England women’s under-19s kicked-off their week in Portugal for the Algarve Cup with an impressive win over the Netherlands on Friday afternoon.

With Lauren Smith taking charge as head coach for the first time, the Young Lionesses beat their Dutch opponents 3-1.

It didn’t take England long to exert their authority on the game, as Maddy Earl picked out the top corner after just five minutes to give them the lead.

They doubled their advantage after ten minutes, when Lexi Potter made it 2-0 after Princess Ademiluyi’s cut-back picked out the Crystal Palace midfielder in the box.

Ten minutes before half time, England added a third goal with Ademiluyi again being the provider with the striker’s pass diverted to Earl before she finished the move off.

The Dutch did manage to reduce the arrears shortly into the second half but it was enough to prevent the Young Lionesses running out worthy winners.

England: 1 Eve Annets (Manchester City, on loan to Portsmouth), 2 Ria Bose (Sporting CP), 3 Mari Ward (Bristol City), 4 Alexia Potter (Chelsea, on loan to Crystal Palace), 5 Lucy Newell (Manchester United) (c), 6 Jessica Pegram (Brighton & Hove Albion), 7 Ruby-Rae Tucker (Aston Villa), 9 Princess Ademiluyi (West Ham United, on loan to Charlton Athletic), 10 Maddy Earl (Arsenal, on loan to Bristol City), 11 Vivienne Lia (Arsenal), 12 Lily Dent (Brighton & Hove Albion, on loan to Portsmouth)

Substitutes: 24 Holly Deering (Manchester United) for Potter 64', 18 Grace McEwen (Brighton & Hove Albion, dual registered with Portsmouth) for Newell 64', 15 Araya Dennis (Tottenham Hotspur) for Bose 64', 16 Lily Murphy (Manchester City) for Tucker 77', 19 Jessie Gale (Arsenal, dual registered with Watford) for Ademiluyii 77', 8 Milly Round (Aston Villa) for Earl 77'

Substitutes not used: 13 Sophia Poor (Aston Villa), 14 Ava Baker (Birmingham City), 17 Sophie Harrison (Arsenal), 20 Tia Young (Chelsea), 21 Scarlett Kagalwala (Chelsea)

Head coach: Lauren Smith

Goals: Maddy Earl 5', 34', Lexi Potter 10'