The Lionesses thrashed Jamaica to complete their Euro 2025 preparation in some style at the King Power Stadium. Sarina Wiegman’s side routed the Reggae Girlz, with Ella Toone notching a brace, while Lucy Bronze, Georgia Stanway, Alessia Russo, Aggie Beever-Jones, and Beth Mead all got in on the act.
It was a splendid performance from England, who were, admittedly, not playing the standard of side that they will face in Switzerland, but the win will surely be the perfect morale-booster as they head to Zurich, where they take on France in their first group game.
There was some frustration from talismanic striker Russo as multiple chances passed her by, but the joint-top Women’s Super League goalscorer finally got her name on the scoresheet, as she nodded home Lauren James’ sumptuous delivery.
Lionesses vs Jamaica latest news
- GOAL! England 7-0 Jamaica - Mead gets in on act
- GOAL! England 5-0 Jamaica - Russo nods home James cross
- GOAL! England 4-0 Jamaica - Stanway leathers one past Brooks
- GOAL! England 3-0 Jamaica - Toone doubles her tally
- GOAL! England 2-0 Jamaica - Bronze climbs highest to power home
- NO GOAL! England 1-0 Jamaica - Lionesses escape after McKenna strike disallowed
- GOAL! England 1-0 Jamaica - Toone curls Lionesses in front
FT: England 7-0 Jamaica
19:01 , Oli GentThere’s the full-time whistle, and a superb victory will put the Lionesses in buoyant mood when they jet off to Switzerland tomorrow.
However, they can’t get complacent, with the real work to begin on July 5 when they face France in Zurich.
England 7-0 Jamaica
19:01 , Oli Gent90+5 mins: It’s seven, and Mead has it! She’s shaken off that knock, and finishes an England counter expertly. Her first touch is superb, and she slots under Brooks.
England 6-0 Jamaica
18:57 , Oli Gent90+2 mins: A bit of a worry as Beth Mead is down and needing treatment. She’s holding her knee, which she seemed to have jarred as she changed direction quickly.
England 6-0 Jamaica
18:55 , Oli Gent90 mins: Five added minutes.
England 6-0 Jamaica
18:54 , Oli Gent89 mins: More subs for Jamaica as Ingleton and Simmonds make way for Ricshya Walker and Jade Bailey on.
England 6-0 Jamaica
18:51 , Oli Gent85 mins: Goal! There’s number six, and it’s Beever-Jones. Terrific play down the right as Williamson sends Charles away towards the byline. Her cutback is right on the money, as the striker notches into the corner.
England 5-0 Jamaica
18:45 , Oli Gent81 mins: Great saves! James sends a cross in off the right and Beever-Jones looks to hook it goalwards, but Brooks keeps her out! The second phase results in the substitute ghosting in unmarked at the back post and meeting another cross with her head, but the Jamaican ‘keeper denies her again.
England 5-0 Jamaica
18:44 , Oli Gent80 mins: With the introduction of Beever-Jones, England are looking more direct and in behind as she stretches the visiting defence with her pace. James looks to slide her in, as Cardoza gets a toe in before colliding with the onrushing Brooks.
England 5-0 Jamaica
18:40 , Oli Gent76 mins: Three more changes for the Lionesses, as Aggie Beever-Jones, Grace Clinton, and Niamh Charles all coming on. Russo, Walsh, and Bronze are all withdrawn, given a well-earned rest.
England 5-0 Jamaica
18:39 , Oli Gent74 mins: Close! Russo sets Stanway on the edge of the box and has a crack looking for her second, but it whistles just wide.
England 5-0 Jamaica
18:36 , Oli Gent71 mins: Goal! Finally, Russo has her goal, and guess who’s provided the assist? Williamson of all players finds herself wide-right, and gets her head up to pick out James in the box. She teases the defender, getting the ball onto her left, and dinks it to the back post, where Russo has the simple task of nodding home.
England 4-0 Jamaica
18:35 , Oli Gent70 mins: England continuing to threaten as they hunt a fifth. They’re really looking to lay down a marker before this tournament.
England 4-0 Jamaica
18:31 , Oli Gent67 mins: What a cross from James! It’s right into the position of maximum opportunity, where Beth Mead is launching herself into. She can’t get anything on it, as Brooks clatters her.
England 4-0 Jamaica
18:30 , Oli Gent65 mins: There’s appeals for a penalty as Stanway’s header meets Kelly’s corner. It’s blocked by Cardoza on the line, but was it with her hand? The referee says no.
England 4-0 Jamaica
18:28 , Oli Gent63 mins: Changes afoot for both sides.
Lauren James is on for the Lionesses, along with Chloe Kelly, and Esme Morgan. Alex Greenwood, Lauren Hemp, and Ella Toone make way.
For Jamaica, Natasha Thomas and Reanna Blades replace Kiki Van Zanten and Atlanta Primus.
England 4-0 Jamaica
18:25 , Oli Gent59 mins: Goal! It’s four, and Georgia Stanway gets in on the act. It’s an emphatic finish from the Bayern Munich midfielder. Williamson plays a superb pass forward, and it breaks for Stanway just inside the area. She had been denied by Brooks seconds earlier, but she rifled that one home.
England 3-0 Jamaica
18:22 , Oli Gent57 mins: Russo is cutting a frustrated figure at her lack of a goal. Bronze whips another into the striker, and she goes for an acrobatic effort, but it’s wide of the target.
England 3-0 Jamaica
18:19 , Oli Gent54 mins: The Lionesses are trying to force things a tad in these opening moments of the second half, and that’s ok when they’re three up, but it’s not quite working for them at present.
England 3-0 Jamaica
18:16 , Oli Gent51 mins: Cameron does well against Hemp this time, tracking the winger all the way before nabbing the ball off her.
England 3-0 Jamaica
18:12 , Oli Gent48 mins: There’s been a sub for Jamaica at half-time, with Vyan Sampson on for Olufolasade Adamolekun.
Kick off
18:11 , Oli Gent46 mins: Back underway.
HT: England 3-0 Jamaica
17:54 , Oli GentThere’s the interval, and it’s pretty much the perfect first half for the Lionesses. All they’ll want now is a goal for Alessia Russo!
England 3-0 Jamaica
17:51 , Oli Gent45+4 mins: It’s three, and it’s Ella Toone’s second! She’s slightly sheepish in accepting the plaudits, with the way that the ball found the back of the net. It’s worked well down the right as Bronze bundles into the area, and it bobbles into the path of Toone. She goes for a scooped finish with her left, and it trickles in via the post!
England 2-0 Jamaica
17:47 , Oli Gent45+1 mins: Six added minutes.
England 2-0 Jamaica
17:47 , Oli Gent45 mins: Alison Swaby has been withdrawn with an injury, meaning that the Reggae Girlz lose an experienced head at the back. She’s replaced by Naya Cardoza.
England 2-0 Jamaica
17:44 , Oli Gent42 mins: And again she has a chance! The cross comes in from Bronze, looking for Russo at the near post. She makes first contact, but can only divert it wide!
England 2-0 Jamaica
17:42 , Oli Gent40 mins: Off the bar! Russo just cannot score today! What a superb effort from the Arsenal striker, as she rattles a volley towards goal, feeding off Mead’s chest-down, but she cracks the crossbar!
England 2-0 Jamaica
17:39 , Oli Gent37 mins: Off the post! Lauren Hemp is so unlucky as she crashes the woodwork. A lovely bit of play from the Lionesses down the right as Bronze inverts and flicks it neatly into the path of Hemp, who has moved in off her left flank. She cracks a wicked shot off with her left, and hits the upright!
England 2-0 Jamaica
17:37 , Oli Gent35 mins: So close for Russo as the cross comes in from Mead, but Swaby just gets in front of her as she looks to sweep it goalwards!
England 2-0 Jamaica
17:35 , Oli Gent32 mins: Goal! It’s two, and it’s Lucy Bronze! We’ve seen a lot of play down the left for England as Hemp knocks it back for the supporting Carter. She bends in a lovely ball, with Bronze bursting into the box to power home a second.
England 1-0 Jamaica
17:32 , Oli Gent30 mins: There are slight claims for a penalty as Jamaica streak forwards at pace. Simmonds goes for the byline, but is challenged hard but fair by Carter on the slide.
England 1-0 Jamaica
17:2927 mins: The heat is blistering in Leicester. It’s peaked at 30 degrees, so we will have a cooling break in a moment.
England 1-0 Jamaica
17:26 , Oli Gent24 mins: England’s press high has been very effective so far. They keep winning the ball in the Jamaica half, but this time, Beth Mead is a bit too forceful, giving away the free kick.
England 1-0 Jamaica
17:23 , Oli Gent21 mins: No goal! VAR check. They’re assessing whether Hampton’s view is obstructed, as the referee goes to the monitor, and the goal won’t stand, with Van Zanten adjudged to be blocking Hampton unfairly and interfering with play.
England 1-1 Jamaica
17:22 , Oli Gent19 mins: Goal! Well, that is a surprise! It’s a well-worked routine off the training ground, as Van Zanten’s low delivery to the near post isn’t dealt with. It’s dummied by Swaby, before McKenna scuffs into the corner! 1-1!
England 1-0 Jamaica
17:20 , Oli Gent18 mins: Corner, Jamaica. Van Zanten breaks down the right after a poor England set piece up at the other end. Carter jockeys her, showing her the line, sticking to her task to concede the corner.
England 1-0 Jamaica
17:18 , Oli Gent16 mins: Nice move from England as it’s worked out to the left, where Stanway picks it up. Her nice reverse pass finds Russo with her back to goal in the box, and it comes out to Keira Walsh on the edge of the area to strike as Russo sets her, but the Chelsea midfielder knocks the effort over the top.
England 1-0 Jamaica
17:16 , Oli Gent13 mins: The Lionesses aren’t letting up in their pursuit of a second.
A Carter cross just evades Russo in the middle, and Bronze is running riot down the right. Swaby just nicks ahead of Russo in the box, as Wiegman’s side continue to ramp up the heat.
England 1-0 Jamaica
17:13 , Oli Gent10 mins: Goal! It’s the opener, and it’s Ella Toone! England make the breakthrough, and it’s a super strike. Greenwood works it infield to Walsh, and Toone picks up a pocket of space on the edge of the area, isn’t closed down, and bends it, via a deflection, into the corner beyond Brooks’ clasp!
England 0-0 Jamaica
17:11 , Oli Gent9 mins: A wasted opportunity as the Lionesses work the ball through the thirds, Stanway finds Hemp, before the winger looks to tee up Russo. The striker can’t get a shot off, and it comes out to Stanway again, but she blazes over the top.
England 0-0 Jamaica
17:10 , Oli Gent8 mins: You can see what the Reggae Girlz want to do. They want to be compact in a 4-4-2, but England are getting too much time and space on the ball at the minute.
England 0-0 Jamaica
17:07 , Oli Gent5 mins: Close! Greenwood clips one over the top for Hemp as Carter darts ahead on the underlap. The left-back gets the pass, and looks to dance into the penalty area, but her effort is ricocheted wide.
England 0-0 Jamaica
17:06 , Oli Gent4 mins: Lucy Bronze is getting really high and wide down the right flank, allowing Beth Mead to move infield and add an extra body in the box when the ball is delivered from the left. Expect the right-back to be doing far more attacking than defending this evening.
England 0-0 Jamaica
17:05 , Oli Gent3 mins: England are having most of the early possession, as we’d expect. Their passing needs improving, though, with a couple of wayward balls in these opening minutes.
Kick off
17:02 , Oli Gent1 min: We’re off!
The players are out
16:54 , Oli Gent... and we are about to get underway!
Jamaica line-up
16:45 , Oli GentConfirmed Jamaica XI: Brooks; A Van Zanten, C Swaby, A Swaby, Cameron; K Van Zanten, Ingleton, Primus, Simmonds; McCoy, Adamolekun.
Subs: Bailey, Blades, Cardoza, Mensah, Mitchell, Morgan, Simpson, Thomas, Walker.
Wiegman addresses future
16:35 , Oli GentSarina Wiegman issued an update on her future as England manager. She has a contract until 2027, and was asked whether FA chair Mark Bullingham had given her his full backing.
“Of course that's nice,” she said.
“We've had conversations, of course, I extended my contract until 2027, after the World Cup, and we're going into a new tournament now,and I feel very happy here.
“I'm excited to go into a new tournament, not looking too much ahead, but the contracts to 2027, and I've always felt so much support from Mark [Bullingham], and the board and I still feel that way. It's really nice that he confirmed that.
“I think you get these questions all the time in good and bad times. It's just reality now. We're just really excited going to the tournament. We are aware that our group is really, really tough, with incredible teams in it.
“Let's see what what it brings us, but we're gonna do everything to get out of their group.”
Two changes
16:25There are two changes from Wiegman of the side that lost 2-1 to Spain earlier in the month.
Jess Carter comes in at left-back to replace Niamh Charles, while Ella Toone is in in place of Jess Park to add a bit more of a goal threat to the engine room.
Wiegman issues James update
16:20 , Oli GentThe England manager spoke on the Chelsea forward’s fitness in her pre-match press conference yesterday.
"We have to manage the minutes,” she said. “She's doing really well, but of course she hasn't played games yet. But she's in a good place.
"She will likely come off the bench - we can manage that a bit.
"She showed up in the training sessions really well. She could cope with loads and recover from loads.
"Her performance has been really good. She's ready; we're just still growing into minutes. This is the first time in a while that she's coming into a game.
"She needs to get through that. Then we'll take it from there towards the tournament."
Hampton on matching Earps' legacy
16:10 , Oli GentHere is Hannah Hampton on succeeding a great of the game Mary Earps, following in the PSG goalkeeper’s legacy, and making the no1 jersey her own, with Khiara Keating and Anna Moorhouse both breathing down her neck.
England line-up
15:54 , Oli GentConfirmed England XI: Hampton; Bronze, Greenwood, Williamson, Carter; Walsh, Stanway; Mead, Toone, Hemp; Russo.
Subs: Charles, James, Le Tissier, Moorhouse, Clinton, Morgan, Agyemang, Kelly, Beever-Jones, Park, Keating, Wubben-Moy.
Wiegman's thoughts on Jamaica
15:45 , Oli GentThe Dutchwoman highlighted the physical challenge that this evening’s opponents will give her side at the King Power Stadium.
“I think they're very physical, they [are] miss[ing] a couple of players, unfortunately, because you really like to play against the best opponent, but I think they'll challenge us physically. They have a pretty direct style of play, so we expect to have the ball and that's where we put a bit more emphasis on.
“Of course you want to do it in every stage of the game you want to do well, but we need to be tight on the ball, we need to be calm on the ball, speed up when we need to speed up, and we really want to create chances as always, but be really well and composed to making the right decisions with the right speed in the final third.”
Wiegman on her squad
15:30 , Oli GentIn her pre-match press conference, the England manager threw down the gauntlet for her side to go and really show what they are about.
“The squad is in good shape. We’ve had two weeks to train, that was really nice. Tomorrow is our last moment in England to show that we’re ready and how ready we are.
“We’re really excited to play the last game before we go into the tournament. You just want to get good connections out of the team and show the level we have at the moment.”
Standard Sport's prediction
15:15 , Oli GentThis should be a relatively straightforward affair for the Lionesses. A morale-booster before they jet off, if you will.
They are at full strength, but don’t be surprised if Wiegman experiments and trials a couple of new ideas out before the tournament.
England to win, 3-0
Jamaica team news
15:03 , Oli GentAs for the Reggae Girlz, they are without a number of key players, including striker Bunny Shaw.
The Manchester City forward was the Women’s Super League joint-top scorer with England’s Alessia Russo last term, but she is out injured with an issue she suffered back in March.
Elsewhere, Liverpool captain Taylor Hinds, Tottenham defender Drew Spence and goalkeeper Rebecca Spencer are also not within their ranks.
England team news
14:49In her pre-match press conference, Wiegman confirmed that every player was ready to play 90 minutes - barring Lauren James.
The Chelsea forward is still building her fitness up ahead of the tournament, and will not be rushed back to play a full match. Expect her off the bench this evening.
Otherwise, everyone is available in an exciting encounter ahead of their big departure for Switzerland!
How to watch Lionesses vs Jamaica
14:40 , Oli GentTV channel: Tonight’s match will be broadcast live on ITV1, with coverage starting from 4:10pm BST ahead of a 5pm kick-off. Coverage is free with a valid TV license.
Hello and welcome!
14:28 , Oli Gent... to Standard Sport’s LIVE text coverage of the Lionesses’ final Euro 2025 warm-up game, where they take on Jamaica at the King Power Stadium in Leicester.
Sarina Wiegman’s side will look to set the tone for a positive summer ahead of their title defence, and that comes against the Reggae Girlz this evening.
Stay tuned for all the updates, with kick off at 5pm BST.
