Summary

  • England 2-1 USA - goals from Hemp and Stanway (pen) give Lionesses first win over USA since 2017

  • Smith had levelled for visitors in eventful first half

  • World champions had goal ruled out for marginal offside and late penalty overturned by VAR

  • Former England players honoured as part of 50th anniversary celebrations

  • #bbcfootball

  1. Postpublished at 47 mins

    England 2-1 USA

    We have just seen proper pictures of that disallowed goal with the VAR lines drawn on.

    Wow, it is so tight.

    Think England have got away with one there.

  2. Postpublished at 20:49 British Summer Time 7 October 2022

    England 2-1 USA

    Izzy Christiansen
    Everton and England midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Millie Bright had to do something there because she had to foul Sophia Smith before she accelerated.

  3. YELLOW CARDpublished at 44 mins

    England 2-1 USA

    Millie Bright is in the book. She finds herself one on one with Sophia Smith and Bright sticks the challenge in and takes the card rather than running the length of the field chasing the quickest player on the pitch.

    We'll be having three minutes of added time at the end of this half.

    Millie Bright tackles Sophia SmithImage source, Getty Images
  4. Postpublished at 42 mins

    England 2-1 USA

    Rose Lavelle passes straight to the feet of Millie Bright and Beth Mead picks it up on the edge of the box. She lays it off to Fran Kirby who finds Lauren Hemp.

    Kirby wants it back but it's recycled back towards the defenders.

  5. Postpublished at 40 mins

    England 2-1 USA

    I don't know about the players but I could do with half-time to be honest.

    This game has been absolutely none stop.

    England are off again, piling bodies forward and Sofia Huerta does well to clear away.

  6. Postpublished at 20:42 British Summer Time 7 October 2022

    England 2-1 USA

    Stephen Warnock
    Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

    It's a night of VAR, with two big decisions going in England's favour.

    It must have been the finest of margins because from our angle it didn't look offside.

  7. Postpublished at 20:42 British Summer Time 7 October 2022

    England 2-1 USA

    Emma Sanders
    BBC Sport at Wembley

    This is a real rollercoaster.

  8. DISALLOWED GOALpublished at 37 mins

    England 2-1 USA

    It's been ruled out!

    Could this game get any more dramatic? We're not even at half-time yet and I can't keep up!

    Sophia Smith was indeed deemed offside in the build-up to that goal.

    As you were.

  9. VAR

    Video Assistant Refereepublished at 36 mins

    England 2-2 USA

    Hang on.

    A potential offside in the build-up?

    It's Sophia Smith they are checking for the offside. This could very well be chalked off, it's difficult to tell from the TV pictures.

  10. 'Huge goal'published at 20:40 British Summer Time 7 October 2022

    England 2-2 USA

    Stephen Warnock
    Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

    England were outnumbered but brilliant play from the USA.

    It's a huge goal of the highest quality.

  11. goal

    GOAL - England 2-2 USApublished at 20:39 British Summer Time 7 October 2022

    Trinity Rodman (34 mins)

    MORE DRAMA.

    Sophia Smith is causing England's defence all sorts of problems. She drives down the right hand side and Millie Bright is retreating.

    The ball comes in to Megan Rapinoe who plays a clever little backheel to Trinity Rodman who fires home.

    We go again.

    Trinity RodmanImage source, Getty Images
  12. Drama as always!published at 20:37 British Summer Time 7 October 2022

    England 2-1 USA

    Emma Sanders
    BBC Sport at Wembley

    This game never fails to deliver. We're just past the half an hour mark and we've had a penalty, a VAR check for a potential red card and three goals.

    Georgia Stanway, who lost the ball for the USA's goal, looked so cool as she stepped up to take that. Alex Greenwood placed the ball on the spot for her too so she could just run up to it and do her job.

  13. Postpublished at 20:37 British Summer Time 7 October 2022

    England 2-1 USA

    Izzy Christiansen
    Everton and England midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    The stadium has erupted again!

    Very calm under the pressure.

  14. Postpublished at 32 mins

    England 2-1 USA

    What a composed finish from Georgia Stanway. Wembley? Against the best team in the world?

    No problem.

  15. Postpublished at 20:36 British Summer Time 7 October 2022

    England 2-1 USA

    Izzy Christiansen
    Everton and England midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Without a doubt a penalty! That boot was far too high.

  16. goal

    GOAL - England 2-1 USApublished at 20:36 British Summer Time 7 October 2022

    Georgia Stanway (32 mins)

    Georgia Stanway steps up to the spot and she makes absolutely no mistake. Fired into the top corner.

    A very confident penalty.

    England restore their lead.

    Georgia StanwayImage source, Getty Images
  17. PENALTYpublished at 31 mins

    England 1-1 USA

    She's given it!

    England have a penalty.

  18. Postpublished at 31 mins

    England 1-1 USA

    Hang on, what's this?

    The referee has gone over to the monitor to have a look at a very high boot from Hailie Mace on Lucy Bronze. Bronze just ducks her head to head the ball and Mace's foot is so high and gets a little nick on Bronze's head.

    Possible penalty for England?

    Referee Riem Hussein checks the VAR screenImage source, Getty Images
  19. Postpublished at 30 mins

    England 1-1 USA

    Well in, Millie Bright.

    The USA are looking dangerous now. They have so many players forward. Bright just steps in to save that counter-attack.

  20. Postpublished at 20:33 British Summer Time 7 October 2022

    England 1-1 USA

    Stephen Warnock
    Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

    I said if anyone was posing a threat it was Sophia Smith.

    But why allow this to happen? It was far too easy!