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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 5 - The Untold Story

England 2-0 Ghana: Lionesses round off year with easy victory

European champions crowned off top year with comfortable win

Evening Standard

Russo adds to Kendall’s early strike but England lack clinical edge against Ghana

An early goal from Lucia Kendall, who earned praise from Sarina Wiegman, and a late penalty from Alessia Russo gave England a 2-0 win against Ghana

The Guardian - UK

England end glorious 2025 with victory over Ghana in Southampton

England 2-0 Ghana: Lucia Kendall’s early opener was not added to until Alessia Russo’s stoppage-time penalty on the south coast

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Lionesses cap off glorious 2025 with 2-0 win over Ghana

England's women's football team, the Lionesses, concluded their homecoming series with a 2-0 victory over Ghana at St Mary's. Lucia Kendall of Aston Villa scored her first international goal in the first half, giving England the lead. Alessia Russo sealed the win with a penalty in stoppage time, following a…

The Independent UK

Chloe Kelly suffers injury on Lionesses duty in fresh blow to Arsenal

Kelly received an increasingly rare start in England’s friendly against Ghana but her night ended before the half-hour mark

The Independent UK

England 2-0 Ghana: international women’s football friendly – as it happened

England ended 2025 with a win after Lucia Kendall scored her first international goal against Ghana and before Alessia Russo won and scored a late penalty

The Guardian - UK

England vs Ghana live: Russo converts penalty in stoppage time as Lionesses earn victory

England 2-0 Ghana: Sarina Wiegman’s side have ended the year with back-to-back victories on home soil after Saturday’s 8-0 romping of China

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‘We wanted to break down barriers’: women’s teams finally join Football Manager

Sports Interactive has included the women’s game after its tireless effort of collating a comprehensive database

The Guardian - UK

Is England v Ghana on TV? Channel, kick-off time and how to watch Lionesses friendly for free

Sarina Wiegman’s side play their final friendly fixture of the year against Ghana on Tuesday

The Independent UK

England could have faced tougher rival but Ghana offer chance to focus on details

Game against team ranked 67th in the world allows Sarina Wiegman a chance to look at the bigger picture

The Guardian - UK

Joe Root suggests Ashes series ‘doesn’t need’ pink-ball Test

England face a battle to turn the Ashes around at a ground where they haven’t won in nearly four decades

The Independent UK

Vision, instinct and tenacity: Stanway shines as Lionesses lay down a marker

Midfielder’s three goals illustrate the different attributes that have made her the player she is today

The Guardian - UK

Ian Wright calls for Lionesses star to be ‘given a break’ despite scoring in big win

Wright called for Alessia Russo to get more rest after the striker played 85 minutes of the 8-0 win over China

The Independent UK

Sarina Wiegman defends call not to hand out England debuts in China thrashing

Wiegman says her side ‘take every game seriously’.

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Georgia Stanway hits hat-trick as England score eight in demolition of China

The Lionesses ran riot at Wembley, thrashing China 8-0 with Georgia Stanway scoring three and Beth Mead two

The Independent UK

Sarina Wiegman reaches England milestone with eight-goal win over China

England 8-0 China: Wiegman celebrated her 50th win as Lionesses manager with a dominant performance against China, as Georgia Stanway scored a hat-trick

Evening Standard

England 8-0 China: Georgia Stanway scores hat-trick as rampant Lionesses cruise to victory in Wembley friendly

Lionesses show ruthless side to record easy win at Wembley

The Independent UK

Georgia Stanway treble helps England thrash China at Wembley

Stanway’s treble, a quickfire double from Beth Mead and further goals from Lauren Hemp, Ella Toone and Alessia Russo secured a 8-0 victory.

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The Guardian - UK

England 8-0 China: women’s friendly football international – as it happened

Georgia Stanway’s hat-trick inspires the Lionesses’ biggest-ever win at Wembley and Sarina Wiegman’s 50th in charge

The Independent UK

England v China live: ‘Ruthless’ Lionesses threaten Wembley record in thumping friendly win

England 8-0 China: Georgia Stanway scored a hat-trick as the Lionesses marked their return to Wembley with a big win

The Independent UK

England goalkeeper returns to Lionesses squad 18 months after stroke threatened football career

Ellie Roebuck has returned to Sarina Wiegman’s squad for the first time since 2023, having suffered a a left occipital infarct just six months after the World Cup.

The Independent UK

Is England v China on TV? Channel, kick-off time, and how to watch Lionesses friendly

Kiera Walsh will captain the side while Sarina Wiegman has confirmed that she will ‘experiment’ with the final two fixtures of the year

The Guardian - UK

Walsh takes lead role as England face new test in clash of continental champions

Sarina Wiegman has had to rejig defence and captaincy for a Wembley friendly with China that should pose new challenges for Lionesses

The Independent UK

Sarina Wiegman to ‘experiment’ with England line-up in upcoming friendlies

The Lionesses boss has named a few uncapped players in her squad for the fixtures against China and Ghana

FourFourTwo

Hannah Hampton breaks silence on Mary Earps criticism following big individual honour

Mary Earps had cited Hannah Hampton's prior 'bad behaviour' as one reason she stepped down from England duty, but the Chelsea stopper has done her talking on the pitch

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