Match report as Lauren James, Ella Toone and Georgia Stanway scored for England as they beat the Netherlands in a must-win Euro 2025 clash; the Lionesses have given their chances of reaching the quarter-finals a huge boost;

England had some royal encouragement at the Women’s European Championship on Wednesday with Prince William in the crowd to watch the Lionesses in their crucial match against the Netherlands.

England face a crunch game with Netherlands at the Women’s Euros on Wednesday evening, after losing their opening match of the competition. It was a disappointing start to the campaign for Sarina Wiegman’s side,

Lauren James made sure England avoided a major scare at Women's Euro 2025 with a brace in Wednesday's 4-0 thumping of the Netherlands which kick-started the Lionesses' title defence.And the Dutch are reeling from their worst ever defeat at a major tournament having never previously lost a match by more than one goal at a Euros.

ZURICH (AP) — England has never lost its first two matches at the Women’s European Championship. If that changes on Wednesday, the defending champion could very well be out of Euro 2025.