England v Wales
Group D, UEFA Women's EURO 2025
8pm BST, Sunday 13 July 2025
Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland

Lionesses head coach Sarina Wiegman and defender Alex Greenwood spoke to the media on Saturday afternoon ahead of Sunday’s Home Nations clash with Wales.

Here is what they had to say.

Wiegman on the test she expects from Wales:

I hope we will see a game where we have a lot of the ball and we play very good in possession, so we don’t let it become into a fighting game. I think Wales are a team that are very compact. They can fight and they’re really together but also, when they have the ball, they can play direct. We’re just trying to prevent that and the best way to do that is to be good on the ball yourself, move the ball very quickly and try to exploit spaces.

On the pressure on England:

We know also what’s on the line. We’re going to do everything to win the game because we want to get through. There’s always pressure on England but we expect from ourselves that we’re going to play a good game and we are tight on the ball and we let the ball move and hopefully we have the ball a lot.

On potential changes to the starting XI:

Things develop during the tournament and things have developed even from France to the Netherlands. What we also do is look forward to the next game like we do now with Wales and what do we need and what do we think is best in this moment to start the best team to play against Wales.

On the togetherness within the squad:

I think the players are really together and they’re taking responsibility but also having conversations on and off the pitch and I think that looks really good. Of course, then you have to perform again and that’s showing that in good results and that’s what we’re going to try and do tomorrow.

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Greenwood on the rivalry between the two countries:

For me personally, it’s another game. It’s now the most important game that we’re going to play. That’s how I look at and that’s how I treat it. I think for the fans, the rivalry is brilliant. I think the atmosphere tomorrow is going to be great and something that we should all look forward to.

On England being the team to beat:

It’s something that we’re probably used to now. That’s a pressure that we’ve invited because we’ve been successful and one we should be actually quite proud of. But as a team, we don’t really focus very much on that – we focus on ourselves and our gameplan and the objective and that’s to win.

On the performances of Lauren James:

I think you get the best out of LJ when she’s expressive. She is a top talent. We’ve seen that but I think as a more experienced player, it’s job of mine also to protect her and we do that really well but the focus is about the team and the team help Lauren to perform at the highest level.

On how the team are managing the pressure:

I think we enjoy pressure but I think we also thrive in them moments. I think we showed that the other night against the Netherlands. That was a high-pressure game and we performed under the highest pressure. Tomorrow now becomes another high pressured game and we’re all really looking forward to it.

On being one of the experienced players with the squad:

It’s very different now from my first tournament to this present one that we’re playing in. The young girls are now going through the stage where at club, every game is massive and there’s so much pressure on them at club level and international level, so in that respect, it’s a little bit different now but they’re definitely asking questions and asking for advice when it’s needed.

Wales in profile

Nickname: The Dragons
Coach: Rhian Wilkinson
Captain: Angharad James
Last encounter: Wales 0-3 England, 31 August 2018
FIFA Women's World Cup best performance: N/A
UEFA Women's EURO best performance: N/A

 

Match Stats

 

● England are unbeaten in all ten of their previous meetings with Wales across all competitions (W9 D1), scoring 37 times across those games and conceding just twice.

● England have won all three of their previous games at major tournaments (World Cup/EURO) when facing a fellow home nation. The Lionesses beat Scotland at both EURO 2017 (6-0) and the 2019 FIFA World Cup (2-1), and most recently beat Northern Ireland at EURO 2022 (5-0).

● England must match the result of Netherlands on MD3 to ensure they qualify for the knockout stages at a sixth consecutive major tournament (World Cup/EURO), last exiting at the group stage at UEFA Women’s EURO 2013. The Lionesses have won 15 of their last 16 group matches across those tournaments (L1).

● Wales remain winless in each of their eight competitive fixtures in 2025 (D2 L6), last having a longer run without victory in such matches between May 2007 and September 2009 (nine in a row).

● Across the last three UEFA Women’s EURO tournaments (EURO 2017, 2022 and 2025), England have won the most games (eleven), scored the most goals (38) and kept the most clean sheets (eight).

● Wales have lost their two games at UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 while conceding seven goals (0-3 v Netherlands, 1-4 v France) – the most goals a nation has conceded across their first three games in the competition is eleven by Northern Ireland at EURO 2022.

● Only Belgium (758) applied more high-intensity pressures than Wales (698) across the opening two matchdays of UEFA Women’s EURO 2025, while only Spain (6.3) allowed their opponents fewer passes per defensive action made than England (7.2).

● England’s Sarina Wiegman will take charge of her 15th game at the UEFA Women’s EURO, the joint-most of any manager alongside Hope Powell and Tina Theune. Victory for England on MD3 will also see the Dutchwoman become the coach with the outright most wins in the competition (currently 13 – level with Theune).

● Lauren James has been directly involved in 16 goals across her 14 competitive starts for England in all competitions (eight goals, eight assists), including eight across just five major tournaments starts for the Lionesses (World Cup/EURO – five goals, three assists).

● Wales’ Jess Fishlock (38y 176d) became the oldest goalscorer in UEFA Women’s EURO history on MD2, when netting the Dragons’ first ever goal in the competition. The only player to net both of her nation’s first two goals at the tournament is France’s Angélique Roujas (first four in 1997).

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Where to watch or stream England women v Wales?

 

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Sarina Wiegman has named an unchanged line-up as England take on Wales in their final group game at EURO 2025.

That means Ella Toone retains her place in midfield, with Lauren James playing from the right-hand side.

England: 1 Hannah Hampton, 2 Lucy Bronze, 4 Keira Walsh, 5 Alex Greenwood, 6 Leah Williamson (C), 7 Lauren James, 8 Georgia Stanway, 10 Ella Toone, 11 Lauren Hemp, 16 Jess Carter, 23 Alessia Russo

Substitutes: 3 Niamh Charles, 9 Beth Mead, 12 Maya Le Tissier, 13 Anna Moorhouse, 14 Grace Clinton, 15 Esme Morgan, 17 Michelle Agyemang, 18 Chloe Kelly, 19 Aggie Beever-Jones, 20 Jess Park, 21 Khiara Keating, 22 Lotte Wubben-Moy

Your #Lionesses in St. Gallen tonight! 👊 pic.twitter.com/IWYx1mqIPe

— Lionesses (@Lionesses) July 13, 2025

England booked a quarter-final tie against Sweden at UEFA Women' EURO 2025 with a resounding 6-1 win over Wales at Kybunpark in St. Gallen.

Georgia Stanway got England off to a flying start from spot in the 13th minute after winning the penalty herself, before Ella Toone doubled the lead shortly after.

It was a flying first half from the Lionesses who ran up a four-goal lead by half time as Lauren Hemp headed home before Alessia Russo slotted into the bottom corner to register her first of the competition.

The substitutes would make their mark in the second half as both teams exchanged goals. Beth Mead added England’s fifth, quickly followed by Hannah Cain’s consolation for Wales before Aggie Beever-Jones rounded off the evening with a header.

The game got off to a physical start with both teams looking to impose themselves early on.

And that played into England’s hands when Stanway was tripped by Carrie Jones at the edge of the box.

She saw the resulting free-kick upgraded to a penalty when VAR judged the foul to be inside the area, and swiftly despatched the spot-kick low into the bottom left corner to give the Lionesses an early lead.

Wales had the pace to counter and looked threatening on the break, but struggled to get close to the England box with Jess Fishlock firing a wayward shot over from range.

The Dragons proved their own undoing in the 21st minute, though, as Stanway intercepted a clearance inside the Welsh box.

The ball fell to Russo who rounded Olivia Clark before poking the ball across to Toone who saw a first shot blocked but made no mistake at the second time of asking to power home from close-range.

From there England took control, as Keira Walsh fired just wide from the edge of the box before Russo headed wide the other way moments later.

And things soon went from bad to worse for Wales as Hemp latched onto Toone’s cross from the right to head home at the back post on 30 minutes.

After bagging three assists against the Netherlands, Russo finally had a goal of her own on the stroke of half time.

In a reversal of roles from that game, Toone cut the ball back across the box for Russo to slot home into the bottom left corner.

Wales had their two best chances shortly after as Rachel Rowe sent a stinging shot just over the crossbar before Fishlock fired wide after being gifted the ball as England looked to play out from the back.

But England came out firing after the break as Jess Park saw a shot tipped onto the post with Russo unable to poke home the rebound.

Park was one of a host of changes that Wiegman felt able to make early in the second half, and they continued to have an impact.

Mead was set up by a brilliant turn and pass by Beever-Jones in the 72nd minute, and made no mistake to beat one defender before firing home.

But Wales would leave their mark as they raced away on the break just four minutes later. Fishlock charged down the centre before playing Cain in behind to the left of the box.

Her first-time shot was struck brilliantly to beat Hannah Hampton and fly into the top corner.

But England would not allow Wales to have the final say as Beever-Jones nodded home a looping cross from Mead to restore their five-goal deficit.

England: 1 Hannah Hampton (Chelsea); 2 Lucy Bronze (Chelsea), 6 Leah Williamson (Arsenal), 16 Jess Carter (Gotham FC), 5 Alex Greenwood (Manchester City); 10 Ella Toone (Manchester United), 4 Keira Walsh (Chelsea), 8 Georgia Stanway (Bayern Munich); 7 Lauren James (Chelsea), 23 Alessia Russo (Arsenal), 11 Lauren Hemp (Manchester City)

Subs: 9 Beth Mead (Arsenal) for Hemp 46, 20 Jess Park (Manchester City) for Toone 46, 18 Chloe Kelly (Arsenal) for James 57, 19 Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea) for Russo 57, 3 Niamh Charles (Chelsea) for Bronze 79

Subs not used: 13 Anna Moorhouse (Orlando Pride), 21 Khiara Keating (Manchester City), 12 Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United), 14 Grace Clinton (Manchester United), 15 Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit), 17 Michelle Agyemang (Arsenal), 22 Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal)

Goals: Stanway 13, Toone 21, Hemp 30, Russo 44, Mead 72, Beever-Jones 89

Wales: 1 Olivia Clark; 18 Esther Morgan, 5 Rhiannon Roberts, 3 Gemma Evans, 2 Lily Woodham; 20 Carrie Jones, 13 Rachel Rowe, 8 Angharad James, 7 Ceri Holland; 13 Ffion Morgan, 10 Jess Fishlock

Subs: 6 Josie Green for Woodham 46, 14 Hayley Ladd for Rowe 65, 11 Hannah Cain for Holland 65, 15 Elise Hughes for Morgan, 9 Kayleigh Barton for Jones 85

Subs not used: 12 Soffia Kelly, 22 Safia Middleton-Patel, 4 Sophie Ingle, 16 Charlie Estcourt, 17 Lois Joel, 19 Ella Powell, 22 Alice Griffiths

Goals: Cain 76