England foiled Australia's revenge mission as they cruised to a 3-0 friendly win at Pride Park.
A rematch of their 2023 World Cup semi-final - one the Lionesses won in Sydney - things went south again for the Matildas when Alanna Kennedy saw red for pulling Alessia Russo down on the edge of the Australia box; a desperate attempt to prevent a goal after she had been dispossessed.
While the free-kick was originally misfired by Aggie Beever-Jones, she made no mistake at the second time of asking as she rifled England in front, with the hosts then doubling their lead on the brink of half-time through birthday girl Lucy Bronze.
Sarina Wiegman’s side continued to dominate after the break but were dealt a mammoth blow when Euro 2025 hero Michelle Agyemang was stretchered off with a serious injury.
While this put a dampener on what was otherwise a brilliant performance, England ended the game on a high as Georgia Stanway’s stoppage-time penalty capped off the Lionesses’ first win since being crowned European champions in the summer.
Relive all the action from Pride Park below:
England vs Australia live updates
- England foil Australia's revenge mission as they storm to victory at Pride Park
- 90+7' GOAL! Stanway fires in stoppage-time penalty to cap off win [ENG 3-0 AUS]
- 41' GOAL! Bronze slots home on birthday to cement England's dominance [ENG 2-0 AUS]
- 20' GOAL! Beever-Jones rifles into top corner following free-kick misfire [ENG 1-0 AUS]
- 18' RED CARD! Kennedy sent off for pulling Russo down on edge of box [ENG 0-0 AUS]
Report: Lucy Bronze nets birthday goal as England foil Australia revenge mission
22:30 , Will CastleEngland returned to winning ways in the second game of their homecoming tour with a 3-0 victory over 10-player Australia at a sold-out Pride Park.
Australia were out for revenge following their World Cup semi-final loss to the Lionesses a couple of years ago but England cruised to a win and a first clean sheet in six.
England were looking to bounce back from their defeat to Brazil just three days ago and they did it in commanding style against the Matildas, who played the majority of the contest without Alanna Kennedy after her red card.
Sarina Wiegman’s side have been accused of starting slowly recently but they could not be faulted this time in a first half dominated purely by the two-time European champions with goals from Aggie Beever-Jones and Lucy Bronze, on her 34th birthday.
A celebratory evening was rather marred as striker Michelle Agyemang was taken off the field on a stretcher after she went down clutching her knee before Georgia Stanway rounded off victory with a late penalty.
Lucy Bronze nets birthday goal as England ease to win over Australia
Lionesses hero Michelle Agyemang stretchered off after horror injury against Australia
22:15 , Will CastleLionesses hero Michelle Agyemang was left in tears as she was stretchered off with a suspected serious injury against Australia.
The 19-year-old, who earned national adulation for her super-sub role in England’s Euro 2025 triumph this summer, came on in the second half of the Lionesses’ 3-0 international friendly win over the Matildas on Tuesday night.
However, she would be withdrawn from the contest just 18 minutes after her introduction after going down clutching her knee, with the Arsenal loanee appearing in excruciating pain.
After minutes of being tended to by England medics, she left the field on a stretcher to a standing ovation inside Pride Park.
Lionesses hero Michelle Agyemang stretchered off with horror injury against Australia
Lucia Kendall steals show on debut
22:00 , Will CastleLucia Kendall was an absolute star on her Lionesses debut and while she didn’t grab a much-deserved goal, she got the acclaim of her manager.
“I think she did really well,” Wiegman said. “She has impressed me and my staff since the start of the competition with Aston Villa, and she did also really well in the training sessions. You see she almost scored that goal. She picks up really good positions, but she reads the game really well.
"She understands things and that just comes with her and she keeps things really simple but that's not always easy. She has impressed us too, and that's why she deserved a start today.
"She's very young but very powerful, and she's strong too, but she also makes spaces for other people."
Reflecting on her first England outing, Kendall said: "It was amazing, to be honest. Felt at home, the girls were so easy to play with. You've got world-class players on that pitch, so it was easy to fit in.
“When I was a little girl you couldn't even dream of that to be able to go out there to a sell-out crowd. Playing with a team that had just gone and won back-to-back Euros, it was really special."
Sarina Wiegman's post-match thoughts
21:45 , Will Castle"Of course, we wanted to dominate the game and early in the game, a player was sent off for them and they go down to 10,” Wiegman told ITV4.
“We had a lesson the other day on how to do it against 10, so we wanted to keep up the pace of the game, create chances and harm them.
“I think we were OK on the ball but we can do better, especially in the final third, be tighter on the ball, be aligned a little more, make better decisions, then we could've scored a little bit more. Overall, we were solid when we didn't have the ball, I thought."
Wiegman also said she wishes Australia didn’t go down to 10 so early, as she wanted to use the friendly for her team to be properly tested.
A near-perfect night for England
21:30 , Will CastleTonight was so nearly perfect for England as they scored three and kept a clean sheet to get back to winning ways.
But unfortunately, the serious injury suffered by Michelle Agyemang will hang heavy on everyone’s minds. Let’s hope it’s not as serious as it looked.
Sarina Wiegman was unable to provide any update, but said it was “horrible” to see and that it “didn’t look good”.
Beever-Jones, meanwhile, was gutted to see her teammate leave the field like that.
“It is never nice when anyone comes off a stretcher, let alone a teammate. I don’t know what she has done but will be praying she will be OK,” she said.
Aggie Beever-Jones provides injury update
21:14 , Will Castle“I am OK,” she said. “I didn’t want to come off. It was good they were already down to 10 so it did not impact the game too much.
“It is a friendly so sometimes you have to see the bigger picture. Just got to wrap up and get some recovery.”
England foil Australia's revenge mission to get back to winning ways
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FULL-TIME! England 3-0 Australia
21:00 , Will CastleEngland foiled Australia's revenge mission as they cruised to a 3-0 friendly win at Pride Park.
A rematch of their 2023 World Cup semi-final - one the Lionesses won in Sydney - things went south again for the Matildas when Alanna Kennedy saw red for pulling Alessia Russo down on the edge of the Australia box; a desperate attempt to prevent a goal after she had been dispossessed.
While the free-kick was originally misfired by Aggie Beever-Jones, she made no mistake at the second time of asking as she rifled England in front, with the hosts then doubling their lead on the brink of half-time through birthday girl Lucy Bronze.
Sarina Wiegman’s side continued to dominate after the break but were dealt a mammoth blow when Euro 2025 hero Michelle Agyemang was stretchered off with a serious injury.
While this put a dampener on what was otherwise a brilliant performance, England ended the game on a high as Georgia Stanway’s stoppage-time penalty put the icing on the cake.
FULL-TIME! England 3-0 Australia
20:56 , Will CastleAnd with that comes the full-time whistle! England are back to winning ways.
GOAL! England 3-0 Australia (Stanway, 90+7')
20:56 , Will CastleStanway steps up... and sends the keeper the wrong way! England have their third!
PENALTY! England 2-0 Australia
20:55 , Will Castle90+6 mins: That’s come out of nowhere! No England shirt called for a penalty, but after being called over to the monitor by VAR, the referee has given the hosts a chance for a third.
A late challenge on Kearns is the reason for the spot-kick, by the way. Even though the ball had already gone. The Aussies will think that’s harsh.
England 2-0 Australia
20:53 , Will Castle90+5 mins: Charles looks to spark a third goal for England as she drives beyond the challenge before firing a ball into the area, but it’s cut out and cleared.
England 2-0 Australia
20:50 , Will Castle90+2 mins: Foord is booked for leaving the field on the wrong side of the pitch during her substitution. She’s replaced by Siemsen, while Rankin comes on for Cooney-Cross.
England 2-0 Australia
20:48 , Will Castle90+1 mins: Six minutes added on by the fourth official. There could’ve been a whole lot more given the stoppage brought by Agyemang’s injury.
England 2-0 Australia
20:46 , Will Castle88 mins: Australia are finally able to commit more bodies forward now that the England’s numerical advantage is no more.
Carpenter gets into the box down the right before pulling it back to Gorry, who does have a reputation for long-range shooting but curls high and wide of the target on this occasion.
Has this late Australia flurry come too late?
England 2-0 Australia
20:42 , Will Castle83 mins: This game will finish 10v10.
England’s five substitutions have all been used up, meaning nobody can replace the injured Beever-Jones.
No point risking her for the remainder of the friendly.
England 2-0 Australia
20:40 , Will Castle81 mins: Kelly was meant to be coming on for Beever-Jones, but instead it’s Agyemang she replaces.
Beever-Jones’ injury hasn’t got any better and she’s now gone down.
England 2-0 Australia
20:37 , Will Castle79 mins: A concerned Lucy Bronze watches on from the sidelines as Agyemang is stretchered off, receiving a standing over as she leaves the field.
Let’s hope this isn’t a long-term issue for one of the country’s brightest footballing talents.
England 2-0 Australia
20:36 , Will Castle78 mins: Agyemang, with her head in her hands, is still down.
The stretcher is out.
England 2-0 Australia
20:33 , Will Castle76 mins: Agyemang has gone down and looks in a lot of pain.
The physios have been rushed over after what looked like a bad landing. After such a positive night for the Lionesses, this is a sight nobody wanted to see.
England 2-0 Australia
20:32 , Will Castle74 mins: SAVE! Arnold is called into action again to deny Beever-Jones, who immediately signals to the bench that she needs to come off.
She picked up a knock a few minutes earlier and has been moving funny since.
England 2-0 Australia
20:30 , Will Castle73 mins: SAVE! Georgia Stanway lets fly from the edge of the box after Beth Mead went on a dancing run, but Arnold is equal to it.
England 2-0 Australia
20:29 , Will Castle72 mins: Mead and Agyemang link up again but the Arsenal loanee can’t get ahold of it, with the ball once more running through to Arnold.
Agyemang will be a popular goalscorer if she nets tonight.
England 2-0 Australia
20:28 , Will Castle70 mins: Australia’s turn to make some changes.
Sam Kerr’s number goes up and receives a warm ovation as she jogs off, replaced by Wheeler. Chelsea fans will be delighted to see that she’s come through this unscathed.
Sayer and Catley also make way, with Grant and Raso coming on in their place.
England 2-0 Australia
20:27 , Will Castle69 mins: Once again, debutant Kendall is knocking at the door for England - what’s she got to do for a goal?
She leaps to meet a dinked cross but her header cannons off an Australian defender and goes out for a corner.
England 2-0 Australia
20:25 , Will Castle67 mins: Mead spots Agyemang makes a darting run into the box and curls one in for the forward, but she tries to chest it down, her touch is too heavy and runs through to Arnold.
Every time Arnold collects the ball, she’s immediately looking around to try and get Australia up the other end.
She hasn’t given up hope of a comeback.
England 2-0 Australia
20:19 , Will Castle62 mins: Quadruple substitution for England.
Missy Bo Kearns, Georgia Stanway, Michelle Agyemang and Alex Greenwood enter the fray.
Kiera Walsh, Ella Toone, Alessia Russo and Taylor Hinds make way.
England 2-0 Australia
20:17 , Will Castle59 mins: OFF THE BAR! Kendall is there at the back post hoping for a goal on her debut, but her header takes a nick off an Australia skull and comes off the bar.
Sarina Wiegman is furious that hasn’t been given as a corner.
England 2-0 Australia
20:13 , Will Castle55 mins: Floated delivery is awkward for Sayer, whose misjudged header goes backwards rather than forwards.
Luckily for her, it flies over the bar rather than under it.
England 2-0 Australia
20:12 , Will Castle54 mins: Toone has come off of a heavy challenge limping and is wincing as she looks to the bench.
Looks like she’ll be able to walk it off but let’s see.
In better news for Wiegman, England have a free-kick on the top-right corner of the box after a foul from Foord.
England 2-0 Australia
20:10 , Will Castle52 mins: The Matildas break forward after a Charles-Russo combination comes to nothing. It carries a threat as Kerr slips into the left channel, but her low cross is blocked.
Better from the Aussies.
England 2-0 Australia
20:07 , Will Castle50 mins: It’s been a positive start to the second half by Australia, who have ticked it about nicely during the early stages.
But it’s the Lionesses who look like threatening as they break down the right through Russo, who has her opponent for pace, before pulling it back to Beever-Jones in the area.
Australia eventually deal with it and clear.
England 2-0 Australia
20:05 , Will Castle46 mins: One change to note from half-time - and it’s the birthday girl that’s made way.
Bronze is replaced by Charles in defence. All about minute management for the 34-year-old, who recently returned from injury.
BACK UNDERWAY! England 2-0 Australia
20:03 , Will CastleAnd we’re off again at Pride Park!
HALF-TIME! England 2-0 Australia
19:56 , Will CastleIt’s not been a bad birthday for Lucy Bronze so far - with a goal and an assist, she’s been the star of the show!
HALF-TIME! England 2-0 Australia
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HALF-TIME! England 2-0 Australia
19:51 , Will CastleThe Matildas’ revenge mission has been so far foiled by the Lionesses who lead Australia by two goals at half-time.
Things went south when Alanna Kennedy saw red for pulling Alessia Russo down on the edge of the Australia box - a desperate attempt to prevent a goal after she had been dispossessed.
From the free-kick, Aggie Beever-Jones rifled England in front, continuing to dominate before birthday girl Lucy Bronze cemented their lead.
This is feeling far more straightforward than it was in Sydney two years ago.
HALF-TIME! England 2-0 Australia
19:47 , Will CastleThe attack of the half sees Walsh force a fine save out of Arnold - and there’s the whistle!
England 2-0 Australia
19:47 , Will Castle45 mins: There are white shirts queueing up at the back post as a straight ball is lofted into the box, but it goes beyond Kendall at the back post and out.
One minute added on.
GOAL! England 2-0 Australia (Bronze, 41')
19:41 , Will CastleIt was coming!
A wonderful through ball for Toone is pulled back to Bronze, who on her 34th birthday slots past Arnold to make it two for England.
Nothing short of what the hosts deserve. They’ve been utterly dominant so far.
England 1-0 Australia
19:41 , Will Castle39 mins: CLOSE! Up the other end, England threaten again as Bronze fizzes an effort just wide of the war post.
Another dangerous delivery then causes a moment of panic at the back for Australia, with the defender needing to deny a Russo tap in while also making sure she doesn’t knock into her own net.
She concedes a corner, and England remain in the Australia half.
England 1-0 Australia
19:38 , Will Castle37 mins: After about five minutes of England pressure in the Australia half, the visitors break.
It’s the first time tonight they’re able to get a good few bodies in the opposition box, but they don’t do enough with the ball, nor do they do it quickly enough.
The attack fizzles out at the feet of Kerr on the edge of the six-yard box.
England 1-0 Australia
19:34 , Will Castle33 mins: England are pressing for that second.
A lofted ball into the box is knocked back for Toone, who fires goalwards but can’t hit the target.
That’s 12 shots so far for England, compared to Australia’s two.
England 1-0 Australia
19:29 , Will Castle28 mins: SAVE! That’s what Sam Kerr can do!
It’s great work by Carpenter to find her Chelsea teammate in the box, who despite the tight angle goes for a curling effort, trying to sneak the ball in at the near post.
Hampton is alive to it and makes a smart stop.
England 1-0 Australia
19:28 , Will Castle27 mins: Kendall saw her name in lights there!
The debutant receives the ball on the edge of the area and lets fly, but it’s straight down the throat of Arnold.
England 1-0 Australia
19:27 , Will Castle24 mins: CHANCE! England don’t look like they’re going to stop at one.
Mead and Russo link up in the box, with the latter having time to steady herself and shoot.
However, she’s unable to beat Arnold, only forcing the Aussie stopper to make a routine stop.
GOAL! England 1-0 Australia (Beever-Jones, 20')
19:21 , Will CastleThat one will stand!
It was a poor free-kick initially from Beever-Jones, firing low into the wall - but after Bronze put it back on a plate for her outside the box, she wasn’t going to make the same mistake twice.
The Chelsea forward rifles into the top corner and within a couple minutes, things have gone cataclysmically wrong for Australia.
RED CARD! England 0-0 Australia
19:21 , Will Castle18 mins: Australia are down to 10!
It’s a howler from Kennedy, who loses the ball under pressure from Russo and with the Arsenal forward bearing down on the box, tugs her down in a desperate attempt to prevent a goal.
It’s an unnecessary foul and just like against Brazil, the Lionesses already have the numerical advantage.
NO GOAL! England 0-0 Australia
19:15 , Will Castle14 mins: Beever-Jones this time has the ball in the net - but the flag goes up!
It was disciplined defending by the Australian back-line, who held their line well.
We do have VAR tonight, which confirms the decision.
It remains goalless for now, but it does feel like an England goal is coming!
England 0-0 Australia
19:14 , Will Castle13 mins: Beever-Jones looks to turn provider this time as England patiently work it down the left, before the Chelsea forward fires a cross into the box.
It’s blocked but England are in total control at the moment.
England 0-0 Australia
19:08 , Will Castle8 mins: CHANCE! Another early opportunity for Beever-Jones, who latches onto a dinked cross but once again can’t get the contact right, seeing her header bounce wide of the post.
England 0-0 Australia
19:07 , Will Castle6 mins: Australia’s turn to put the pressure on England’s keeper, and it was a heart-in-mouth moment for those inside Pride Park as Hampton was closed down on her goalline.
The Lionesses stopper does really well to stay composed and fire a low pass through black shirts to a teammate.
England 0-0 Australia
19:06 , Will Castle4 mins: CHANCE! Wonderful delivery to the back post for Beever-Jones, but she can’t get a strong enough contact on the ball to divert it goalwards.
England 0-0 Australia
19:05 , Will Castle3 mins: Early intensity from England, who when out of possession are bringing the high press right to the Australian back-line and keeper.
They rob a forward-running Hunt in the attacking final third, with Toone able to run into space and shoot. Her effort is blocked.
KICK-OFF! England 0-0 Australia
19:02 , Will CastleWe are underway!
The teams are out
18:58 , Will CastleThe two sets of players walk past the piece of fabled silverware as they take to the pitch, with the Lionesses welcomed back to Derby by jubilant sold-out crowd.
Time for the anthems...
Lauren Hemp brings out the Euros trophy
18:56 , Will CastleBefore Pride Park is graced with the two teams, Lauren Hemp brings out the prize the Lionesses worked so hard to win in the summer: the Euros trophy!
Closing in on kick-off
18:52 , Will CastleWe are less than 10 minutes away from kick-off at a sold-out Pride Park.
Can the Lionesses shake off the feeling of defeat and perform like European champions? Or will it be sweet revenge for the Matildas?
We’ll have all the action, up next!
Capacity crowd in Derby
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Hannah Hampton returns while Sarina Wiegman hands out two senior debuts
18:46 , Will CastleHannah Hampton is back in between the sticks for this evening’s clash, returning from an elbow injury to replace Khiara Keating.
Lucia Kendall and Taylor Hinds are handed senior debuts, while Aggie Beever-Jones - England’s top scorer for the year - starts in attack.
Sam Kerr back and raring to go
18:45 , Will CastleSam Kerr, 32, is already the all-time leading Australian international scorer, breaking the previous record of 50 goals by Tim Cahill back in 2022.
The Chelsea striker made her international debut back in 2009, aged just 15 and returned for her country in Saturday’s win over Wales after 725 days out.
She endured 20 months out with an ACL rupture and would love to be back on the scoresheet tonight.
Pre-match preparations at Pride Park
18:40 , Will Castle
Beth Mead vows to deliver for sell-out crowd
18:36 , Will Castle"People want to come and watch us, selling out stadiums, so hopefully we can put the performances on to the sell-out now,” Mead told ITV ahead of kick-off.
"I think we have to start games a little bit better than we have recently, so that's the main thing for us right now."
Pictures from England's homecoming against Brazil
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Both teams expected to be in the goals
18:15 , Will CastleFormer Arsenal boss Joe Montemurro is now in charge of the Matildas, so he will be able to offer a great insight into the Lionesses, while Sam Kerr has played in the Women’s Super League since 2020, when she joined Chelsea from Chicago Red Stars.
While England were being beaten at the Etihad, Australia ran out 2-1 winners over Wales at the Cardiff City Stadium, thanks to a late goal from Caitlin Foord.
Courtney Nevin gave the visitors the lead before 18-year-old Mared Griffiths equalised with her first international goal in Jess Fishlock’s final game for her country, which ended in defeat thanks to Foord’s strike.
England will be playing in front of a full house at the home of Derby County and will be looking for a much-improved start to the game.
With captain and talisman Leah Williamson out, and a change in goal, with Khiara Keating making her debut, it’s understandable that there were gaps at the back against Brazil, but up against Kerr, Wiegman’s side will have to be better tonight.
CONFIRMED TEAM NEWS!
18:01 , Will CastleEngland XI: Hampton; Le Tissier, Bronze, Morgan, Hinds; Walsh, Kendall; Mead, Toone, Beever-Jones; Russo.
Australia XI: Arnold; Carpenter, Heatley, Kennedy, Hunt; Gorry, Catley; Sayer, Cooney-Cross, Foord; Kerr.
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Here's how we line up for our game against England! 👊
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Team news expected soon
17:52 , Will CastleNot long until we discover who will play where for tonight’s clash between England and Australia. Here’s a quick reminder of what we know so far...
Wiegman confirmed Hannah Hampton could be back available to face Australia after missing the Brazil clash with a minor elbow issue. She also said that there may have been some “niggles” from the Brazil game but did not provide any names. Lucy Bronze and Niamh Charles are still being “worked on” so will be unlikely to start.
Australia will turn to star attackers Sam Kerr and Caitlin Foord to do the damage against the Lionesses. Both will be familiar with their opposition from their extensive experience playing in the WSL with Chelsea and Arsenal respectively.
The stage for tonight
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Lionesses vow to take lessons from feisty defeat to 10-player Brazil
17:30 , Will CastleSarina Wiegman felt lessons would be learnt after England suffered defeat in their first match since their Euro 2025 triumph.
The Lionesses paid the price for a poor start as they were beaten 2-1 by 10-player Brazil in the first friendly of their homecoming tour at the Etihad Stadium.
Wiegman said: "Of course you hope for another result but I think this was a very good game to start with again after the Euros against a very good opponent.
"A South American opponent was really what we wanted because that's different, more emotional, more extrovert. It's good for us to have that in front of us. They played very direct.
"Of course we wanted to get a better result but I also think that we got a lot of challenges in this game that we really need to experience to know what we can improve.
"I think some things we did really well, and I think some things we didn't do well. That's really good to see because if you play an opponent that doesn't give you those challenges, then you're not going to learn enough."
Ella Toone: 'Australia out for revenge'
17:15 , Will CastleElla Toone was one of the goalscorers when England won in Sydney in 2023, and believes Australia will be out for revenge on Tuesday.
“For Australia, we broke a lot of their hearts out there at the World Cup so, for them, it’ll feel like a revenge game,” she says.
“We’re England, we want to win every game. These games are friendlies – but there are no friendlies in football.”
When England broke Australian hearts
17:11 , Will CastleThis evening’s clash may be friendly by name, but there’s little chance it’ll be friendly by nature. At least for one nation.
Australian memories of seeing their dreams of a home World Cup triumph crumble in front of their eyes will be fresh, two years on from that fateful night in Sydney.
It was Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses that dealt this crushing blow, with goals Ella Toone, Lauren Hemp and Alessia Russo doing the damage to see the Matildas crash out in the semi-finals.
The two sides meet again at Pride Park tonight - a fitting venue for the Aussies, who will be desperate to restore their pride against an old foe.
Sarina Wiegman hits back at criticism over slow starts
16:40 , Will CastleEngland have gone behind in each of their last four outings, including their come-from-behind victories in the Euros this summer over Sweden, Italy and Spain, and then against Brazil on Saturday.
The Lionesses have been accused of starting slow but Sarina Wiegman disagreed and admitted she enjoyed the challenge that top countries like Brazil and Australia pose.
She said: “I think the Spain game, we started well and we could’ve scored 1-0. The Italy game we could’ve scored 1-0. The Sweden game we didn’t start that well. The France game we started really well and scored a goal.
“So I don’t agree that we have slow starts all the time – we just got behind.
“I do agree, on Saturday we didn’t start well enough. We had to get more physical. We talked about that – the players felt the same. So we’re definitely going to give everything to start better tomorrow.
“We are excited to go again tomorrow, have the opportunity straight away. We want to play top countries because they will challenge us – being challenged shows areas we need to improve on.”
Sarina Wiegman confirms Hannah Hampton could make England return against Australia
16:20 , Will CastleEngland boss Sarina Wiegman confirmed Hannah Hampton could be back available to face Australia at Pride Park in the second of their October friendlies.
She said: “She is progressing really well, has ticked all the boxes so far.
“Today there’s another training session which she has to come through but things look really good.
“We are still one day to go and today we have a good session for her today. If things go well, then she will be available tomorrow.
“She’s a good goalkeeper. First task of a goalkeeper is to keep the ball out of the net, together with the team.
“She’s also very good with her feet, the long distance kicks and also playing possession game. That’s a super strength of hers.”
Predicted line-ups
16:04 , Will CastleEngland XI: Hampton; Le Tissier, Morgan, Carter, Greenwood; Stanway, Walsh; Mead, Toone, Kelly; Russo.
Australia XI: Micah; Carpenter, Hunt, Heatley, Nevin; Gorry, Wheeler; Raso, Cooney-Cross, Foord; Kerr.
Australia team news
16:03 , Will CastleAustralia will turn to star attackers Sam Kerr and Caitlin Foord to do the damage against the Lionesses.
Both will be familiar with their opposition from their extensive experience playing in the WSL with Chelsea and Arsenal respectively.
England team news
16:02 , Will CastleWiegman confirmed Hannah Hampton could be back available to face Australia after missing the Brazil clash with a minor elbow issue.
She also said that there may have been some “niggles” from the Brazil game but did not provide any names.
Lucy Bronze and Niamh Charles are still being “worked on” so will be unlikely to start.
Is England vs Australia on TV?
16:01 , Will CastleEngland’s friendly with Australia kicks off at 7pm GMT on Tuesday 28 October at Pride Park in Derby.
How can I watch it?
Viewers in the UK can watch the game for free on ITV4, while the match will also be available to stream on ITVX. Coverage will begin at 6:15pm GMT.
England vs Australia LIVE!
16:00 , Will CastleGood afternoon and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of the England’s second October international against Australia!
The Lionesses were on the losing side of their first outing since winning Euro 2025, with Brazil emerging 2-1 victors at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
Sarina Wiegman’s side now welcome a Matildas side out for revenge, with the clash acting as a rematch of the 2023 World Cup semi-final - one England were victorious in.
Stay tuned for all the latest build-up, team news and minute-by-minute updates from Pride Park.
