Ella and Georgia excited for EUROs after Jamaica win

England duo Ella Toone and Georgia Stanway say they’re both ready to go, as the Lionesses prepare to travel to Switzerland for UEFA Women’s EURO 2025.

Toone scored two goals and Stanway added another in a 7-0 win over Jamaica in England’s final preparation game in Leicester on Sunday.

And having both been part of Sarina Wiegman’s squad who won the EUROs on home soil three years ago, the pair are excited to taste the experience again and head there full of confidence after their summer training camps and Sunday’s result.

“We definitely enjoyed that game today,” said Manchester United ace Toone.

“A lot of goals and a clean sheet. It’s nice to send ourselves off the EUROs in that style.

“I've waited a while for another goal in an England shirt, and two came today, so obviously I'm really happy with that. But overall, the team performance was great, and we’re excited now going into the EUROs.

“Of course I wanted a hat-trick, who doesn't want a hat-trick? But I definitely had the chances to get one, but Alessia finished my perfect hat-trick off with her header, so I'll take that.”

“We've got a very talented squad, a very exciting group, and for us, we're going to take each game as it comes, we're going to step out and give our all, as we always do, and hopefully we can make the nation proud.”

Toone will be hoping her display at the King Power will put her in a strong position to start in England’s EURO opener against France in Zurich next weekend.

But she also knows there’s plenty of options for Wiegman in the forward positions.

“I think there's competition all over the squad, that's what makes our squad so exciting,” she added.

“There's so much talent, there’s players who have been to tournaments, players who are going to their first, and no matter what role I have in the tournament, I'll make sure that I give my best for the team.

“I enjoyed that today, but there's other players who can play in that ten role and do a great job, so we'll all be pushing each other and it’s healthy competition.”

For Stanway, getting another 90 minutes under her belt and getting on the scoresheet was another step in her return to action after missing a chunk of the season with Bayen Munich and England due to injury.

“As a whole, I think the performance was very good, and I think that's the main focus,” she said.

“I didn't expect to be having surgery at the end of January, it’s my first injury in about ten years, so I've had a good innings. Maybe it happened for a reason but I'm feeling good, I'm feeling fresh.

“It's a cliche, but I do feel fitter, faster and sharper than I have in a long time. I've timed it perfectly.

“But I think today the main focus was just trying to enjoy it. We've worked hard in training, and we wanted to get those actions into the game today.

“We had way more chances than seven, but it's just about making them count. And as the games get harder and harder, it's making sure that if we do get a shot on goal, that it is a goal. I feel like today was a good day to just play the way that we play and try and get some patterns.

“I'm very excited. It's completely different to any tournament that we've been to before. This is a new England, this is a new side.

“We're hungry for it. We know what it's like to win it. We know what it tastes like, and we would like to taste that again, but we understand the hard work that goes into it.”