Summary

  • Ellen White breaks the deadlock

  • England lost their opener to USA

  • Lionesses have lost six of last nine matches

  • England starts for Lionesses

  • Japan were beaten by Spain in their first game

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  1. Postpublished at 90+3 mins

    England 1-0 Japan

    There are only 20 seconds to go and England have the ball down near the corner flag.

  2. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 90+2 mins

    England 1-0 Japan

    Jill Scott is going to get 90 seconds or so. She replaces the impressive Jordan Nobbs. One former Sunderland midfielder replaces another.

  3. Postpublished at 20:11 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2020

    Japan 0-1 England

    Sue Smith
    Former England forward on BBC Four

    Japan do need to cut out the defensive errors but they are out of season. I am sure that sharpness will return before the Olympics, but this is a great tournament to test themselves.

  4. Postpublished at 90 mins

    England 1-0 Japan

    All Japan have been able to muster today has been long range efforts. Emi Nakajima has another go but it's easy peasy for Ellie Roebuck.

    We're into three minutes of added time .

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    Get Involvedpublished at 20:08 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2020

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    The Don: Ellen White is definitely my favourite England striker of all time.

    Gaz: Cometh the hour, cometh the woman.

    Maria Jose Castillo: White!! Of course she’s the one to save this.

  6. Postpublished at 89 mins

    England 1-0 Japan

    England look happy to just keep the ball now. They should see this home.

  7. Postpublished at 88 mins

    England 1-0 Japan

    Now England just have a few minutes to hold on for the win.

    Or could they even push for another? White is leading another attack.

  8. Postpublished at 87 mins

    England 1-0 Japan

    That was a really good finish from Ellen White. Clinical.

  9. Postpublished at 20:05 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2020

    England 1-0 Japan

    Emma Sanders
    BBC Sport at Red Bull Arena, New Jersey

    Finally! England needed that. Ellen White, coming on off the bench, with the composed touch after Toni Duggan had won the ball back high up. Duggan has looked sharp since coming on.

  10. Postpublished at 20:05 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2020

    Japan 0-1 England

    Sue Smith
    Former England forward on BBC Four

    Great pressing initially from Leah Williamson then Toni Duggan wins the ball back, plays a great ball and what a finish. The Japan goalkeeper thinks Ellen White is going one way but she opens her body up and plays it the other side of her.

  11. goal

    GOAL - England 1-0 Japanpublished at 83 mins

    Ellen White

    Ellen White with what could be the winner! It's like last summer all over again with White wheeling away with her trademark celebration after a tidy finish.

    England are given a big helping hand with Hina Sugita and Shiori Miyake making a mess of playing out from the back but Toni Duggan put in a great cross and White slotted home on the half-volley.

    Relief.

  12. Postpublished at 81 mins

    England 0-0 Japan

    Ellen White, England's top scorer at the World Cup last summer, gets into the action for the first time with some good movement that almost gets her on the end of Jordan Nobbs' cross.

    England have 10 minutes to find a goal or it's going to be another winless game for Phil Neville's side.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 19:59 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2020

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    Andrew Jazzie: Hate to say it but this is truly terrible. We have gone backwards over the last year or so.

  14. Postpublished at 79 mins

    England 0-0 Japan

    England hadn't done an awful lot in the second half in fairness. The Lionesses haven't created much since the break as a whole.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 19:57 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2020

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    Vanessa A Foxx: It feels like England has the better team but Japan is giving them a run for their money.

    Sean: I love the Lionesses but I hope we lose. Taking Beth England off for Ellen White is the right way of going about it. Phil Neville needs to go.

  16. Postpublished at 77 mins

    England 0-0 Japan

    There were some worried faces on the England bench and the physios rushed straight on but it looks like Parris is going to be OK. She's going to try to run it off.

  17. Postpublished at 19:56 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2020

    Japan 0-0 England

    Sue Smith
    Former England forward on BBC Four

    I just heard the scream from Nikita Parris - never nice to hear. The Japanese player just seemed to land on her ankle. An awkward fall but thankfully she is getting up.

  18. ouch!

    Postpublished at 76 mins

    England 0-0 Japan

    Oh this didn't sound good. Nikita Parris screams in pain after a nasty collision.

  19. Postpublished at 75 mins

    England 0-0 Japan

    Still we wait for an opener... Jordan Nobbs has a pop with a half-volley from the edge of the box but it sails way over.

  20. Postpublished at 19:53 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2020

    Japan 0-0 England

    Sue Smith
    Former England forward on BBC Four

    Beth England might have missed a couple of chances but she linked the play well and her movement and runs were good. Beth is one of her own biggest critics, though, so I know she will be looking at those missed chances and will want to improve.