Megan Rapinoe and Karen Bardsley have been omitted from the United States and England line-ups respectively for tonight’s Women’s World Cup semi-final.
Bardsley, Phil Neville’s first-choice goalkeeper, will be replaced by Carly Telford after picking up a hamstring injury, while US head coach Jill Ellis has preferred Christen Press ahead of Rapinoe.
Though the decision to leave out the US’ top scorer at the tournament was understood to be tactical, Rapinoe did not take part in the warm-ups, instead watching from the sidelines.
Neville hands a start to Rachel Daly for the first time since the win over Japan, while Beth Mead also comes into the attack. Fran Kirby and Toni Duggan are left out.
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Player ratings from England vs USA Carly Telford - 5 out of 10 Carly Telford - 5 out of 10: Made a handful of important saves but hesitant at times and shaky when playing out from the back.
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Player ratings from England vs USA Lucy Bronze - 6 Lucy Bronze - 6: Not her usual domineering self. Attempted several breaks out from the back but they produced little.
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Player ratings from England vs USA Steph Houghton - 6 Steph Houghton - 6: Dependable until the moment England truly counted on her. Does not deserve to be the fall guy.
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Player ratings from England vs USA Millie Bright - 4 Millie Bright - 4: Uncertain in and out of possession, it was not her best night, even before the red card.
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Player ratings from England vs USA Demi Stokes - 7 Demi Stokes - 7: Settled into the contest, becoming a useful attacking outlet in the second half.
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Player ratings from England vs USA Rachel Daly - 6 Rachel Daly - 6: Battled well enough and deserved another start, but did not expose Dunn's defensive limitations.
Player ratings from England vs USA Jill Scott - 6 Jill Scott - 6: Did her level best despite being outnumbered, but threatened to lose her head at one point.
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Player ratings from England vs USA Keira Walsh - 7 Keira Walsh - 7: Arguably her best showing of the tournament, with her inventive passing leading to England's goal.
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Player ratings from England vs USA Beth Mead - 7 Beth Mead - 7: Sublime delivery for White's goal but miscued on several occasions before early substitution.
Player ratings from England vs USA Nikita Parris - 5 Nikita Parris - 5: Missing in action, though appeared to be targeted and even bullied a little.
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Player ratings from England vs USA Ellen White - 8 Ellen White - 8: Two brilliant finishes, though one was ultimately disallowed. Why couldn't she take the penalty?
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Player ratings from England vs USA Alyssa Naeher - 7 Alyssa Naeher - 7: Much-maligned but delivered when it mattered, comfortably saving Houghton's penalty.
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Player ratings from England vs USA Kelley O'Hara - 8 Kelley O'Hara - 8: Picked out Press superbly for the first. Tenacious in the tackle at the other end.
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Player ratings from England vs USA Abby Dahlkemper - 7 Abby Dahlkemper - 7: Marshalled her back line effectively, though troubled by White's movement on occasion.
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Player ratings from England vs USA Becky Sauerbrunn - 5 Becky Sauerbrunn - 5: Can have few complaints about the penalty she conceded; only relief that Naeher spared her blushes.
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Player ratings from England vs USA Crystal Dunn - 7 Crystal Dunn - 7: Not a left-back, though covered herself well, not allowing England to overlap.
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Player ratings from England vs USA Lindsay Horan - 8 Lindsay Horan - 8: Restored to the starting line-up and brilliantly effective, setting up Morgan's decisive header.
Player ratings from England vs USA Julie Ertz - 8 Julie Ertz - 8: Composed in possession and comfortable dictating the tempo, she won the midfield battle decisively.
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Player ratings from England vs USA Rose Lavelle - 9 Rose Lavelle - 9: Ran the initial stages with bright, imaginative play. England struggled to contain her.
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Player ratings from England vs USA Tobin Heath - 8 Tobin Heath - 8: Always a threat running in behind, she kept Stokes pinned back for much for the first half.
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Player ratings from England vs USA Alex Morgan - 8 Alex Morgan - 8: A consummate team player of late, she was rewarded with the goal her work rate deserved.
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Player ratings from England vs USA Christen Press - 7 Christen Press - 7: Made sure Rapinoe was not missed, popping up with an early goal that set her team on their way.
As well as Rapinoe, Ellis has also dropped Sam Mewis from the US side which beat hosts France at the Parc des Princes on Friday night. Lindsay Horan is preferred in midfield.
Line-ups England: Telford; Bronze, Houghton, Bright, Stokes; Daly, Scott, Walsh, Mead; Parris, White.
Substitutes: Bardsley, Greenwood, Taylor, Kirby, Duggan, Williamson, McManus, Moore, Stanway, Carney, Earps, Staniforth.
United States: Naeher; O’Hara, Dahlkemper, Sauerbrunn, Dunn; Ertz, Horan, Lavelle; Heath, Morgan, Press.
Substitutes: Pugh, Mewis, Brian, Lloyd, Krieger, Davidson, Sonnett, Rapinoe, Harris, Long, Franch, McDonald.
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