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England vs Wales live score: Lionesses Euro 2025 updates
Kit Shepard: White shirts in one end, red shirts and bucket hats in the other, Abba blaring out from the loudspeakers. This is very much 'Brits abroad' night in St Gallen. The Lionesses have never lost in ten meetings to Wales, winning nine of them. Tonight would be a really, really bad time for that streak to end.
Kit Shepard: The England team are greeted with loud cheers as they emerge for their warm-up in St Gallen. Lauren James is sporting a black eye, having picked up the knock while challenging for a header against the Netherlands. However, she and the rest of the squad appear in good spirits as they begin to limber up.
While you are assembling the snacks trolley and pouring drinks, may we run a little bit of pre-match reading under your nose — it's our guide to the Wales team, how you might go about beating them and how (if you're not careful) they could beat you. Read it and impress your friends and family.
Kit Shepard: Wales make three changes from the team that started the 4-1 defeat by France. Olivia Clark replaces Safia Middleton-Patel in goal, Rhiannon Roberts comes into the back line for Josie Green, and the midfielder Carrie Jones is in for Kayleigh Barton. The 38-year-old Jess Fishlock, Wales's record goalscorer and most capped player, starts what could well be her final international.
Wales (4-2-3-1): O Clark — E Morgan, R Roberts, G Evans, L Woodham — J Fishlock, A James — C Holland, C Jones, R Rowe — F Morgan. Subs: Middleton-Patel, Kelly, Ingle, Green, Barton, Cain, Ladd, Hughes, Estcourt, Joel, Powell, Griffiths.
Kit Shepard: England are unchanged from Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Netherlands. That means Lauren James stays on the right wing after struggling in the No 10 role against France, while Ella Toone retains her place. Presumably, Jess Carter will start at left centre back and Alex Greenwood at left back, as they did against the Dutch. The pair started the other way around in the France game and both played poorly, before swapping positions for the Netherlands match and delivering much-improved performances.
England (4-2-1-3): H Hampton — L Bronze, L Williamson, J Carter, A Greenwood — K Walsh, G Stanway — E Toone — L James, A Russo, L Hemp. Subs: N Charles, B Mead, M Le Tissier, A Moorhouse, G Clinton, E Morgan, M Agyemang, C Kelly, A Beever-Jones, J Park, K Keating, L Wubben-Moy.
Kit Shepard, women's football reporter
The picturesque university town of St Gallen has been full of England and Wales fans today. The city's cathedral and Abbey Library proved popular landmarks for supporters with plenty of wiggle room for sightseeing before the 9pm kick-off (local time). Arena St Gallen is about three miles out of the city, and the trains and buses were packed by 6pm. There's a lot of people to shift from city to stadium, but Switzerland's immaculate public transport appears more than ready for the challenge. Fans of each nation have mingled harmoniously, be it in the city, on the train or at the ground. There has been plenty of light-hearted banter, of course.
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First things first — let's remind ourselves how the Group D table looks. France are home and hosed, obviously — but need a point against the Netherlands to secure top spot. As for everyone else, England are through if they equal or better the Netherlands' result against France, unless both sides lose and Wales win by four or more goals against the Lionesses. The Dutch qualify if they better England's result — if they were tied on points then England go through as it then comes down to the result between the teams.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the final two games of the Euro 2025 group stage as we discover which of Netherlands, England and Wales will join France in the last eight. Admittedly Wales's chances are such a long shot that they make the David Beckham goal against Wimbledon seem like a tap-in, but we'll get to that if they suddenly find themselves 4-0 up against England, who have given themselves a great chance by thrashing the Dutch 4-0 in midweek. Kit Shepard is our man watching the Lionesses in St Gallen so will be your eyes and ears for analysis and the bits you might not have noticed from TV. On we go.
