Summary

  • Jodie Taylor opens scoring with lob

  • Serious injury for Italy midfielder Parisi

  • Italy find swift response from 18 yards

  • Italy also qualified for Euro 2017 finals

Live Reporting

Tom Rostance

  1. Two changes for England

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    Just two changes from the team which lost to Germany in March - has Mark Sampson got a settled side already?

    Millie Bright replaces Laura Bassett at the back while Jill Scott comes in for Fara Williams in midfield.

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  2. Places up for grabs? Nope

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    Rather confusingly of course Mark Sampson has already named his 23-player squad for Euro 2017 - a good three months in advance.

    Alex Scott is one of four players named in the tournament squad who will miss tonight while recovering from injuries, along with Manchester City keeper Karen Bardsley, Notts County's Jo Potter and Chelsea forward Fran Kirby.

    Replacing them in a separately-named  23-player squad  for the fixtures against Italy and Austria are an uncapped quartet: Chelsea full-back Hannah Blundell and Manchester City forward Mel Lawley, plus keeper Sophie Baggaley and defender Jessica Carter - both of Birmingham City.

    Carter, 19, and Lawley, 22, both received senior call-ups for the first time in their careers.

  3. The road to the Euros - via Burslem

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    Good evening!

    The road to European Championship glory is paved with many a good intention, and tonight Mark Sampson and co take on Italy at Vale Park.

    It's the first of two friendlies this weekend as England fine tune matters ahead of their summer in Utrecht, Breda and Tilburg.

    A Friday night win? We shall see.