Report: England WU19s 1-0 Italy

England women’s under-19s made it two wins from two games in their UEFA Women’s U19 EURO qualifying group stage after a 1-0 victory over Italy.

Lauren Smith’s team kicked-off their campaign last week with a 2-1 win over Turkiye before they faced the Azzurre in their second game.

And they were well worth the win too, after edging out Italy over the course of the 90 minutes.

It was an early goal that sealed the victory too as Lily Dent struck after 15 minutes to break the deadlock with what proved to be the winner.

The Young Lionesses will wrap up their games when they take on hosts Poland on Tuesday 3 December (12pm GMT).

England: 1 Katie Cox (Chelsea), 12 Sophie Harwood (Arsenal), 3 Mari Ward (Bristol City), 4 Lexi Potter (Chelsea on loan to Crystal Palace) (c), 5 Lucy Newell (Manchester United) (c), 6 Issy Hobson (Everton), 7 Ava Baker (Birmingham City), 8 Lily Dent (Brighton & Hove Albion on loan to Portsmouth), 9 Michelle Agyemang (Arsenal on loan to Brighton & Hove Albion), 10 Maddy Earl (Arsenal on loan to Bristol City), 17 Lily Murphy (Manchester City),

Substitutes: 11 Vivienne Lia (Arsenal) for Murphy 57, 19 Chloe Hylton (Carolina Ascent) for Dent 72, 2 Araya Dennis (Tottenham Hotspur) for Harwood 72

Substitutes not used: 13 Eve Annets (Manchester City on loan to Portsmouth), 14 Ruby-Rae Tucker (Aston Villa), 15 Codie Thomas (Manchester City), 16 Princess Ademiluyi (West Ham on loan to Charlton Athletic), 18 Simone Sherwood (Leicester City), 20 Jessie Gale (Arsenal dual registered with Watford)

Head coach: Lauren Smith

Goals: Lily Dent 15