiegman has been vocal about the number of games her players are forced to play and I am sure she and the players would be grateful for the rest. Thank you for all the discussion! Feel free to continue sending your thoughts via email. Sarina Wiegman speaks to ITV before kick-off:
15 minutes until kick-off at the RCDE Stadium! There is quite a rivalry building between these two sides. England knocked out Spain in the last Euros with Stanway scoring in extra-time. Spain then went on to beat England in the World Cup final with the sole goal coming from Real Madrid’s Olga Carmona. Here are some of the stats between these two sides:
England are in good form, beating Portugal 6-0 last week with Beever-Jones’s first-half hat-trick leading the rout. But Spain, the world champions, are a different test all together. Here is what Wiegman said on tonight’s task:
Sarina Wiegman will announce her Euro 2025 squad on Thursday as England begin their title defence against France in Switzerland. Will any of her players make enough of a mark tonight to cause a last minute shuffle? One player we know will not be on the team sheet is Mary Earps, who announced her shock retirement late last month. Wiegman has preferred Hampton between the sticks as of late but Earps’ experience would have been invaluable this summer. Quite a few England and Spain players were a part of the Champions League final last month, where Arsenal – the heavy underdogs – beat Barcelona 1-0. Lucy Bronze, a five-time Champions League winner said it was only a positive more England players have won the pinnacle of club football.
The Chelsea full-back also spoke on her teammate Millie Bright’s decision to take a break for her mental health.
Team newsSpain (4-3-3): Coll; Batlle, Paredes, Aleixandri, Carmona; Bonmatí, Guijaro, Putellas; Caldentey, González, Paralluelo Subs: Nanclares, Sullastres, Fernandez, S García, Méndez, Zubieta, López, L García, Redondo, Pina, Martín-Prieto, Del Castillo England (4-3-3): Hampton; Bronze, Williamson, Greenwood, Charles; Stanway, Walsh, Park; Mead, Russo, Hemp Subs: Moorhouse, Keating, Wubben-Moy, Morgan, Carter, Le Tissier, Toone, Kearns, Agyemang, Parris, Beever-Jones, Kelly PreambleIt is all or nothing for the Lionesses in tonight’s Nations League match between Spain and England as both sides fight to finish top of Group A3 to qualify for the finals. Spain currently lead the pack in a group that also includes Portugal and Belgium with 12 points while England trail in second with 10. Sarina Wiegmna’s side need a win tonight to advance to the knockout stage while Spain can get by with only a point. Join me for team news and buildup before the 6pm BST/7pm CEST kick-off. And, as always, feel free to send me an email with your thoughts, questions, predictions, complaints and rituals. I want to hear it all! Source link Posted: 2025-06-03 18:45:38 |
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