Summary

  • England dominate opening World Cup qualifier

  • Bronze with pick of goals - 18-yard strike

  • Kirby has penalty saved after Tsybutovich handball

  • Team celebrate with Sampson after opening goal

  • Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kazakhstan and Wales complete group

Live Reporting

Mike Henson

  1. 'Shcherbak has done well'

    England 5-0 Russia

    Sue Smith
    Former England forward on BBC Two

    Shcherbak has done well. Despite conceding five goals she has played well. It sounds strange talking about a goalkeeper like that but she has pulled off some really good saves and England's goals have just been clinical.

  2. GREAT SAVE!

    England 5-0 Russia

    A great stop from Tatyana Shcherbak as Ellen White crashes a fierce shot towards the near post, but the Russian goalkeeper gets two strong palms to it and pushes behind.

  3. YELLOW CARD

    England 5-0 Russia

    Ekaterina Sochneva takes one for her team, cynically halting a swift England counter-attack as she wraps her arms around Jordan Nobbs midriff, preventing her playing a telling forward bal.

  4. SUBSTITUTION

    England 5-0 Russia

    And another change for England.

    Jodie Taylor, who has run hard at the top of England's attack, is replaced by Birmingham's Ellen White off the bench.

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    Ally Wilkinson: I don't know much about women's football, but some of the quality shown by England tonight is very impressive.

  6. 'Nikita Parris had a very good game'

    England 5-0 Russia

    Sue Smith
    Former England forward on BBC Two

    Nikita Parris had a very good game. She's been lively on the ball, making things happen. She's been dangerous and that's what you want from her.

  7. Watch: Parris gives England the lead

    England 5-0 Russia

    As it's scorer heads off, let's have a look at the opening goal.

    And stick about for the celebration with Nikita Parris pointedly embracing coach Mark Sampson after racism allegations against him - strenuously denied - resurfaced in recent days.

    Watch as Nikita Parris puts England 1-0 up against Russia

  8. SUBSTITUTION

    England 5-0 Russia

    Nikita Parris - who has been industrious and inventive - heads for the sidelines with Karen Carney on in her place.

  9. 'It's the Toni Duggan of old'

    England 5-0 Russia

    Sue Smith
    Former England forward on BBC Two

    This is what I have been so impressed with - England's movement going forward. Duggan picks her spot and knows exactly where she's going to put it. It's the Toni Duggan of old that we have seen tonight.

  10. goal

    GOAL - England 5-0 Russia

    Toni Duggan

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    That was a beautiful team goal. England carve open Russia with beautiful angled runs and weighted passing.

    Lucy Bronze swaps passes with Fran Kirby, cuts the ball back and, after Kirby's swipe and miss, Toni Duggan sweeps a curling shot into the top corner.

    Lovely stuff.

    England and Barcelona winger Toni Duggan makes it five

  11. England 4-0 Russia

    England's Demi Stokes tries her luck from distance.

    Nearly, but not quite as her 20-yard effort clears the bar by a couple of feet.

  12. England 4-0 Russia

    A well-worked free-kick routine from England as Steph Houghton peels away from her marker at the far post.

    Her header is strong and downward from 12 yards out, but too close to Russia goalkeeper Tatyana Shcherbak.

  13. England 4-0 Russia

    Fran Kirby is pulling the strings like Frank Underwood.

    A delicious lofted throughball picks out Jodie Taylor in behind the Russia defence.

    But the Arsenal striker was the wrong side of the last defender when the ball was played.

    It was tight and takes nothing away from the quality of the pass.

  14. 'England need to remain focused'

    England 4-0 Russia

    Sue Smith
    Former England forward on BBC Two

    England need to remain focused. There was five minutes in the first half where they looked sloppy. They need to stick to what they know because it's working and they have been brilliant.

  15. England 4-0 Russia

    Well, Russia have come out and have been better in the first two minutes of the second half than they managed at all before the interval.

    Elvira Ziyastinova gets her head up on the left and picks out Nadezhda Smirnova in the middle.

    The Russian's first-time effort is straight at goalkeeper Siobhan Chamberlain but needed holding...

  16. KICK-OFF

    England 4-0 Russia

    We are up and running in the second half.

  17. England 4-0 Russia

    Out they come for the second half....

  18. England 4-0 Russia

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  19. 'Fran Kirby has been the main player of the half'

    England 4-0 Russia

    Alex Scott
    Arsenal Ladies & former England international

    What we are seeing from the Lionesses here is a team performance. You can pick a number of players but Fran Kirby has been the main player of the half.

  20. Northern Ireland 0-0 Republic of Ireland

    Over at Mourneview Park, it is scoreless.

    But Republic of Ireland have had the best of the early exchanges with Diane Caldwell going close.

    Halfway through the first half over there and you can watch via the red button or online.