England vs Norway LIVE: Euro 2022 result and reaction as Beth Mead nets hat-trick in record goal haul

The Lionesses’ group stage campaign continues as they host Norway in Brighton

"If they want to be underdogs that's fine" - Wiegman on Norway test

England face their toughest test of the group stages tonight as they continue their Euro 2022 campaign against Norway at the Amex Stadium in Brighton. This crucial fixture could decide who finishes top of Group A after both teams won their opening fixtures.

The Lionesses won the first match of the tournament 1-0 against Austria last Wednesday, with Beth Mead scoring the only goal of the game in front of a record crowd of 68,871 at Old Trafford. It wasn’t the most convincing performance from Sarina Wiegman’s team who will know they need to improve if they hope to defeat Norway and move back to the top of their group.

Norway demolished Northern Ireland 4-1 in their opening fixture in Southampton and took the lead in the goal difference standings. They are a team full of talent including Lyon’s Ada Hegerberg, Barcelona’s Caroline Graham Hansen and Chelsea’s Guro Reiten but their coach Martin Sjogren has stepped up the mind games by calling his team “underdogs” for the match.

Follow all the action from the Amex Stadium as the Lionesses host Norway:

England vs Norway

• FULL-TIME! England 8-0 Norway
• 81’ - GOAL! Mead completes her hat-trick with rebound goal (Eng 8-0 Nor)
• 66’ - GOAL! Substitute Alessia Russo heads in from close range (Eng 7-0 Nor)
• 41’ - GOAL! White taps in to make it SIX before half-time (Eng 6-0 Nor)
• 38’ - GOAL! Mead cuts inside and slots in a fifth (Eng 5-0 Nor)
• 34’ - GOAL! Mead heads home from close-range (Eng 4-0 Nor)
• 29’ - GOAL! White nicks the ball off a defender and slots home (Eng 3-0 Nor)
• 15’ - GOAL! Hemp taps in to double Lionesses’ lead (Eng 2-0 Nor)
• 12’ - GOAL! Stanway hammers home penalty after White fouled (Eng 1-0 Nor)
• England XI: Earps; Bronze, Bright, Williamson, Daly; Walsh, Stanway; Mead, Kirby, Hemp; White
• Winner goes top of Group A

[11 July 2022 21:39 · Michael Jones]

GOAL! England 8-0 Norway (Mead, 81’)⚽️

81 mins: Hat-trick for Beth Mead! Keira Walsh and Alex Greenwood combine to get the ball into the box before Greenwood pulls it back to Walsh who smokes one from the front edge of the box.

The shot takes a deflection, hits the goalkeeper then loops up into the six-yard box. Mead is the first to react and meets it on the volley to tap it over Pettersen and complete her first major tournament hat-trick.

[11 July 2022 21:38 · Michael Jones]

England 7-0 Norway

78 mins: Ada Hegerberg is off and looks utterly fed up. She’s hardly been involved all night. Celin Ildhusoey replaces her.

Caroline Graham Hansena also goes to the bench with Amalie Eikeland replacing her.

[11 July 2022 21:33 · Michael Jones]

England 7-0 Norway

75 mins: Lauren Hemp has been subbed off by Sarina Wiegman with Chloe Kelly introduced for the final 15-20 minutes of this match.

Kelly is another player who will fancy herself to get a goal. She dribbles in from the left and weaves around two or three defenders to try and set up space for a shot but eventually loses the ball.

It comes out to Alex Greenwood who blasts an effort at goal but can’t find the target.

[11 July 2022 21:30 · Michael Jones]

England 7-0 Norway

72 mins: It’s been a spanking. England have had 18 attempts with 11 on target. In comparison Norway have had three shots but none have been on target.

England are going through to the knockout stages and Norway are going to be left with a tricky match against Austria to see who else will make it out of Group A.

[11 July 2022 21:27 · Michael Jones]

England 7-0 Norway

69 mins: Chance! Another cross from Lucy Bronze picks out Ella Toone in the area this time but she’s a little further out from goal and her headed effort lands in the arms of Guro Pettersen.

[11 July 2022 21:25 · Michael Jones]

GOAL! England 7-0 Norway (Russo, 66’)⚽️

66 mins: Lucy Bronze bursts free down the right wing and curls a cross into the middle of the box. Alessia Russo rises above two defenders, meets the ball with a solid header and knocks it into the bottom corner!

England have seven.

[11 July 2022 21:23 · Michael Jones]

England 6-0 Norway

65 mins: Ella Toone has easily picked up where Fran Kirby left off. She’s receiving the ball in the middle of the pitch, carrying up towards the box and finding passes to set up chance for her teammates.

This time she feed the ball over to Georgia Stanway who drills a first time effort just wide of the left-hand post.

[11 July 2022 21:20 · Michael Jones]

England 6-0 Norway

63 mins: Close! Ella Toone lifts a pass into the penalty area and the ball just drops over the head of Alessia Russo.

Beth Mead arrives behind the striker and attempts to poke the ball towards goal but just misses it after the bounce.

[11 July 2022 21:17 · Michael Jones]

England 6-0 Norway

60 mins: Sarina Wiegman brings on the substitutes.

Alex Greenwood replaces Rachel Daly, Alessia Russo is on for Ellen White and Ella Toone gets a run out with Fran Kirby brought off.

Those changes don’t exactly make England weaker, such is the impressive nature of their squad depth.

[11 July 2022 21:14 · Michael Jones]

England 6-0 Norway

57 mins: Julie Blakstad has had enough of Beth Mead. Mead flicks the ball in behind the left-back who then drags her to ground to stop Mead’s run.

Blakstad goes in the book and the free kick is swung quickly into the box. Ellen White breaks free and fizzes a header wide of the back post!