England v Switzerland: women’s football friendly – live | Women’s football

9 min: A fine start for England, and Grace Clinton looks the business as a starter. So many options for Sarina Wiegman.

Park’s ball in, and the header from Turner comes off the post and Clinton knocks in her third England goal.

6 min: Gabby George, in such fine form for United, just lets the ball run out. Up ahead, Clinton turns and is brought down. Free-kick in a dangerous position. Park will take.

4 min: Both Blindkilde Brown and Mace have had their first touches of their England careers. An early attack from Switzerland is swept up by Grace Clinton.

2 min: As expected, it’s all England on the ball but there’s not much speed, a lot of unfamiliarity.

1 min: Let’s see what this much-changed team can achieve. Lots of noise from the England band, some of whom come from Sheffield.

Here are the national anthems: no booing can be heard.

So, the last game of 2024 for the Lionesses sees the 2022 Euro winners take on the Euro 2025 hosts. Packed stands at Bramall Lane.

Ireland and Wales have kicked off in Dublin, it’s 1-1 after the first leg

Sarina Wiegman spoke to ITV ahead of the game. “From the team, we want a good performance and to execute the gameplan. They [the new arrivals] have done well during the whole week. They came into our environment well and they have done well. I want to see what they can do in their role tonight.”

[Gabby George] has had some setbacks. She has been out of our environment when she has done rehab. She has down well with Manchester United. I hope she can be a good defender and good playing forward.”

The Euros dream is over for Scotland, they couldn’t make a comeback against Finland and lost 2-0 on the night, 2-0 on aggregate.

Jess Park is the sole survivor, with Millie Bright called in to captain the team. senior debuts for Laura Blindkilde Brown and Ruby Mace, and a return for Gabby George, once of Everton, now of Manchester United after six years of absence.

England: Hampton, Morgan, George, Mace, Turner, Bright, Park, Le Tissier, Beever-Jones, Clinton, Blindkilde Brown. Subs: Bronze, Earps, Stanway, Mead, Walsh, Naz, Carter, Russo, Williamson, Moorhouse, Greenwood, Wubben-Moy.

Switzerland starting XI: Herzog, Stierli, Marti, Maritz, Schertenleib, Crnogorcevic, Sow, Vallotto, Calligaris, Terchoun, Beney.

That bad news from Scotland and Northern Ireland’s play-offs.

• Scotland are 2-0 down to Finland, 2-0 on aggregate. That’s got 10 minutes to play.

• Northern Ireland lost 3-0 to Norway, 7-0 on aggregate.

After that reunion with Emma Hayes and a 0-0 draw, it’s up the M1 to Sheffield and a friendly with Switzerland. And time for experimentation, according to Sarina Wiegman, with seven months and four friendlies to go: “It gives opportunities for us to try out things, to play many players … we want to get as much information as possible and develop our style of play, and experience where we’re at at the moment.”

This is England’s final friendly before six Nations League fixtures from February until June, so expect a mix of styles and personnel. Plenty is still undecided as the Lionesses seek to defend their crown. The hosts of Euro 2025 are the visitors to Bramall Lane.

Also: there will be updates from the playoffs, with Ireland and Wales playing off, and news of the failure of the Scots and Northern Irish to be in Switzerland next year.

Kick-off is at 7.45pm. Join me.