Summary

  • FT: England 5-1 Italy - Lauren Hemp (2), Lotte Wubben-Moy, Ella Toone and Rachel Daly on target for Lionesses

  • Michela Cambiaghi pulls goal back for Italy before half-time

  • Game was final match for Sarina Wiegman's side before Euro 2025 qualifying begins in April

  • Get Involved: #bbcfootball, via WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)

  1. That's all for tonightpublished at 19:20 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February

    FT: England 5-1 Italy

    That's everything from us for tonight as England strolled to a routine 5-1 win against Italy.

    Up next for the Lionesses is the beginning of Euro 2025 qualifying in April, with the draw for their group taking place on Tuesday, 5 March.

    We'll be back with more women's football action later this week as the Women's Super League resumes - with Manchester City kicking off the weekend when they host Everton on Saturday.

    On Sunday, there's a north London derby on the way as Arsenal host Tottenham at Emirates Stadium, live on BBC Two.

    Thanks for tuning in!

    Rachel Daly and Lauren Hemp celebrateImage source, Getty Images
  2. 'The whole camp pleased me'published at 19:17 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February

    FT: England 3-1 Italy

    England

    England boss Sarina Wiegman tells ITV Sport: "I think the whole camp pleased me. We had the opportunity to play many players, basically everyone except for Fran [Kirby], see what the level is, see players in some positions and the connection between players. When you have two wins like we have that’s really nice too."

    On Lotte Wubben-Moy's first Lionesses goal: "I think she’s definitely take a step forward because she’s developing a lot. That’s what we see weekly at Arsenal and she shows here too. What you can see is the competition in positions is really high."

    On Millie Turner's debut: "Really nice. She trained really hard, she’s so proactive and she wants to learn things. She’s an absolute team player and wants to improve every day. She came on and did well and I think every player that came on did well."

    On scoring more goals from set pieces: "We always working on it, we had a little more emphasis on it. Its really good to see it had some effect and hopefully we can do that again."

    On if she got answers before Euro 2025 qualifying begins: "You never know because things in football can change quickly. It gave us many answers to questions we had. We saw many players and played two good games, trained also and saw the Under-23s. Very many positives about this week."

  3. Hemp double helps England to routine win - read the reportpublished at 19:14 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February

    FT: England 5-1 Italy

    Emma Sanders
    BBC Sport

    Lauren Hemp's double helped England to a routine victory over Italy in a friendly match played in Spain.

    Hemp scored twice in the first half after Arsenal defender Lotte Wubben-Moy's header put England in the lead within two minutes.

    Italy got one back on the stroke of half-time through Michela Cambiaghi when England gave away possession.

    But England continued to dominate as substitutes Ella Toone and Rachel Daly extended their lead in the second half.

    Read the rest of Emma Sanders' match report by clicking here.

    Lauren Hemp celebrates with Alex Greenwood and Niamh CharlesImage source, Getty Images
  4. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 19:11 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February

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    Brilliant performance from all the players tonight particularly those on the fringes getting a start. Getting Williamson and Bright back into defence would just be the icing on the cake as we were a little sloppy at the back today.

    Ashni, London

    Quality all throughout the Lionesses squad, strong bench and good new introductions into the team. Promising for the future...

    April, Kettering

  5. 'A very dominant performance'published at 19:08 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February

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    England

    England's Lauren Hemp, who scored twice, speaking to ITV Sport: "A very good performance. Thought it was very dominant in possession. We were unfortunate to concede.

    "I thought we were great, especially from set-pieces. It’s been something we’ve been working hard on. All-in-all, it's been a succesful evening.

    "[Set-pieces are] something we can be better on. We have a lot of tall people in this squad – not including me – that we can get more chances from. I'm obviously happy to contribute as well, even though I didn’t know too much about that first goal!

    "I wasn’t expecting one but I wouldn’t mind getting a hat-trick. Two is enough though, right?

    "Lotte Wubben-Moy is a massive credit to the team. We saw her great defensive display today and the goal topped it off. A great performance from Lotte and a special mention to Millie Turner [making her debut] as well.

    "I’ve really enjoyed the camp. The squad is in a great place and we're full of confidence. It’s great for us to take into the next games and the [Euro 2025] qualifiers."

  6. Postpublished at 19:05 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February

    FT: England 5-1 Italy

    Lauren Hemp, who scored two today, tells ITV Sport that she has "really enjoyed" this camp.

    Stay tuned for all of the reaction.

  7. Postpublished at 19:02 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February

    FT: England 5-1 Italy

    The stats show the extent to which England were dominant.

    They had 26 shots, Italy had five.

    They had 12 shots on target, Italy had two.

    The Lionesses had 69% possession, too.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 18:59 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February

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    Really good to see Walsh as captain today, always thought she was a great leader so it’s nice to see her wear the armband

    Marnie

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    What did you make of England's performance? - Get Involvedpublished at 18:56 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February

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    Another big win for England, who have an aggregate scoreline of 12-3 across their games against Austria and Italy.

    Let us know what you made of England's performance tonight, or any others thoughts from February's camp.

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  10. FULL-TIMEpublished at 18:53 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February

    England 5-1 Italy

    A routine victory for the Lionesses.

  11. Postpublished at 90+3 mins

    England 5-1 Italy

    Another rare chance for Italy, but Arianna Caruso fires over from distance.

  12. INJURY TIMEpublished at 90+1 mins

    England 5-1 Italy

    Three minutes are added on at the end of the second half.

  13. Postpublished at 89 mins

    England 5-1 Italy

    England want six.

    Lauren Hemp sends a cross towards the near post, but it gets caught between Rachel Daly and Laura Guiliani and goes behind for a corner.

    They don't produce anything of note from the set-piece.

  14. Postpublished at 18:48 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February

    England 5-1 Italy

    Siobhan Chamberlain
    Ex-England and Man Utd goalkeeper on ITV

    It's important for England that Sarina Wiegman has seen in the last couple of games that she can make changes and still get results.

  15. CLOSE!published at 88 mins

    England 5-1 Italy

    Well, we very nearly had another goal.

    Lauren James takes a moment to drive past her marker but it's smartly stopped by Laura Guiliani.

    Lauren Hemp follows up on the rebound but can't hit the target.

  16. Postpublished at 87 mins

    England 5-1 Italy

    Will we see an more goals before the end of this one?

    There were three goals after 88 minutes in England's 7-2 win over Austria on Friday.

  17. Postpublished at 84 mins

    England 5-1 Italy

    That's Millie Turner's debut for the Lionesses.

    She's had to wait a while since her first senior call-up in September 2020.

  18. YELLOW CARDpublished at 82 mins

    England 5-1 Italy

    Emma Severini goes into the book for a foul.

  19. 'Brilliant player and person'published at 18:41 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February

    England 5-1 Italy

    Siobhan Chamberlain
    Ex-England and Man Utd goalkeeper on ITV

    I'm really pleased for Millie Turner. She's a brilliant player and a brilliant person.

  20. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 81 mins

    England 5-1 Italy

    Millie Turner is on for England, replacing A;ex Greenwood.

    Guilia Dragoni and Cristiani Girelli replace Lisa Boattin and Michele Cambiaghi