Summary

  • Toone scores hat-trick as England run riot in Latvia

  • White goes second on all-time England scoring list but misses penalty

  • England top of Group D in 2023 World Cup qualifying

  • Lionesses have maximum points from first four games and +32 goal difference

  1. Postpublished at 19:25 British Summer Time 26 October 2021

    HT: Latvia 0-4 England

    Tonight's England team.

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  2. Postpublished at 19:22 British Summer Time 26 October 2021

    HT: Latvia 0-4 England

    Ellen White's penalty miss will be driving her mad. More motivation to get on the scoresheet again in the second half, surely.

    And poor Lauren Hemp... She's got to get her first England goal eventually!

  3. Closing in...published at 19:19 British Summer Time 26 October 2021

    HT: Latvia 0-4 England

    Kelly Smith - 46

    Kerry Davis and Ellen White - 44

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  4. HALF-TIMEpublished at 19:17 British Summer Time 26 October 2021

    Latvia 0-4 England

    Well, that was fun! There should have been more goals but England have a nice lead already.

    Two for Ella Toone, one for Ellen White and another for Millie Bright.

  5. Postpublished at 45+1 min

    Latvia 0-4 England

    Beth Mead cuts it back into the box but it's fired over by Lauren Hemp.

  6. Postpublished at 45 mins

    Latvia 0-4 England

    Fran Kirby chips in another free-kick. It's almost flapped into her own net by the keeper and Millie Bright's shot from a yard out is blocked for a corner.

  7. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 44 mins

    Latvia 0-4 England

    Millie Bright swings it in from the right. Ellen White gets her head on it but it bounces off the woodwork!

  8. Postpublished at 42 mins

    Latvia 0-4 England

    Goalkeeper Mary Earps tells everyone what she thinks of England giving away a free-kick inside their own half...

    I'll get in trouble if I write it but it was along the lines of "don't do that".

  9. Postpublished at 41 mins

    Latvia 0-4 England

    Beth Mead tries to win it back high up the pitch but she's penalised. England want another goal before the break.

  10. PENALTY SAVED!published at 19:09 British Summer Time 26 October 2021

    Latvia 0-4 England

    Oh no! Ellen White has a golden opportunity to close the record-gap again but hits it straight at the keeper.

    Beth Mead follows up on the rebound and again is denied from a few yards out!

    Excellent double save from Enija Anna Vaivode but England... Wow.

  11. PENALTY - Englandpublished at 19:08 British Summer Time 26 October 2021

    Latvia 0-4 England

    Lauren Hemp is desperate to score for England!

    She breaks into the box and smacks the left post. She's brought down in the process and gets a penalty.

  12. Postpublished at 36 mins

    Latvia 0-4 England

    Lauren Hemp is going past everyone. She should get a free-kick as her shirt is tugged twice but she'll win a corner anyway.

    Fran Kirby's effort is held by the keeper from the set-piece.

  13. GREAT SAVE!published at 34 mins

    Latvia 0-4 England

    Leah Williamson glides through the middle and finds Fran Kirby to her left.

    She cuts inside and curls one towards the far corner but it's a decent stop from the keeper.

  14. goal

    GOAL - Latvia 0-4 Englandpublished at 19:02 British Summer Time 26 October 2021

    Millie Bright (32 mins)

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    Fran Kirby floats in the free-kick, it just misses Ellen White's head but centre-back Millie Bright follows up at the back post to poke it in from a few yards out.

  15. Postpublished at 31 mins

    Latvia 0-3 England

    Lauren Hemp is brought down on the edge of the box and it's a decent free-kick position.

    Fran Kirby is over it...

  16. Keeping countpublished at 18:59 British Summer Time 26 October 2021

    Latvia 0-3 England

    It is almost 16 years to the day since England's biggest win in a competitive match, which also came in an away Women's World Cup qualifier.

    England defeated Hungary 13-0 on 27 October, 2005 as Kelly Smith hit a hat-trick, while Eniola Aluko, Alex Scott and Fara Williams all scored twice.

    Rachel Yankey, Jody Handley, Katie Chapman and Jo Potter also got themselves on the scoresheet.

  17. Postpublished at 29 mins

    Latvia 0-3 England

    Beth Mead is played in on the right and she tries to cut inside. It's a decent tackle from a Latvian defender in the end, as Mead would have been a few yards out with the goal begging.

  18. Postpublished at 27 mins

    Latvia 0-3 England

    Ellen White celebrated that goal heavily - she always does - but she is desperate to get that record and there's a very good chance she could do it tonight.

  19. goal

    GOAL - Latvia 0-3 Englandpublished at 18:55 British Summer Time 26 October 2021

    Ellen White (25 mins)

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    Easy.

    It's one to add to the tally for Ellen White and she moves up to 44 goals, meaning she's joint-second in the all-time scorers list for the Lionesses.

    It's not a good look for the keeper, who passes it straight to Ella Toone. She slides in White and the Manchester City striker puts it away.

  20. Postpublished at 24 mins

    Latvia 0-2 England

    Fran Kirby tries to poke it through to Lauren Hemp on the left but there's way too much on the pass.