England v Netherlands: Women’s Euro 2025 - live

2m ago 18.29 BST 70 min: Dijkstra is booked for a shirt pull on Russo on the right. Share

3m ago 18.28 BST 69 min: Sarina Wiegman makes her first substitution of the evening, with Chloe Kelly replacing James. Share

4m ago 18.28 BST 68 min: The ball is played through to Russo in the box, who holds it up before squaring it across goal to Toone, who turns before firing her shot into the bottom-right corner! Another major tournament, another goal for the Manchester United star. Share

5m ago 18.26 BST GOAL! England 4-0 Netherlands (Ella Toone, 67) Toone makes it FOUR. England are running riot! View image in fullscreen Ella Toone adds another for rampant England! Photograph: Nick Potts/PA Share Updated at 18.31 BST

8m ago 18.23 BST 64 min: Another long pass is sent forward to Grant, but there’s a bit too much on it and England have a goal kick. Share

10m ago 18.21 BST 61 min: Hampton sends another fantastic long ball over to Hemp on the right. The winger crosses into the box, where Russo misses the header. Toone controls and goes for goal, but her effort bounces off a defender. Luckily, it falls straight to James who slots her shot into the bottom-right corner! Share

13m ago 18.19 BST GOAL! England 3-0 Netherlands (Lauren James, 60) James strikes again to make it three! View image in fullscreen It’s surely game over as Lauren James nets a third for England. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Reuters Share Updated at 18.28 BST

13m ago 18.18 BST 59 min: Pelova plays a dangerous ball over to Grant in the box. The winger volleys it across goal but none of her team-mates are there to flick it in and England can clear the danger. Share Updated at 18.19 BST

15m ago 18.16 BST 56 min: Janssen applies pressure on Bronze, forcing the right-back to see the ball out for a corner. Spitse sends a cross into the box, Greenwood flicks it on before Russo can eventually make the definitive clearance. Share

18m ago 18.13 BST 53 min: James does well to ease through the midfield with some fancy footwork before the ball is eventually played to Toone. The Manchester United star then draws a free kick on the halfway line. Share

21m ago 18.10 BST 50 min: Russo puts the ball in the net… but it won’t count! The referee disallows it for an offside in the build-up. View image in fullscreen Alessia Russo has her effort ruled out for a slight offside. Photograph: Alessandra Tarantino/AP Share Updated at 18.17 BST

24m ago 18.08 BST 49 min: A Netherlands free kick is played into the box. Beerensteyn goes for the header but Hampton gets there to claim. Share

25m ago 18.07 BST 48 min: One more change for Netherlands as Sherida Spitse replaces Buurman. Share

26m ago 18.05 BST 46 min: Andries Jonker made a double change at the break, with Lineth Beerensteyn replacing Roord and Caitlin Dijkstra on for Brugts. Share

30m ago 18.01 BST Mary emailed in with this message… just before Stanway made it two: “Greetings from occupied California. The upfield pressure by England is making the Netherlands look very shaky. Smells like an England goal is coming soon.” Share

33m ago 17.58 BST A look at THAT Lauren James strike… The pass. The finish. 😍

A beautiful strike from Lauren James to give us the lead 🤌 pic.twitter.com/5J7esOthn1 — Lionesses (@Lionesses) July 9, 2025 Share

35m ago 17.56 BST If you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe to our Moving the Goalposts newsletter for regular updates on women’s football. You’ll receive stories, features and interviews straight to your inbox twice a week. If there’s any time to sign up, it’s now! Share

37m ago 17.54 BST That was much, much better from England compared to Saturday’s performance against France. They are being proactive rather than reactive, forcing errors from the Dutch players in all areas of the pitch. They certainly deserve to be 2-0 up. Share

43m ago 17.49 BST HALF-TIME: England 2-0 Netherlands England go into the break with a strong lead. Share

43m ago 17.48 BST 45+3 min: A long England free kick is sent into the box and Netherlands fail to clear. The ball falls out to Stanway on the edge of the area, who drills a low shot into the bottom-left corner! Share

46m ago 17.46 BST 45 min: Greenwood is dispossessed by Roord in midfield and wins a free kick. The Dutch players are not happy with the decision. Share

47m ago 17.45 BST 44 min: Kaptein does well to get out of a tricky defensive position before sending Netherlands on the break, however, England can turn possession around once again. Share

49m ago 17.42 BST 42 min: James plays a clever pass over to Russo in the box. The striker goes for goal with a header but her effort drifts narrowly wide. Share

50m ago 17.41 BST 41 min: Greenwood sends the corner into the box. It is headed straight out by the Netherlands defence, but only to James. The winger puts the ball back into the danger zone but it is cleared again. Share

52m ago 17.40 BST 38 min: Toone sends another cross into the box after receiving a pass from Hemp, with Russo going for the header. She forces a save from Van Domselaar, who gets down to make the save but spills it. James looks to pounce but the goalkeeper gets back to it and England have a corner. Share

55m ago 17.36 BST 36 min: Toone fires a cross to Hemp in the box and the winger goes for the header, but her effort flies narrowly over the crossbar. Share

1h ago 17.33 BST 33 min: James loses the ball to Brugts on the right but forces the full-back into an error to win a corner. Greenwood takes the kick, but Van Domselaar comes off her line to claim. Share

1h ago 17.31 BST 30 min: This has been much, much better from England compared to Saturday’s defeat to France. They are playing with a much higher intensity, forcing problems for Netherlands as opposed to inviting them. View image in fullscreen Alessia Russo evades the tackle of former Man City midfielder Jill Roord. Photograph: Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images Share Updated at 17.45 BST

1h ago 17.28 BST 27 min: The ball is played through to Russo in the box, who runs just wide of the goal and can’t properly direct her effort on target. Share

1h ago 17.27 BST 26 min: Greenwood commits to intercepting a Netherlands pass in midfield. She doesn’t win the ball, however, and it gives Grant plenty of space to run down the right. Luckily for England, Stanway gets back to cover and the Lionesses win back possession. Share

1h ago 17.24 BST 23 min: Hampton plays a stunning pass through to Russo with the outside of her boot, perfectly splitting the Netherlands defence all the way from her box. Russo carries it to the right before playing inside to James on the edge of the box. The Chelsea star then positions herself before blasting her shot into the top-right corner! As soon as James received the ball, you just knew she was going to score there. Share

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