A “proper” England performance saw the Lionesses get the defense of their Women’s European Championship title firmly back on track with a 4-0 win over the Netherlands on Wednesday, thanks to a Lauren James double.

Match report as Lauren James, Ella Toone and Georgia Stanway scored for England as they beat the Netherlands in a must-win Euro 2025 clash; the Lionesses have given their chances of reaching the quarter-finals a huge boost;

THE LIONESSES have lift-off thanks to Lauren James. England produced a brilliant response to silence their critics and roar past Holland 4-0 to finally get their European Championship defence

The Lionesses got their Euro 2025 campaign back on track with a 4-0 thrashing of the Netherlands. Lauren James led the way with a brilliant double while goals from Georgia Stanway and Ella Toone