England v Wales: Women’s Euro 2025 – live

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2 min: Like in the match against the Netherlands on Wednesday, Carter is playing at centre-back with Alex Greenwood at left-back.

1 min: The atmosphere had been simmering nicely in the old town in the centre of St Gallen all day, and now those anthems have really got everybody up for this. It’s the most partisan mood I’ve noticed for any game at this tournament so far. There are scarcely any neutrals here for this one. Around the city all day you’ve only seen white or red kits.

KICK-OFF

Here we go!

The teams are out. The national anthems have been sung. We’re just moments away from kick-off!

Mary Earps is in the stadium tonight, here in St Gallen. The PSG goalkeeper, who retired from international duty in a surprise move earlier this summer, has just greeted several of the friends and families of the England players in the stands with warm embraces. She’ll be sitting just a few rows behind the England technical area.

Ahead of today’s match, England manager Sarina Wiegman said: “I hope we will see a game where we have a lot of the ball and we play very good in possession so we don’t let it come into a fighting game.

“I’m not worried but I think Wales is a team that is very compact, they can fight, they are really together. But also when they have the ball they can play direct.”

She added: “We have our own preparation. We also know what’s on the line and we’re going to do everything to win the game because we want to get through. There is always pressure on England. We expect ourselves to play a good game and that we are tight on the ball, we let the ball move and hopefully we have the ball a lot and we can exploit spaces.”

Sarina Wiegman looks on during the warm up. Photograph: Maja Hitij/UEFA/Getty Images

“The women’s game in Wales is growing at a rapid rate, and the Red Wall, the thousands of drunken but good-natured cultural attaches who have followed the men’s team for years, have begun to support the women’s team with the same fervour. There were just under 4,000 in attendance at the first game against the Netherlands, outnumbering and outsinging the Dutch, a fact not lost on this Welsh squad, who remember away followings numbering in single digits.

“A team of ultra-competitive, professional footballers competing at a major tournament will not want to hear that the event had more meaning than a 3-0 defeat, but as thousands of Welsh and Dutch supporters participated in the fan walk to the Allmend Stadion in Lucerne, it felt like a day pulsing with significance…”

Jeremy Boyce has a response to Mary Waltz:

“Nice idea for Michael Sheen, but given that this is a women’s match wouldn’t it be better to find an equally meritorious female Welsh actor to deliver the speech? There are plenty, take your pick...”

Ruth Jones, perhaps? Catherine Zeta-Jones?

Aggie Beever-Jones spoke this week about wanting to make her mark at her first major tournament. She said: “For me, it’s about trusting Sarina [Wiegman] and trusting the process. We have a squad full of incredible players. I just have to take my opportunity when it comes. I was grateful to come on the other day and show a little bit of what I can do. Hopefully I get some more opportunities to do that.”

The Chelsea forward also discussed her lack of experience in tournament football due to Covid. She added: “I was unfortunate in that sense when I was growing up, I’ve never really experienced tournament football and being away from family. It was a crazy time in the world; I think everyone was a bit unsure what was going on. We were lucky enough that football was able to carry on.

“That’s why I think it makes it a bit more special this time round. It is my first proper tournament and at the highest level. It’s exactly where I want to be. I feel comfortable enough to push for my place as well as getting pushed every day to become a better person and player. So I’m really, really enjoying it. Hopefully we can make our mark and keep going.”

Aggie Beever-Jones of England looks on as she warms up prior to the match. Photograph: Harriet Lander/The FA/Getty Images

Mary Waltz has messaged in all the way from California with a question for a certain Welsh actor:

“Is Michael Sheen going to give the Welsh Women a rousing pep talk as he did for the Welsh men? They will need something to beat their sisters/rivals.”

Angharad James believes that Wales “can upset” England tonight.

In her press conference yesterday, she said: “It’s a rivalry match and one everyone wants to play in. The pressure is all on England. They have to perform. We believe we can upset a very top team. We are ready for the fight.”

Angharad James of Wales arrives at the stadium. Photograph: Maja Hitij/UEFA/Getty Images

Wales enjoyed a historic moment against France on Wednesday when Jess Fishlock, the oldest player to feature at Euro 2025 and the nation’s most-capped player, scored their first-ever goal at a major tournament. In doing so, she also became the oldest scorer in Women’s Euro history. Wales went on to lose the match 4-1 against Les Bleus, but the energy in the stadium among the near 2,000 travelling fans was palpable. They all left St. Gallen with memories to last a lifetime.

Here’s the team news for Netherlands v France:

Netherlands: Van Domselaar; Wilms, Spitse, Janssen, Caspari; Van Donl, Roord, Groenen, Pelova; Grant, Beerensteyn. Substitutes: Kop, De Jong, Dijkstara, Buurman, Leuchter, Miedema, Brugts, Janse, Snoeijs, Kaptein, Egurrola, Van der Zanden.

France: Peyraud-Magnin; De Almeida, Samoura, Sombath, Bacha; Jean-Francois, Toletti, Karchaoui; Cascarino, Katoto, Baltimore. Substitutes: Lerond, Picaud, Lakrar, Geyoro, Malard, Majri, Diani, Mateo, Gago, Mbock Bathy, N’Dongala, Bogaert.

Today’s match officials:

• Referee: Frida Klarlund

• Assistant referees: Fie Bruun, Heini Hyvönen

• Fourth official: Iuliana Demetrescu

• VAR: Tiago Martins

• Assistant VAR: Cătălin Popa

Sarina Wiegman names an unchanged England squad for tonight’s clash, while Wales head coach Rhian Wilkinson has made three changes to her team. Clark has replaced Middleton-Patel in goal, with Roberts and Jones also in the XI for Green and Barton.

Team news

England starting line-up: Hannah Hampton; Lucy Bronze, Leah Williamson (C), Jess Carter, Alex Greenwood; Keira Walsh, Georgia Stanway, Ella Toone; Lauren James, Alessia Russo, Lauren Hemp. Substitutes: Niamh Charles, Beth Mead, Maya Le Tissier, Anna Moorhouse, Grace Clinton, Esme Morgan, Michelle Agyemang, Chloe Kelly, Aggie Beever-Jones, Jess Park, Khiara Keating, Lotte Wubben-Moy.

Wales starting line-up: Olivia Clark; Esther Morgan, Rhiannon Roberts, Gemma Evans, Lily Woodham; Jess Fishlock, Angharad James (C); Ceri Holland, Carrie Jones, Rachel Rowe; Ffion Morgan. Substitutes: Soffia Kelly, Safia Middleton-Patel, Sophie Ingle, Josephine Green, Kayleigh Barton, Hannah Cain, Hayley Ladd, Elise Hughes, Charlotte Estcourt, Lois Joel, Ella Powell, Alice Griffiths.

Here is what Group D is looking like right now:

France - 6pts (4GD)

England - 3pts (3GD)

Netherlands - 3pts (-1GD)

Wales - 0pts (-6GD)

Preamble

Hello and welcome to coverage of England v Wales on the final day of the Euro 2025 group stage. It’s still all to play for in Group D with both quarter-final places up for grabs. England need a win against the Welsh this evening to guarantee their place in the knockout stages, with the Netherlands taking on France in the other group meeting. A win for Les Bleus should see the Lionesses move out of the group as long as they avoid defeat, whereas victory for the Netherlands could make things very interesting.

Meanwhile, Wales are currently bottom of the group with no points. Technically, they can still qualify, although they will need a miracle and plenty of goals against England to make it. Nevertheless, we’re in for a very exciting evening.

Let the battle of Britain commence.

Kick-off for this one is at 8pm BST - join me!