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Northern Ireland v England live: The Lionesses look to make it a perfect group stage at Euro 2022 against the already eliminated Northern Irish side

Euro / Group Stage
St. Mary's Stadium / 15.07.2022
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    Sam Rooke

    Updated 15/07/2022 at 21:52 GMT+1


    End of 2nd Half
    90'
    FULL-TIME
    No stoppage-time at Saint Mary's and England march on into the knockout rounds with a dominant 5-0 win over Northern Ireland.
    England shatter the all-time record for goals in the group stage of a European Championship, reaching 14 in all.
    88'
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    RUSSO CLOSE TO THREE
    Shannon Turner's brilliant through ball finds Russo who looks to complete her hat-trick but desperate defending deflects her shot over and out for a corner.
    87'
    HUTTON GETS AN APPEARANCe
    Ashley Hutton comes on for Northern Ireland. After working so hard to recover from a cruciate ligament injury in time for this tournament, Hutton is rewarded with a substitute appearance.
    A. Hutton
    On
    A. Hutton
    Northern Ireland (W)
    Northern Ireland (W)
    J. Nelson
    Off
    J. Nelson
    Northern Ireland (W)
    Northern Ireland (W)
    84'
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    MEAD CLOSE TO A STUNNER
    England's No. 7 appeared to have too much time after bringing the ball down on the edge of the box. She leans back and looks to whip it into the top corner but pushes her shot wide.
    What a goal it would have been.
    80'
    CALDWELL COMES ON
    Another sub for Northern Ireland as they look to stem the English tide.
    N. Caldwell
    On
    N. Caldwell
    Northern Ireland (W)
    Northern Ireland (W)
    R. Furness
    Off
    R. Furness
    Northern Ireland (W)
    Northern Ireland (W)
    Fouls against1
    Free Kicks1
    80'
    VAR RULES OUT ENGLAND PEN
    A half-hearted appeal from England's players for handball as Kirby looks to chip into the box gets a cursory check but no penalty is awarded.
    78'
    THEY'RE SINGING AGAIN
    The Lightning Seeds' classic banger is bouncing around Saint Mary's once again after England make it 5-0.
    76'
    GOAL: ENGLAND (5-0)
    Dreadfully unlucky for Kelsie Burrows who looks to cut out the cross from Beth Mead and deflects it up and over Burns for 5-0.
    K. Burrows
    Own goal
    K. Burrows
    Northern Ireland (W)
    Northern Ireland (W)
    Own goal1
    75'
    KIRBY LOOKS FOR THE RETURN
    Fran Kirby in full flight is something else. The Chelsea forward darts forward and plays the ball into Kelly. She races unmarked into the box, and wants the return pass but Kelly was offside.
    74'
    BRONZE SUBBED OFF
    Jess Carter makes her tournament debut. She's got 20 minutes to impress.
    J. Carter
    On
    J. Carter
    England (W)
    England (W)
    L. Bronze
    Off
    L. Bronze
    England (W)
    England (W)
    Fouls1
    Fouls against1
    Wide1
    71'
    KELLY TRIES HER LUCK
    The speculative shot from distance was, as they say, high, wide and not at all handsome.
    67'
    ENGLAND NOT SETTLING
    Despite the scoreline, the Lionesses continue to push forward in search of more goals.
    66'
    DOUBLE-SUB FOR N. IRELAND
    Rafferty and Holloway come off with McGee and Burrows coming on in their places.
    K. Burrows
    On
    K. Burrows
    Northern Ireland (W)
    Northern Ireland (W)
    L. Rafferty
    Off
    L. Rafferty
    Northern Ireland (W)
    Northern Ireland (W)
    Offsides1
    61'
    HEMP OFF FOR KELLY
    Manchester City forward Chloe Kelly comes on in search of a maiden England goal.
    C. Kelly
    On
    C. Kelly
    England (W)
    England (W)
    L. Hemp
    Off
    L. Hemp
    England (W)
    England (W)
    Blocked Shots1
    Fouls against1
    Corners8
    59'
    TOONE TRIES ONE FROM DISTANCE
    England are in some mood now. Ella Toone drifts away from her marker and rips off a low shot that had Burns beaten but which goes just wide.
    57'
    "IT'S COMING HOME"
    England's tournament anthem reverberates around the ground as the Saint Mary's crowd makes their optimism known.
    55'
    ENGLAND PLAYING WITH SWAGGER NOW
    The one-sided affair that was anticipated before the match is certainly becoming reality now. The Lionesses have their tails up and it's feeling a lot more like the Norway hammering again.
    53'
    GOAL ENGLAND (4-0)
    Ella Toone plays a lovely ball through the Northern Irish defence which Russo receives on the spin before thumping the ball home.
    A. Russo
    Goal
    A. Russo
    England (W)
    England (W)
    Goals2
    On target2
    49'
    RECORD-BREAKING ENGLAND
    The Lionesses have now hit 12 goals in the Group Stage, more than any team has ever managed, and breaking Germany's record from the previous edition of the tournament.
    48'
    GOAL: ENGLAND (3-0)
    A one-two on the right edge of the box gives Mead room to cross and she drops it right into Alessia Russo who heads home to make it 3-0.
    A. Russo
    Goal
    A. Russo
    England (W)
    England (W)
    Goals1
    On target1