A few days later than planned, the Lionesses arrived at Euro 2025. A brace from Lauren James along with a goal apiece for Georgia Stanway and Ella Toone sealed a crushing 4-0 over the Netherlands on

England 's Lauren James scored twice, while Georgia Stanway and Ella Toone also found the net to put the defending women's European champions firmly back in the driver's seat at Euro 2025 with an emphatic 4-0 victory over the Netherlands on Wednesday.

England has got the defense of its Women’s European Championship title firmly back on track with a 4-0 win over the Netherlands, thanks to a Lauren James double.

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England were magnificent as they swept aside Netherlands 4-0 in Zurich, just four days after they were so poor in their defeat to France at Euro 2025. If there were any nerves in the England camp, then they hid them well against the Dutch as the Lionesses proved once again that when their backs are against the wall,

England had some royal encouragement at the Women’s European Championship on Wednesday with Prince William in the crowd to watch the Lionesses in their crucial match against the Netherlands.

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Lionesses manager Sarina Wiegman and players hailed a "proper England" performance after they hammered the Netherlands 4-0 in Zurich on Wednesday.

England has never lost its first two matches at the Women's European Championship. If that changes on Wednesday, the defending champion could very well be out of Euro 2025.

The midfielder added that England are looking to 'put things right' against the Netherlands in their second Euro 2025 match on Wednesday.