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9. England win a free-kick inches outside of the Wales penalty area after Jones is adjudged to have tripped Stanway.
In fact, replays show the infringement – if indeed it was actually a foul – took place just inside the box.
The England players have the ball lined up for a free-kick, but there is a VAR check ongoing…
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7. The Lionesses are beginning to patiently probe their opponents.
Meanwhile, Wales skipper Angharad James is putting in a captain’s shift with some hefty tackles around the park.
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5. An early touch for Wales goalkeeper Olivia Clark, which will do her confidence the world of good.
The Leicester stopper comfortably claims a left wing centre despite the penalty area presence of Alessia Russo.
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3. Wales enjoy some confidence-boosting early possession, but it soon threatens to unravel when Morgan is dispossessed by Hemp.
Immediately there’s an opportunity for the Lionesses to counter, only for Wales’ Roberts to intervene with a thumping challenge.
Kick-off – England v Wales
1. The two sets of players take the knee, and then Ella Toone gets this Group D clash underway on Frida Klarlund’s whistle.
Group D, by the way, is the only group at Euro 2025 where no nation has sealed their spot in the last eight. Will there be twists and turns tonight across its final 90 minutes?
Here come the two teams!
In the Swiss city of St Gallen, history is about to be made.
For the first time at a major women’s international tournament, the landlocked neighbours of England and Wales are set to do battle.
Both nations are still dreaming of a place in the quarter-finals, although for the Welsh that dream is distant – they require a victory with at least a four-goal margin.
England’s progression is more of a necessity; a win will be enough, although a draw will be enough if Netherlands fail to beat France in Basel.
Unsurprisingly, Wales win the battle of the anthems with another rousing rendition of Land of My Fathers.
Leah Williamson won’t mind about that though; she wants her teammates to do their singing on the pitch.
Kick-off in St Gallen comes next.
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