I swear I heard Ian Wright shout with joy when Millie Bright's volley hit the back of the net. The Arsenal legend is here for ITV4 and he will have appreciated the quality of that finish.

Honestly, that goal was worth the admission fee alone.

It came after a corner was played short and a cross was whipped into the box.

England are showing plenty of variety from set-pieces.

Emma Sanders
BBC Sport at Riverside Stadium

What a finish from Millie Bright! She doesn't score too often but when she does they're usually screamers. She scored a worldie in the Community Shield at Wembley and she took that volley just as sweetly.

The Lionesses lead the Olympic champions. And it's a deserved lead too.

SarIna Wiegman will be pleased with the effort but England are coming unstuck in the final third. After a sluggish start, Canada have got a foothold in this.

Oh, that's lovely.

Lauren Hemp is again heavily involved as Leah Williamson finds herself in space outside the box and goes for goal. Just wide.

There's a terrific flow about this game. Action at both ends.

Laura Bassett
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

The worrying sign is that Kadeisha Buchanan had a free header. It's a big warning sign. It was Canada's first corner - they got the first contact and had it goalbound. A wake-up call for England.

It was Leah Williamson who was caught out at that corner. Canada are starting to show why they struck gold in Tokyo.

Emma Sanders
BBC Sport at Riverside Stadium

England haven't conceded many set-pieces in the last few months. You can count them on one hand.

They didn't deal with that one too comfortably...

First big scare for England.

Kadeisha Buchanan rises high about the home defence to meet a corner and heads it into the ground. It's just about scrambled clear before a red shirt can turn it over the line.

Lauren Hemp has caught the eye. She is certainly getting stuck in and it's been a high tempo start by the Lionesses. There's a lot of energy and purpose about them.

This has the feel of a European game under the lights. Lots of horns in the crowd. A really vibrant atmosphere inside the Riverside.

It's the goals column that counts but the stats from the opening exchanges make good reading for Sarina Wiegman.

69% possession for England in the opening seven minutes. Promising.

The Olympic champions are under pressure. The Lionesses win a corner after Fran Kirby made a nuisance of herself.

England are seeing plenty of possession. The volume goes up inside the ground as Lauren Hemp turns in space and powers towards the goal. A really good turn of speed by Hemp. The crowd loved that.

It's Canada who get the game started but the Lionesses win back possession sharpish.

There's several thousand fans inside the Riverside. A top effort for a Thursday night.

Laura Bassett
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

These are the standard of opposition we want to see England playing against. We all want to get the popcorn out and watch these games.

Now it's about can we execute our game plan and imprint our identity against big nations. What a way to start against the Olympic champions.

A big roar from the Riverside crowd and away we go.

Excited for this? I've got a feeling this could be a CRACKER.

We're ready to go.