England vs Belgium LIVE: Impressive Lionesses cruise to win as Keira Walsh scores first goal

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·4 April 2025

England vs Belgium LIVE: Impressive Lionesses cruise to win as Keira Walsh scores first goal

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England backed up their victory over world champions Spain with an impressive win against Belgium at Ashton Gate in the first fixture of their Nations League double-header as Keira Walsh scored her first goal for the Lionesses in her 83rd international appearance.

Lucy Bronze nodded England in front as she met the cross from Lauren James and her header deflected in. After a commanding first half, which saw Alessia Russo twice hit the post, Bronze’s header set up Millie Bright to double England’s lead from close range.

Sarina Wiegman’s substitutes made the difference in the second half to wrap up a deserved victory. Aggie Beever-Jones first came off the bench to score her first England goal, finishing off Beth Mead’s cross, before another substitute in Jess Park raced away to add a fourth.

And there was still time for midfielder Walsh, who had earlier hit the post, to score her first goal for the Lionesses, as her shot from the edge of the box was deflected in to make it a five-star night.

England will head to Belgium for the return fixture of their Nations League double-header on Tuesday, but will do so with fitness concerns over Russo and James after both were replaced at Ashton Gate.

England vs Belgium LIVE

Sarina Wiegman pleased to see England picking up momentum in Belgium rout

Sarina Wiegman praised her England team after they "kept it simple" in a 5-0 rout of Nations League opponents Belgium at Ashton Gate.

First-half goals from Lucy Bronze and Millie Bright underlined England's control of the contest, and it could have been more but Alessia Russo twice hit the post.

Substitute Aggie Beever-Jones scored her maiden Lionesses goal after 67 minutes, with no let-up from England in all areas of the pitch, before Jess Park and Keira Walsh - for a first time in 83 international appearances - also found the target.

Belgium had little answer to England's movement and passing accuracy as the hosts made it seven points from a possible nine in Group A3 ahead of Tuesday's return fixture in Leuven.

Jamie Braidwood4 April 2025 23:53

Sarina Wiegman: 'I do feel something's happening'

Sarina Wiegman, speaking to ITV, says that she feels “something’s happening” but urged England to keep their feet on the ground after beating Belgium.

“Tuesday's going to be a different game, so now we win 5-0 we don't all of a sudden think that we are in the best possible place,” she said. “We know we have to improve things. Belgium is a totally different opponent and Spain was and then Portugal is.

"We know where we're at and what we want to improve and we're working on it every day and we need to keep having these connections because I do feel something's happening and we're getting closer.

“In October and November last year we were trying things. We took a risk and they showed some vulnerabilities. It’s not nice but it’s ok to learn and now these games we want to win.”