Summary

  • Watch live coverage at top of this page, on BBC iPlayer or Red Button

  • Northern Ireland's only warm-up game before April's Euro 2022 play-off

  • Interim England boss Hege Riise takes charge of England for first time

  • England's Jill Scott makes 150th appearance

  1. HALF-TIMEpublished at 13:19 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2021

    England 3-0 Northern Ireland

    Fairly routine for England. Work to do for Kenny Shiels' side.

  2. Postpublished at 43 mins

    England 3-0 Northern Ireland

    Ellen White is almost in for her third after picking up on a loose pass but Becky Flaherty gobbles it up and sets her team off down the left.

    There's no way through for Rachel Furness though.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 13:15 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2021

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    England are enjoying far too much space everywhere! Hope the wind helps NI in the second half otherwise this could be double figures.

    Tim

  4. Postpublished at 13:13 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2021

    England 3-0 Northern Ireland

    Sue Smith
    Former England forward on BBC Sport

    Steph Houghton is a leader and with there being no crowd inside the grounds, you can hear everything she is saying. She is constantly talking to everybody on the pitch, 'go press, relax', little bits of information that you don't normally hear when you have a crowd.

  5. Postpublished at 40 mins

    England 3-0 Northern Ireland

    Ellen White got England off to a decent start. It's been dominant from the Lionesses so far.

    Media caption,

    White scores opener as England women return

  6. Postpublished at 39 mins

    England 3-0 Northern Ireland

    Sarah Mcfadden uses her body to guide Rachel Daly out of play on the right and gets a huge 'well done!' from Rachel Furness.

    Jill Scott then makes a sneeky run in behind but Becky Flaherty is aware.

  7. Postpublished at 37 mins

    England 3-0 Northern Ireland

    Jordan Nobbs puts a clever ball into the box from the free-kick but Lauren Hemp can't direct her header on target.

  8. Postpublished at 13:10 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2021

    England 3-0 Northern Ireland

    Sue Smith
    Former England forward on BBC Sport

    Rachel Furness is Northern Ireland's key player and if they can get a set-piece, she is a huge threat in the air. I think Steph Houghton was asked who was going to mark her and she said 'we'll give Jill Scott that one!'

  9. Postpublished at 36 mins

    England 3-0 Northern Ireland

    Rachel Daly and Ellen White try a one-two just outside the Northern Ireland box but Nadene Caldwell reads it.

    She tries to carry it into midfield but White snaps back to get a foot in and it's back with Steph Houghton in the England half.

    Rachel Furness almost wins it back immediately with a high press but Lucy Bronze provides cover.

  10. Postpublished at 33 mins

    England 3-0 Northern Ireland

    Jill Scott picks the ball up in the middle and feeds it down the line for Rachel Daly to chase.

    Rebecca Holloway tracks back to put in a really good sliding tackle just as Daly is about to cross it. England are enjoying far too much space out wide.

  11. Postpublished at 32 mins

    England 3-0 Northern Ireland

    Inches away from a fourth... Lauren Hemp, again, puts in a dangerous ball from the left but it's just over the head of Ellen White.

    Rachel Daly can't keep it in on the far side, though she's appealing for a corner.

  12. Postpublished at 13:05 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2021

    England 3-0 Northern Ireland

    Sue Smith
    Former England forward on BBC Sport

    You know that when Lauren Hemp gets the ball on that left-hand side, she will drive at the defence and she sees Lucy Bronze completely free. It's too easy from a Northern Ireland perspective. Defensively you have to get tighter and don't give players like Hemp an easy cross.

  13. goal

    GOAL - England 3-0 Northern Irelandpublished at 29 mins

    Lucy Bronze

    Lauren Hemp gets through on the left after Northern Ireland's insistence to play out from the back is punished again.

    Hemp just holds her cross, waiting for the run of Lucy Bronze, who gets in front of her marker to poke it home from a few yards out in the centre.

    Media caption,

    Bronze pokes home to extend England's lead

  14. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 28 mins

    England 2-0 Northern Ireland

    Georgia Stanway's pass is almost picked out by Marissa Callaghan but Rachel Daly improvises with a smart backheel flick to Lucy Bronze.

    Her cross is picked up by the wind and almost goes in off the back post!

  15. Postpublished at 26 mins

    England 2-0 Northern Ireland

    Jordan Nobbs' free-kick isn't controlled properly by Ellen White and Northern Ireland win it back.

    It's moved across to Rachel Furness on the left before Rebecca Holloway eventually wins a free-kick in the England half.

  16. Postpublished at 12:58 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2021

    England 2-0 Northern Ireland

    Sue Smith
    Former England forward on BBC Sport

    That was a really good break, again good movement. Lucy Bronze keeping her width and you could see Ellen White absolutely sprinting to get up into the area. Lucy Bronze hit it in first time and that's a really clinical cross. Excellent finish from Ellen White.

  17. goal

    GOAL - England 2-0 Northern Irelandpublished at 23 mins

    Ellen White

    Ellen White isn't missing that.

    Lucy Bronze has acres of space to run into on the right as England break from an Ellie Roebuck clearance.

    The full-back puts it on a plate for White, who makes the run to the near post and flicks it past Becky Flaherty for her second.

    Media caption,

    White scores her second to double England's lead

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    Get Involvedpublished at 12:56 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2021

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    Neal Hermon: Hard for Northern Ireland to get out of their own defensive third of the pitch never mind their half due to the wind. You can see the effect it has if they try a long clearance.

    Kelly Dixon: Come on Lionesses.

  19. Postpublished at 12:54 Greenwich Mean Time 23 February 2021

    England 1-0 Northern Ireland

    Sue Smith
    Former England forward on BBC Sport

    How clinical is this from Ellen White. Yes it was a mistake from Northern Ireland but the way White just anticipates it, takes a touch and then when she's through on goal, that's what she does. It's a fantastic goal and finish.

  20. goal

    GOAL - England 1-0 Northern Irelandpublished at 18 mins

    Ellen White

    Clinical from Ellen White. It's been coming for England.

    She's played in on the left side of the box after Northern Ireland lose possession at the back.

    White takes one touch and slots it coolly past Becky Flaherty.

    Media caption,

    White scores opener as England women return