09:53 AM BST
Luke Edwards stories from Brisbane
England are discovering a semblance of management however they aren’t actually creating something in open play. Russo and Hemp are struggling and certainly considered one of them might want to come off quickly? I’ve been actually, actually disenchanted with Russo’s efficiency. She appears flat footed and isn’t timing her runs correctly. The gap between her and strike accomplice Hemp is making too straightforward to defend towards.
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63 min: England 0 Nigeria 0
James stands up Plumptre, jiggles her shoulders to attempt to promote her a dummy however the full-back isn’t shopping for, watches the ball and takes it away when James drives at her.
09:52 AM BST
62 min: England 0 Nigeria 0
All of the speak of England successful the World Cup after one good efficiency in three may very well be biting some very outstanding pundits on the behind until they discover a larger gear.
09:50 AM BST
60 min: England 0 Nigeria 0
Likelihood for Daly, arriving on the again put up to fulfill a well-drilled nook routine. Stanway fizzed over the cross and Daly snuck in behind James to fulfill it with a right-foot volley that she skewed large.
09:48 AM BST
58 min: England 0 Nigeria 0
Nigeria ship on their greatest participant, the Barcelona purpose machine Oshaola for Onumonu. Oh, pleasure.
09:47 AM BST
56 min: England 0 Nigeria 0
Higher: England have a free-kick on the left and Greenwood locations it with precision on to the pinnacle of Russo who thumps her header large. Ought to have scored.
09:46 AM BST
54 min: England 0 Nigeria 0
Kanu flashes a right-wing cross by the six-yard field after burning previous Greenwood. Brilliant juts manages to carry off Onumonu. England are being run ragged. Has uncomfortable echoes of watching each males’s and girls’s groups prior to now, an incapacity to assume on their toes and adapt to the tactical shoeing they’re taking. That’s to not say they received’t get out of jail but it surely’s trying ominous for the time being.
09:42 AM BST
52 min: England 0 Nigeria 0
Brilliant heads a left-wing cross behind. Walsh is a category act however possibly England want a completely match Zelem’s chew now in midfield. They will’t hold letting Nigeria get in down the left.
Kanu can’t hold the ball in on the again put up from the nook.
09:40 AM BST
50 min: England 0 Nigeria 0
Wiegman has instructed Stanway to push up and Daly to belief her instincts and Greenwood to hitch within the assaults extra. James nonetheless can’t shake off Ayinde, although, even when she simply managed to take the ball in a decent area and lay it off. England want her to get free and push up.
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48 min: England 0 Nigeria 0
Daly hesitates then thinks, ‘Why not?’ and storms down the left to the byline to belt over a cross by the six-yard field that solely wanted an attacking contact.
09:37 AM BST
46 min: England 0 Nigeria 0
Nigeria have began like a practice and get in down the left once more, within the area behind Bronze. Ajibade crosses and Kanu, underneath stress from Daly, can’t hold her header down and it clips the bar.
09:26 AM BST
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09:25 AM BST
Luke Edwards’ half-time verdict
England completed the primary half a hell of loads higher than they began it. They most likely ought to have had a penalty too given there was not a transparent and apparent error by the referee on the sector when Daly was barged within the again with pressure. Georgia Stanway and Keira Walsh have began to seek out little pockets of area and Nigeria haven’t been in a position to sustain the identical frenetic tempo they began the match in.
However it is a actually stiff take a look at for Sarina Wiegman’s facet who want extra from centre-forward Alessia Russo. Lauren Hemp has been the higher of the 2 strikers however England’s worry of Nigeria’s tempo on the counter means wing backs Rachel Daly and Lucy Bronze are cautious of venturing too far ahead. That’s forcing the Lionesses to attempt to play by the center too typically. Huge half time group speak for Wiegman and her teaching workers.
09:23 AM BST
The panel agrees it was a comfortable penalty
The extra you see it, the extra you see Rachel (Tom) Daly flop on the first brush.
09:22 AM BST
Half-time: England 0 Nigeria 0
Nigeria have dominated the match. England have been out-generalled by Randy Waldrum and England appear disjointed and rattled. I didn’t assume it was a clear-cut penalty however I’m doubtlessly in a minority. England must get a grip and attempt to break the stranglehold of Nigeria’s woman-to-woman marking that’s nullifying James.
09:19 AM BST
45+3 min: England 0 Nigeria 0
Hemp is penalised for a foul on Ohale. Nigeria steal about 10 yards for the free-kick however the referee blows for half-time as quickly because it’s taken.
09:18 AM BST
45+1 min: England 0 Nigeria 0
Stanway pushes larger up the proper and performs a one-two with Bronze that the England wing-back’s heavy contact knocks out for a goal-kick as she entered the field.
09:17 AM BST
45 min: England 0 Nigeria 0
Improbable sliding sort out by Alozie on Daly stops a thrust up the left.
09:16 AM BST
Luke Edwards on the ‘penalty’
That could be a penalty all day lengthy… It’s an totally ridiculous choice from the Var officers to get the referee to overturn her choice. It’s also the most recent in a protracted checklist of extremely doubtful Var interventions towards England at this World Cup. That was not a transparent and apparent error from the referee. After so many selections went towards England within the recreation with China – when they didn’t matter – this feels prefer it might way more pricey.
09:15 AM BST
43 min: England 0 Nigeria 0
Jess Carter, England’s greatest participant up to now, occasions her sort out on Ajibade completely then earns England a free-kick by getting in entrance from the throw-in.
09:13 AM BST
41 min: England 0 Nigeria 0
England have one other nook on the proper. Greenwood bends the inswinger to the again put up the place it’s headed out to the 18-yard line. James, lurking for simply that chance, pumps a right-foot volley over the bar. Talking of hitting the bar:
09:10 AM BST
Tom Garry stories from Brisbane
The overwhelming majority of the gang right here roared with approval when that VAR choice went Nigeria’s means. It’s clear the biggest chunk of supporters listed here are backing Nigeria. They appear to have the native Australians’ assist.
09:09 AM BST
38 min: England 0 Nigeria 0
Hemp has the beating of Demehin on the surface however when she cuts inside to enter the field to centre from teh proper. Demehin muscle groups again previous her on her left shoulder and nips it behind.
Nnadozie punches Greenwood’s nook clear.
09:07 AM BST
35 min: England 0 Nigeria 0
I feel it was the proper choice and provides Nigeria the fillip to bomb ahead and Brilliant wants to face tall to dam Ajibade’s shot from 12 yards. The ball runs to Uchiebe who appears nailed on to attain … till Carter throws herself in entrance of the shot to show it behind. Below the cosh right here.
09:05 AM BST
No penalty
We don’t know why, apart from it began exterior the field and was fairly comfortable anyway. Daly purchased the foul by stepping again into Ajibade.
09:03 AM BST
VAR test
The referee is shipped to the display screen to test whether or not the foul was initiated and largely dedicated exterior the field.
09:02 AM BST
England penalty!
Daly goes down with Ajibade’s forearm on the prime of her backbone. A comfortable one as they jostled for a free-kick however a foul nonetheless.
09:01 AM BST
28 min: England 0 Nigeria 0
Greenwood whips within the nook that’s bundled out in the direction of the spot the place Daly meets it with the sweetest of volleys. Nnadozie saves low to her left. Had she scuffed it, it will presumably have gone in. Soccer cliches alert: ‘She hit it too effectively.’
08:59 AM BST
25 min: England 0 Nigeria 0
England trying to reassert some aspect of management and Carter’s deep cross from the proper, which arrange a James purpose towards China, reaches the Chelsea ahead once more who tries a roundhouse volley that clips Ayinde and goes out for a nook.
08:55 AM BST
23 min: England 0 Nigeria 0
Apologies for a mistake – Earps saved Plumptre’s second effort. The BBC commentary is out of synch with the photographs, including to some confusion.
Likelihood for Russo after a slip by Demehin. Arsenal’s new signing races on to the unfastened ball by the D and tries to arrow a shot into the underside left nook however Nnadozie has it lined. Russo wanted to go for extra bend and ship it out wider (initially).
08:51 AM BST
Luke Edwards stories from Brisbane
It’s truthful to say that Nigeria are trying harmful and England usually are not trying solely snug once they must defend. As we anticipated, the Lionesses will be unable to bully Nigeria bodily and are going to have to rely purely on their soccer capability. Sarina Wiegman is not going to be very proud of the opening quarter-hour I don’t assume. England have lacked any form of purpose menace and are being outplayed in midfield. Ashleigh Plumptre has hit the crossbar and been denied by an excellent save from Mary Earps. That woke the gang up. England are struggling to get going right here
08:51 AM BST
20 min: England 0 Nigeria 0
For all of the hype about James … she’s had seven touches, struggling to seek out pockets and be discovered by her team-mates when she loses her dogged marker, Uchiebe.
08:49 AM BST
18 min: England 0 Nigeria 0
All Nigeria now. England completely underneath siege, unable for now to stay with Nigeria’s arduous operating and intelligent motion, dropping into area and unafraid to make use of their array of feints to purchase area after their tenacious midfield simply wins the ball again.
Kanu drifts out to the proper to beat Daly then centres for Plumptre and the previous Leicester full-back thunders a shot that beats Earps however crashes on to the bar. After extra scrambled defending, the ball is labored again for Plumptre who flashes a shot that Earps saves effectively They’re getting nearer by the minute.
08:45 AM BST
15 min: England 0 Nigeria 0
England look vulnerable to the counter and wish Greenwood to be on excessive alert to chase Onumonu right down to concede a nook/ Nigeria bend over a pinpoint cross for Alozie’s late run from exterior the field and she or he bullets a goalbound header that smacks Russo flush within the chops. England wanted that block.
08:43 AM BST
Luke Edwards stories from Brisbane
Sorry for my late introduction to the stay weblog however I’ve been on crowd watch once more. It’s largely an England supporting crowd and though there are many empty seats, the stadium stuffed up quickly simply earlier than kick off. There are lots of bars round Suncorp Stadium which implies followers can stroll in simply earlier than the beginning. In reality, they’re nonetheless arriving now.
The ambiance, although, is basically non-existent. It’s very very quiet more often than not!
08:42 AM BST
13 min: England 0 Nigeria 0
England defend the scorner solidly by Bronze and Stanway then attempt to break rapidly with Brilliant’s lengthy go up the within proper. England are unlikely to do Nigeria’s defenders for tempo in the best way they made China’s seem like carth-horses.
08:41 AM BST
11 min: England 0 Nigeria 0
Ajibade will get in behind Bronze once more. She’s obtained real wheels on her. The Atletico winger hangs over a deep cross that was arcing past the again put up however Earps takes no dangers, back-pedalling herself to palm it behind for a nook.
08:39 AM BST
9 min: England 0 Nigeria 0
Carter reveals her tempo and power when Ajibade slides the ball forward and tries to pelt previous, then Brilliant heads out the cross from the ensuing throw-in.
08:38 AM BST
7 min: England 0 Nigeria 0
Daly provides Hemp a ball excessive to chase into the left nook. Ohale stands sturdy and will get away with a shove within the small of the again to earn Nigeria a throw.
08:36 AM BST
5 min: England 0 Nigeria 0
Greenwood whips the nook deep from the proper together with her left. Nnadozie back-pedals and claws it away from Bromze and Brilliant’s back-post runs. Good, commanding choice.
08:34 AM BST
3 min: England 0 Nigeria 0
Nigeria, by the best way, are in lime inexperienced, as shade that Thom Gibbs judged worthy of only 45th out of 64. I worry for that boy’s style. England have a throw on the proper. Passes not fairly crisp sufficient but. Bronze catapults it up the road for Hemp. Demehin heads it our for one more which Nigeria see out for a nook somewhat than letting Hemp flip and cross.
08:31 AM BST
1 min: England 0 Nigeria 0
England kick off, enjoying from left to proper in white shirts and royal blue shorts. Stanway is fouled whereas dribbling ahead and England have the chance to sling a 45-yard free-kick into the field. Up go the centre-backs however Nigeria defend the tepid chip effectively.
08:28 AM BST
And talking of Wiegman
08:25 AM BST
The groups are out
Time for the nationwide anthems, beginning with England’s (sic).
08:25 AM BST
Wiegman’s last ideas
We all know [Keira is] an distinctive participant so we’re glad to have her tonight. We didn’t speak about an ACL damage straight after. You all did. We stated wait and 24 hours later we knew. It was excellent news. In rehab she has gone effectively and now she will be able to begin.
[Lauren] could be very calm and grounded. We’re in our bubble so we’re speaking about soccer on a regular basis, our plans and the way we would like toe execute it.
08:14 AM BST
Tom Garry stories from Brisbane
The capturing observe for the England forwards down in entrance of us is seeing a a lot larger success price than within the earlier video games, when there have been quite a lot of wayward efforts within the warm-ups and the strikers hadn’t scored but. Because the 6-1 win over China, confidence seems to have soared. Alessia Russo has simply hit the underside nook with three first-time strikes from the sting of the field in a row.
08:12 AM BST
Wiegman on complacency
What we have now seen on this event is that nothing is straightforward. The expansion of the sport has proven on this event. We’ve not had a simple recreation in any respect and that’s what we count on [from Nigeria] – that it will likely be very aggressive and we should be at our greatest.
Everybody who performs us desires to beat us. That’s nothing new. What we have now seen on this event is recreation is growing actually rapidly. The video games have been very aggressive. No person may be complacent as a result of that’s inappropriate. It’s very tight.
07:54 AM BST
Easy methods to make an entrance
07:53 AM BST
Tom Garry stories from Brisbane
The FA’s chief govt Mark Bullingham and head of girls’s soccer Baroness Sue Campbell are each right here in Brisbane, among the many senior FA workers attending this match. They, and the followers, have arrived at a stadium that’s at present receiving a little bit of a downpour of rain, however spirits stay excessive.
07:52 AM BST
Workforce information
England Earps; Carter, Brilliant, Greenwood; Bronze, Walsh, Stanway, Daly; James; Hemp, Russo.
Substitutes Hampton, Roebuck,Charles, Toone, Nobbs, Wubben-Moy, Morgan, Coombs, Kelly,England, Zelem, Robinson.
Nigeria Nnadozie, Alozie, Ohale, Demehin, Plumptre; Ucheibe, Ayinde; Ajibade, Payne, Onumonu; Kanu.
Substitutes Oluehi, Balogun,Ogbonna, Ebi, Oshoala, Oparanozie, Monday, Ordega, Echegini,Imuran, Okoronkwo.
Referee Melissa Borjas (Honduras).
07:47 AM BST
On Walsh’s fast return
07:42 AM BST
Preview: Walsh returns
Good morning and welcome to stay protection of the Spherical of 16 match from the Ladies’s World Cup between England and Nigeria, which begins with the information that Keira Walsh, who missed the thumping victory over China with a knee ligament damage, is match and has been recalled to the beginning XI by Sarina Wiegman, changing Katie Zelem in the one change.
It’s encouraging to see that the coach has caught together with her new formation, 3-5-2, proving that the perfect pure coaches of the Dutch faculty, or Cruyffian disciples – Van Gaal (although he and Cruyff fell out), Guardiola and so on – can twist the template of 4-3-3 as and when circumstances demand. They regarded much better with Russo and Hemp up entrance so it is smart that Wiegman pushes forward somewhat than drifting again to the consolation blanket of the tried and trusted.
A lot of the build-up has had echoes of the boys’s 1990 World Cup quarter-final towards Cameroon and the teachings of pre-match complacency learnt on that day. England will definitely not be underestimating Nigeria who got here by a really robust group on the expense of the Olympic champions Canada with attracts towards the Canucks and the Republic of Eire and a startling, thrilling victory over the hosts, Australia.
Randy Waldrum, their campaigning head coach believes Nigeria, with star ahead Asisat Oshoala “match and able to go” and Want Oparanozie wholesome to return after damage, is able to reproducing the type of recreation that shocked the Matildas on the identical venue 11 days in the past.
“You’ll be able to see the expertise is there,” Waldrum stated. “I feel Nigeria might develop into a world energy if we begin to do issues correctly and make investments extra in ladies’s soccer … like so many different nations should be doing as effectively.”
“I’ve to provide credit score to the gamers. It’s one thing that’s inside them. It’s inside their DNA to compete,” he stated. “Overcoming obstacles is what they’ve executed for his or her careers. It’s a problem – we all know what the highest groups on the earth have, and we’re aspiring to have those self same issues. However within the second, we’re the place we’re. It actually comes right down to making an attempt to get the group organized and get the utmost out of every particular person participant and the expertise they carry to the desk.”