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England vs Belgium LIVE: Euro 2022 warm-up result, final score and reaction as Lionesses cruise to win

England 3-0 Belgium: Chloe Kelly scored the Lionesses’ first before Rachel Daly and an own goal secured victory

Michael Jones
Thursday 16 June 2022 22:26 BST
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Chloe Kelly marked her England comeback with her first international goal as the Lionesses beat Belgium 3-0 at Molineux in their first warm-up match ahead of next month’s home Euros.

Having come on at the break for her first international appearance since returning to action from an ACL injury in April, winger Kelly put Sarina Wiegman’s side ahead with a deflected shot in the 62nd minute.

Fellow substitute Rachel Daly added a strike four minutes later to double the lead, and the third then came with seven minutes of normal time remaining when skipper Leah Williamson hit the bar and the ball went in off goalkeeper Nicky Evrard.

It proved a comfortable victory in the end after a first half that had seen the hosts fail to make a breakthrough despite creating a flurry of chances, which included Williamson being denied by a goal-line clearance.

England, playing the day after Wiegman named her final 23-player squad for this summer’s tournament, will now face the Netherlands at Elland Road in eight days and then Switzerland in Zurich before opening their Euros campaign by taking on Austria at Old Trafford on July 6.

Follow reaction after England beat Belgium at Molineux:

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England 2-0 Belgium

75 mins: Bright continues to delight with that diagonal ball from right to left over to Hemp. Hemp brings it down and knocks it back to Daly who whips a cross into the box. It skips through to Bronze who has to throw herself towards the ball to try and keep it in play but she can’t stop it from crossing the byline.

Michael Jones16 June 2022 21:36
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England 2-0 Belgium

72 mins: Chance! Alex Greenwood delivers another stellar pass to play Hemp free down the left wing. Hemp injects a bit of pace and breezes up to the side of the box before lifting a good cross over to Beth England. England gets her head underneath the ball which is slightly behind her and she whips it just over the top of the crossbar.

Michael Jones16 June 2022 21:31
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England 2-0 Belgium

69 mins: England’s patience and changes have paid off for them. They have been the better side this evening and have earned their rewards.

Will they go on to get another? Sarina Wiegman will hope so.

Michael Jones16 June 2022 21:28
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GOAL! England 2-0 Belgium (Daly, 66’)⚽️

66 mins: Another goal from the substitutes! The corner ball is whipped low to the near post and flicked into the six-yard area. There’s a tussle and the ball bounces over to Williamson who snatches at a shot that hits Hemp and drops for Rachel Daly. She then drills a first time effort at goal and rattles it into the top left-hand corner!

Michael Jones16 June 2022 21:25
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England 1-0 Belgium

65 mins: There seems to be a bit of belief to England now. Fran Kirby switches the ball over to Hemp who drives into the box and wins a corner when her cross is blocked behind.

Michael Jones16 June 2022 21:24
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GOAL! England 1-0 Belgium (Kelly, 62’)⚽️

62 mins: Yes they can! Keira Walsh flicks the ball over to Lucy Bronze on the right wing who plays it up to Chloe Kelly. The substitute darts inside of Deloose and strikes a left-footed effort at goal. Kelly gets lucky with a deflection off Tysiak at the near post and the ball nestles in the near bottom corner!

England finally lead.

Michael Jones16 June 2022 21:20
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England 0-0 Belgium

60 mins: Bethany England and Fran Kirby come on for England replacing Ellen White and Georgia Stanway. This hasn’t been the easiest game for the Lionesses and they’ve got work to do if they’re going to win it.

30 minutes left to play. Can the substitutes have an impact?

Michael Jones16 June 2022 21:20
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England 0-0 Belgium

57 mins: What a ball that is from Millie Bright. A low cross field pass to pick out the run of Lauren Hemp who controls the ball on the left side of the box before rolling it over to Georgia Stanway. Stanways shifts it to her right foot and shoots but her effort is blocked immediately and the chance goes begging.

Michael Jones16 June 2022 21:17
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England 0-0 Belgium

54 mins: Chance! Stanway wins the ball back high up the pitch and works it over to the right wing. Kelly dribbles away from the left-back and lifts a deep cross into the box that just evades Ellen White. The ball drops to Stanway whose back it to goal so she lays it off to Keira Walsh and her effort from the front edge of the box lands safely in the arms of Nicky Evrard.

Michael Jones16 June 2022 21:15
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England 0-0 Belgium

51 mins: The second half has started quite slowly. England are trying to be patient but they’re finding it awkward to play through Belgium.

Alex Greenwood knocks the ball over to Bronze who puts the ball into the box for Chloe Kelly. She recovers it under pressure but can’t pick out a teammate with an attempted cross.

Michael Jones16 June 2022 21:12

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