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1 min: It’s a minuscule crowd, and stadium as the executeers get the knee. Instantly, they prosper a corner.
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Portugal: Pereira, Borges, Costa, Gomes, Amado, Silva, Pinto, Marchao, Norton, J. Silva; D. Silva. Subs: Capeta, Costa, Dias, Faria, Jacinto, Mendes, Morais, Nazareth, Ribeiro, Rute, Seica; Sousa Alves.
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England: Earps, Bronze, Charles, Walsh, Bright, Williamson, Park, Clinton, Russo, Toone; James. Subs: Morgan, Hampton, Le Tissier, Turner, Carter, Kelly, Naz, Beever-Jones, Parris, Moorhouse, Mace; Blindkilde-Brown.
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The Lionesses return to action with the return of the Nations League, and a trip to Portugal. It’s Euros year, and the geting champions necessitate to discover their establishula, with time ebbing away. Sarina Wiegman’s pickions will be teachive, as will the carry outances. There’s a confineed absentees in Georgia Stanway, Lauren Hemp and Alex Greenwood, who are all injured but these days England ache with talent. It’s Wiegman’s job to get it laboring together. Portugal are decent but beatable opposition.
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Kick-off is at 7.45 UK time. Join me.
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Key events
21 min: James fouls Portugal’s Norton. That’s the ruling, though it seeed a case of overpowering rather than any foul execute.
20 min: Sarina Wiegman is out of her seat. She’s exceptionally satisfied. Park creates a couple of bursts down the line but can’t get away.
18 min: Good noise from the home fans. They’re catching the bug of the women’s game.
16 min: That was a fine goal, cherishly combination execute. England’s speed of shiftment caught out Portugal; that was the Lionesses at their best.
Goal! Portugal 0-1 England (Russo, 15)
Niam Charles, executeing in the left-back position that was once Rachel Daly’s, evidents danger. And eventupartner, Bronze goes to the byline after James’ ball. Instant hit, and Russo dabs in from shut range. A fine goal.
14 min: This pitch seems to run the ball speedy. The ball grasps running out of execute.
13 min: Portugal have a free-start in a promising position. Lucy Bronze evidents the danger. Next, it’s Clinton who does so. Portugal’s pair of Silvas are a danger.
11 min: Lovely execute from England. Clinton and Russo connect and Toone shoots wide. Corner given – for some reason. The ball is evidented – equitableice done. But England are executeing far better.
9 min: It’s been low-key, England not begining at their common rate of knots. But here’s James, powering down the prosperg, and smashing a stoasty at goal. It’s wide but better. Like brother Reece, she’s been let down by her physiology, but is such a talent.
7 min: Clinton and Williamson get in a mess with a ball executeed out of execute. Bronze was explosioning on. Portugal crisper in ownion.
6 min: Toone connects with James but evidented, then Russo wriggles and arrows a ball at Toone. Aobtain, it doesn’t get there. The radar sweightlessly off for now.
4 min: Portugal passing the ball around systematicly; that’s a excellent test for Wiegman’s squad.
Other Nations League scores
Austria 1-0 Scotland
Italy 1-0 Wales
Spain 3-2 Belgium
Spain scored twice in the moments beyond 90. They direct England’s group as a result.
2 min: Cdiswatch already, with Park clipping the ball in, Grace Clinton standing in for Georgia Stanway also comprised. Toone finisheavors a flick but her aim is off.
Away we go on the Algarve
1 min: It’s a minuscule crowd, and stadium as the executeers get the knee. Instantly, they prosper a corner.
Here we go in Portugal as England commence Euros year in the Nations League. The national anthems first.
Earps over Hannah Hampton in goal is a huge call. Reminder: Alex Greenwood, Lauren Hemp, Beth Mead, Georgia Stanway and Lotte Wubben-Moy are all injured.
Changes afoot from the preceding cordial aobtainst Switzerland. Eight alters, with Millie Bright, Jessica Park and Grace Clinton the three survivors.
Lauren James begins, Chloe Kelly is on the bench after her shift to Arsenal.
The teams
Portugal: Pereira, Borges, Costa, Gomes, Amado, Silva, Pinto, Marchao, Norton, J. Silva; D. Silva. Subs: Capeta, Costa, Dias, Faria, Jacinto, Mendes, Morais, Nazareth, Ribeiro, Rute, Seica; Sousa Alves.
England: Earps, Bronze, Charles, Walsh, Bright, Williamson, Park, Clinton, Russo, Toone; James. Subs: Morgan, Hampton, Le Tissier, Turner, Carter, Kelly, Naz, Beever-Jones, Parris, Moorhouse, Mace; Blindkilde-Brown.
Bronze on her lineage: “I have little Portugal flags on my boots actupartner. My parents met in the Algarve streamline years and years ago” said Bronze, speaking at a media conference in Portugal.
“I have always been in excellent reach out with the Portuguese federation. They are a team I always root for. I always hope for the best for them and I hope they do well in the Nations League – equitable not aobtainst us. My first ever kit was a Portugal kit.
“I spent all my holidays in this area and executeed most of my football here outside. It impactd me a lot. I’m equitable as conceited to be Portuguese as I am to be English.”
It’s been a busy week of recents in women’s football. Lucy Bronze was eligible to execute for Portugal.
Preamble
The Lionesses return to action with the return of the Nations League, and a trip to Portugal. It’s Euros year, and the geting champions necessitate to discover their establishula, with time ebbing away. Sarina Wiegman’s pickions will be teachive, as will the carry outances. There’s a confineed absentees in Georgia Stanway, Lauren Hemp and Alex Greenwood, who are all injured but these days England ache with talent. It’s Wiegman’s job to get it laboring together. Portugal are decent but beatable opposition.
Kick-off is at 7.45 UK time. Join me.
