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Sarina Wiegman praises 'ruthless' Lionesses as England trounce China 8-0 at Wembley Stadium at Euro 2025 celebration friendly
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Published 29/11/2025 at 20:27 GMT
England are playing four friendlies to celebrate their Euro 2025 win this summer, and the third match of that series came on Saturday night at Wembley Stadium against China. The European champions won 8-0, with Georgia Stanway scoring a hat-trick. After the match, England boss Sarina Wiegman praised her side's cutting edge, and the strength in depth boasted by her squad.
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England boss Sarina Wiegman praised a "ruthless" 8-0 victory over China in their friendly match at Wembley on Saturday evening.
The stadium was sold out as they dominated their opponents, playing the third of four planned friendly matches to celebrate their triumph at Euro 2025 earlier this year.
Beth Mead scored twice early on in the first half, before a 16th-minute strike from Lauren Hemp.
Georgia Stanway then scored three consecutive goals for a hat-trick, before goals from Ella Toone and Alessia Russo to complete the rout.
The Lionesses will face Ghana on Tuesday to round off their appearances for the year, and Wiegman was delighted with the display.
Speaking to ITV, she said: "Really nice. We want to be more ruthless and that's what we did today.
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"I think we started really well, and they played in a different shape, so we had to adapt to that.
"They gave us too much time on the ball and then you see when we get that time we are really good. The connections are very good and there were some good goals in there."
Discussing Stanway, she added: "She was really sharp and she really wanted to show. She was very calm and played good."
She continued, pointing out the depth of the England squad.
"We know we have a good team and there are players ready to play," she said. "There is a lot of competition and players coming in comfortably. You can tell that we can make changes and still keep levels up."
Stanway returned the praise of her manager before looking ahead to the game on Tuesday against Ghana.
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She said of Wiegman: "She makes it look easy. She makes coaching look very easy. She is an amazing coach to work under.
"It wasn't our hardest game, but you play the team that is in front of you. We made them look very average tonight. We regroup for Ghana on Tuesday."
Stanway was also pleased with the overall performance, adding: "We were very good. It's nice to see lots of different goalscorers and people getting minutes and coming away with a good win.
"I thought we put together some really good goals tonight. I am happy to get them two.
"It's the perfect time and opportunity to give the girls exposure to international level. It is good to see them get the minutes."
She was understandably pleased with her goals in the match, with her second coming from the penalty spot.
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She said: "I am very happy. The most important thing was that we started fast today. We got a few goals in the opening minutes and that's game-changing.
"I am not known for scoring goals at the moment. I am happy with that, and I am happy my family is here."
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