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

"Houghton just ran out of time" - England boss Wiegman on ex-skipper Euro omission

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:

England vs Belgium

• FULL-TIME! England 3-0 Belgium
• 82’ GOAL! - Williamson’s shot hits the bar and bounces in off the goalkeeper (3-0)
• 66’ - GOAL! Daly lashes home from a corner (2-0)
• 62’ - GOAL! Kelly’s shot takes a massive deflection and finds the corner of the net (1-0)
• England face Belgium, Netherlands and Switzerland in friendlies before Euro 2022
• Steph Houghton dropped from Euros squad

[16 June 2022 19:30 · Michael Jones]

England vs Belgium

England have yet to lose a game under Sarine Wiegman with the Lionesses winning nine and drawing two of their 11 games under the Dutch manager.

In fact, England have scored 72 goals in those 11 games, averaging 6.5 goals per game.

England have lost their last two friendly matches (3-1 vs France and 2-0 vs Canada) – last losing three consecutive friendlies during a seven-match streak between 2001 and 2003.

[16 June 2022 19:25 · Michael Jones]

Sarina Wiegman’s England take first step on Euro 2022 journey with calculated squad announcement

And then there were 23. England’s squad for their home European Championships is set – and with it, a record-breaking summer for the women’s game is suddenly now right around the corner. These are the days, the sign-posted occasions, when the build-up and hype begins to feel very real and a major international tournament swings into view.

Not that you would have been able to tell, judging by Sarina Wiegman. The England manager remained cool as she discussed the decisions that led to her final 23-player squad for the tournament, even as she appeared a little agitated at the continued line of questioning surrounding the omission of former captain Steph Houghton. This may have been the first step of England’s journey this summer, but for Wiegman it was just another step in her process.

Beneath the initial noise over Houghton there were few surprises in the final group announced at St George’s Park on Tuesday, and you would expect that is just how Wiegman likes it. Much of the debate was about whether there would be a place for England’s captain at their last three major tournaments and, although the 34-year-old Houghton remained the headline, there is merit in wondering whether her inclusion would even have made that much of a difference either way. Houghton was simply not ready.

[16 June 2022 19:20 · Michael Jones]

England vs Belgium

This will be the first clash between England and Belgium since August 2019, when the two sides played out a 3-3 draw in Leuven.

England have won three and drawn one of their four home games against Belgium in all competitions, with each match coming under a different manager – their last such game was a 1-1 draw under Mark Sampson in April 2016.

[16 June 2022 19:15 · Michael Jones]

How does it feel making the Euros squad?

Manchester United’s Ella Toone is one of nine players to make the squad for a major tournament for the first time after being selected for Euro 2022.

The others being Jess Carter, Bethany England, Hannah Hampton, Lauren Hemp, Chloe Kelly, Ellie Roebuck, Alessia Russo and Lotte Wubben-Moy.

Here’s how Toone reacted to the news:

[16 June 2022 19:10 · Michael Jones]

Wiegman on Belgium

Sarina Wiegman gave her pre-match thoughts on tonight’s opponents saying that Belgium have improved a lot and will give the Lionesses a competitive game tonight.

“I think Belgium have developed a lot and they will also be going to the Euros.” said Wiegman, “They can do a couple of things: they can play on the [counter] but they also want to play a possession game and have good players. “I think it is going to be a competitive game and you want competitive games. They are also not in our group, which is what you want because you don’t want to compete with someone who you are going to play in the group stages of the Euros. “So they are a very good opponent for us and we will be able to gain some experience.”

[16 June 2022 19:05 · Michael Jones]

Updates on Kirby and Kelly

Steph Houghton didn’t make the Euro 2022 squad due to a lack of match fitness after a long lay-off and there were worries that Fran Kirbyand Chloe Kelly who also picked up injuries this season may not be fit either.

But, both women were included in the 23-player squad and Sarina Wiegman gave updates on both players saying: “Fran is doing well, she has been in training for a while, she has been in camp with us, and she has been in training, playing in the training games and she is ready to compete [against Belgium] tomorrow.”

And on Kelly, Wiegman added: “She has been building up with the club, has done well and she is growing and growing, getting used to our style of play, which is not really a lot different than it is at Manchester City. We are excited and we have three friendly games where hopefully we can see a little more.”

[16 June 2022 19:00 · Michael Jones]

England team changes

Sarina Wiegman makes two changes to the Lionesses’ starting XI from the team that defeated Northern Ireland 5-0 in their last outing back in April.

Ella Toone and Jess Carter drop out with Lotte Wubben-Moy and Demi Stokes replacing them.

[16 June 2022 18:55 · Michael Jones]

Lionesses starting XI

England XI: Earps, Bronze, Bright, Wubben-Moy, Stokes, Stanway, Williamson, Walsh, Hemp, Mead, White

[16 June 2022 18:50 · Michael Jones]

Steph Houghton misses out as Lionesses name group for home tournament

Steph Houghton has missed out on England’s final 23-player squad for Euro 2022.

Houghton has captained England at the last three major international tournaments and although she made the provisional squad, the defender has not featured competitively since January due to injury and will miss out on the home championships.

”It’s hard decision but she is not ready to compete,” England manager Sarina Wiegman said. “She did everything possible but she is just not ready. It’s hard for every player, but she is a big player who has made a big impact on the game. It’s really hard.”

[16 June 2022 18:45 · Michael Jones]

Players will ‘manage their own emotions’ hopes Wiegman

Tonight’s fixture versus Belgium comes just a day after manager Sarina Wiegman named her 23-player squad for Euro 2022 and the boss hopes her players will "manage their own emotions" against the Red Flames following the news and admitted it will bring "relaxation" to the camp.

"It’s good to have clarity and go to the next stage [of our preparations]," said Wiegman. "It brings relaxation, but not for the game.

“We were also preparing for Belgium during this time. We can focus on football, we have a gameplan and the players have tasks, so they can just try to execute those as good as possible.

"That is the focus and hopefully their thoughts are on that."