England vs Sweden LIVE: Lionesses latest score and goal updates ...
England take on Sweden at Wembley tonight in the first match of their qualifying campaign to reach the European Championships in 2025.
As the defending champions, England’s route to Euro 2025 will not be as straightforward as their comfortable World Cup qualifying path, that included a 20-0 humiliation of Latvia.
After a change to the qualifying format, the Lionesses will take on France, Sweden and the Republic of Ireland in order to claim one of two automatic qualification spots in Group A3.
England’s Euro defence begins at Wembley, the scene of their historic Euro 2022 victory, and with a rematch against Sweden. The Lionesses thrashed Sweden 4-0 in the Euro 2022 semi-finals, but they can be difficult to beat and finished third at last summer’s World Cup.
The match is live on ITV 1 but follow all the action as the Lionesses return to Wembley in our live blog, below.
England vs Sweden LIVE: Latest Euro 2025 qualifier updates
- England host Sweden as road to Euro 2025 gets underway, live on ITV 1
- European champions England face Sweden, France and Ireland in tough qualifying group
- HT! England lead at the break thanks to Russo’s header while Sweden carry threat (ENG 1-0 SWE)
- 24’ GOAL! Lauren James magic sets up Alessia Russo to head opening goal (ENG 1-0 SWE)
- England XI: Earps; Bronze, Wubben-Moy, Greenwood, Charles; Walsh, Stanway, Clinton; Hemp, Russo, James
- Sweden XI: Falk; Lundkvist, Sembrant, Eriksson, Andersson; Angeldal, Asllani, Zigiotti Olme; Rytting Kaneryd, Blackstenius, Rolfo
- England team news: Lionesses captain Leah Williamson on bench as Grace Clinton starts
England 1-0 Sweden
KICK-OFF! Alessia Russo gets the half started. No changes from either side.
Chris Wilson5 April 2024 21:05
HALF-TIME: England 1-0 Sweden
England head into the tunnel after a half that showed a lot of promise, but one that also will remind them of Sweden’s ever-present threat.
Lauren James’ cross for Alessia Russo’s goal capped off a fantastically worked move, and the home side had a couple more chances that just lacked that final bit of quality.
The away side gave a good account of themselves, will some lovely exchanges in the England half. They nearly worked a couple of great opportunities, but England’s defence has held firm so far.
The teams are coming back out of the tunnel for the second half. England would definitely take a similar half to the first, with maybe a little more ruthlessness.
Chris Wilson5 April 2024 21:04
Chris Wilson5 April 2024 20:57
HALF-TIME! England 1-0 Sweden
The referee blows the whistle for half-time after a sustained spell of England possession.
A calm end to a half that threatened, at one point, to be difficult. England go down the tunnel 1-0 up thanks to a well-worked goal from Alessia Russo.
Chris Wilson5 April 2024 20:50
England 1-0 Sweden
46 mins: The game is petering out a little bit as half-time approaches. England are keeping possession pretty confidently.
Stanway skips past a couple of challenges and wins a free-kick.
Chris Wilson5 April 2024 20:48
England 1-0 Sweden
44 mins: England are wasteful in possession and Sweden come again, with Blackstenius doing well to bring it down on halfway. Walsh wins the ball well though, and Hemp sets off down the left wing. England work it once more and Lauren James tries clipping a ball over the defence, but it runs out of play despite the efforts of Russo.
We’ll have three minutes of added time.
Chris Wilson5 April 2024 20:47
England 1-0 Sweden
42 mins: Good defending from Sweden as Russo brings it down from the throw-in and lays it off to Grace Clinton, whose effort is blocked.
Chris Wilson5 April 2024 20:44
England 1-0 Sweden
41 mins: England have some brief respite and a bit of possession, but Stanway’s pass is a little wayward.
Chris Wilson5 April 2024 20:43
England 1-0 Sweden
38 mins: Lauren James has popped up on the right again and she does well to hold it up, but England lose it.
The away side work it well once more down the right, with Lundkvist and Angeldahl exchanging passes before Rytting Kaneryd hits a tempting cross across goal, but there’s nobody there to convert!
Chris Wilson5 April 2024 20:42
35 mins: More defending needed from England. Sweden break with Rolfo carrying, and she lays it off to Asllani, whose shot is deflected behind.
England manage to clear the corner but Sweden come again. Rolfo is played down the left on the overlap, and her fizzed ball in is cleared for another corner.
Chris Wilson5 April 2024 20:38