England v Wales result - Lionesses hit Wales for six in St. Gallen to seal spot in quarter-finals

Sarina Wiegman’s England side ran rampant in St. Gallen, putting six goals past Wales to finish second in Group D and progress to the quarter-finals of the competition.

Wales’ debut at a major tournament ends with three defeats from three matches.

Nine minutes into the match, England were awarded a free-kick on the edge of the box after Georgia Stanway was brought down by Carrie Jones. VAR did not take long to intervene though, with the final decision being that contact was initiated inside the area and the referee pointed to the spot for a penalty.

Stanway stepped up and made no mistake, rifling her effort past Olivia Clarke into the bottom left-hand corner.

Wiegman’s side doubled their lead less than 10 minutes later, capitalising on more poor defending from Wales. Rhiannon Roberts got her clearance all wrong and the effervescent Alessia Russo was able to pounce on the ball before finding Ella Toone who, after seeing her first effort blocked, made no mistake with her second bite of the cherry, firing past Clarke.

England netted their third goal inside the opening half hour to put the result beyond reasonable doubt. Lauren James released a completely untracked Toone down the right-hand side and the 25-year-old sent in a cross to the back post where Lauren Hemp was waiting to nod home.

The Lionesses were not done there however, going on to net a fourth just before half-time in similar fashion to the third. Once again, the classy James found Toone down the right-hand side. This time however, Toone’s pass found Russo who made no mistake with her finish, stroking her effort into the bottom left-hand corner.

Wales improved in the second half, particularly out of possession, affording less space for England to exploit, but it was not enough to keep The Lionesses from striking again, with substitute Beth Mead making it 5-0 after 73 minutes. Fellow substitute Aggie Beever-Jones cleverly slipped the ball into the path of Mead, who shifted the ball onto her left foot before stroking her effort past Clarke.

It was not all doom and gloom for the Wales supporters, however, with one of the biggest cheers of the night coming in the 76th minute when Hannah Cain let fly with a thunderous effort past Hannah Hampton and into the top corner. A brilliant moment for Wales on an otherwise tough night for the tournament debutants.

Beever-Jones put the icing on the cake of a superb England performance by scoring her first goal at a major international tournament. Niamh Charles got up well on the right-hand side to win her aerial duel, knocking the ball into the path of Mead, who played a great cross into the box where Beever-Jones was waiting to head home.

England finish second in Group D and will take on Sweden in the quarter-finals.

Sarina Wiegman's side will face Sweden in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Women's EURO. After a disappointing start to their campaign, losing 2-1 to France, The Lionesses have now won their last two matches, scoring a combined 10 goals and conceding just one.

Their performances against both Netherlands and now Wales will have sent a message to the rest of the teams at the tournament that they are here and ready to defend their crown.

England 6-1 Wales

The Lionesses thrash their neighbours in St. Gallen to seal their spot in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Women's EUROs.

Aggie Beever-Jones has her first goal at a major international tournament! A great moment for the 21-year-old. Niamh Charles gets up to win her aerial duel, the ball runs through to Mead who plays in a great cross and Beever-Jones is on hand to do the rest, heading home past Clarke.

Kayleigh Barton is on for Carrie Jones.

They couldn't get another, could they? Wales have a corner, Morgan to take.

Hannah Cain has scored for Wales! A brilliant moment for the tournament debutants and the Wales supporters are going wild! Fishlock did brilliantly to thread a pass through to Hannah Cain who made no mistake, lhsing her effort past Hampton into the top corner.

Beth Mead has made it 5-0 to England! A great team goal from the Lionesses, who are really putting on a show in St. Gallen. Aggie Beever-Jones cleverly slips the ball into the path of Beth Mead who shifts the ball onto her left foot before stroking her effort past Olivia Clarke.

The result might already be settled, but Wales' performance in the second half has been much better than the first. They've had a much more disciplined structure, leaving less space for England to exploit.

Elsewhere in Group D, France have scored a fourth goal against the Netherlands (4-2) and look set to top Group D. England are surely set to finish the group as runners up.

Hannah Cain and Hayley Ladd are on for Ceri Holland and Rachel Rowe.

France have scored an equaliser in their match with the Netherlands, meaning they are now top of Group D, pushing England into second.

Stanway is released in the penalty area, she tries to lift her effort over Clarke but the Wales goalkeeper gets out quickly to make the save.

Chloe Kelly and Aggie Beever-Jones are on for Lauren James and Alessia Russo.

England are currently top of Group D, France (who are losing 1-2 to the Netherlands) are in second, Netherlands are in third and Wales are fourth without a point.

Clarke makes a superb save, pushing Jess Park's effort onto the post from close-range.

The Lionesses have started the second half in much of the same fashion as they played the first, attacking and on the front foot.

The second half has kicked off in St. Gallen.

Josie Green is on for Lily Woodham.

With the result in the bag, Sarina Wiegman has made some changes at the break.

Beth Mead and Jess Park are on for Ella Toone and Lauren Hemp.