England rout Jamaica 7-0 in Euro 2025 send-off

LEICESTER, England -- The Lionesses eased past Jamaica 7-0 connected Sunday to springiness themselves a winning nonstop disconnected arsenic they caput to Switzerland for Euro 2025 looking to support their crown.

England were ascendant against an underpowered Jamaica team. Ella Toone scored twice, portion determination were besides goals for Lucy Bronze, Georgia Stanway, Alessia Russo, Aggie Beevor-Jones and Beth Mead.

In a further boost to England, Lauren James played 30 minutes disconnected the seat arsenic she made her comeback from a hamstring wounded she suffered backmost successful April.

This was England's last lucifer earlier they commencement their Euro 2025 run against France connected July 5 and Sarina Wiegman has fixed a hint of what the starting squad volition beryllium for the lucifer successful Zurich adjacent week with Alex Greenwood partnering Leah Williamson astatine centre back, Jess Carter getting the motion astatine left-back and Toone getting a commencement successful midfield.

It was a straightforward lucifer for England successful beforehand of 25,088 spectators against a Jamaica squad who were without Manchester City's prima guardant Khadija "Bunny" Shaw.

England dominated the archetypal half, playing overmuch of the lucifer connected the borderline of Jamaica's box. They pressed high, forcing Jamaica backmost and that unit yet told successful the 10th infinitesimal arsenic Toone guided a beautifully judged changeable from the borderline of the container into the country of Liya Brooks' nett for her archetypal England extremity since February 2024.

Despite England's dominance, Jamaica thought they'd made it 1-1 9 minutes aboriginal arsenic Kayla McKenna's changeable deflected disconnected Greenwood and past Hannah Hampton. But with the assistance of VAR, the extremity was ruled retired arsenic Kiki van Zanten was lasting successful an offside presumption and blocking Hampton's sightline.

From there, England reasserted their dominance and a perfectly weighted Carter transverse recovered Bronze who headed location successful the 32nd minute. Lauren Hemp and Russo past had shots deed the woodwork earlier Toone made it 3 earlier the interruption arsenic her curling effort clipped the near station and rolled successful to marque it 3-0 astatine fractional time.

The 2nd fractional started astatine a little tempo successful the aboriginal evening sun, but Stanway got England's 4th with a almighty effort from 12 yards retired to marque it four. England were dominating each facet of the lucifer and successful the 63rd minute, Wiegman started ringing the changes with James making her comeback from wounded arsenic she replaced Toone.

Hemp and Greenwood were besides withdrawn, with Chloe Kelly and Esme Morgan coming on.

James enactment her stamp connected the lucifer 7 minutes aboriginal arsenic her transverse recovered Russo to motion location and get the extremity she deserved for each her efforts up front.

Wiegman utilized her remaining substitutions successful the 74th infinitesimal with Beevor-Jones, Niamh Charles and Grace Clinton each getting their opportunities.

Beevor-Jones past had a changeable well-saved by Brooks aft different pinpoint James cross, but Jamaica's alleviation was short-lived with Chelsea's Beevor-Jones adding England's sixth successful the 84th minute. Mead looked to person suffered a genu wounded successful the closing stages of the match, but aft a spell connected the turf, returned to the tract and scored England's seventh successful added time.