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Euro 2022: Williamson’s England reach semi-final

Congratulations to our Lionesses, who booked their place in the semi-finals of Euro 2022 on Wednesday night with a dramatic 2-1 victory over Spain.

For the fourth consecutive game, captain Leah Williamson and Beth Mead were handed starts, while Nikita Parris was introduced late on to get the result over the line.

With almost 30,000 in attendance, Amex Stadium was rocking from the first whistle and after sustaining some pressure from Spain, Ellen White fired home inside the area from a set-piece, only for the goal to be ruled out for offside.

Spain then went on to take the lead shortly after the restart through Esther Gonzalez, who coolly converted inside the area to finish off a sweeping attacking move, but Sarina Wiegman responded well with three substitutes in the space of five minutes to change the game’s momentum.