England v Germany: How the history-making Lionesses rated
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England player ratings v Germany
England’s women won their first major tournament with an extra-time victory over Germany at a sold-out Wembley Stadium.
Ella Toone put the tournament hosts ahead only for Lina Magull to level with a smart finish, but Chloe Kelly stabbed in the winner in the 110th minute to send the crowd into ecstasty.
We look at how the Lionesses rated in their historic victory.
Mary Earps: Arguably kept England in the game at times and worked tirelessly to keep Germany at bay, and never faltered gathering from corners. Blameless for the Germany goal. 9 out of 10
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Lucy Bronze: Resolute in defence and looked to get forward at times against a well-organised Germany team and matched them when they started imposing their physicality in the second half. 7
Rachel Daly: Had a solid game at left-back and did well to contain the German threat. 6
Millie Bright: Strong at the back as always but struggled to track back once which allowed Lina Magull to find a good position for Germany’s equaliser. 6
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Leah Williamson: The England captain led her side from the front and had a relatively tidy match. Did well to help scramble the ball away during a dangerous moment in the first half. 7
Keira Walsh: Played a perfectly-weighted pass to pick out Ella Toone for England’s goal and played an expert game breaking up Germany’s attacks and keeping Lena Oberdorf quiet in midfield. 9
Georgia Stanway: Shown a yellow card in the first half and did not curb her intentions, was struggling a bit before half-time. 6
Fran Kirby: Looked busy up front and did her best to get involved before coming off early in the second half for Alessia Russo. 7
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Beth Mead: Carried her form from the tournament into the match and looked dangerous whichever wing she was playing on before going off injured. 8
Lauren Hemp: Ran the wings continuously for almost 120 minutes, worked well opposite Mead and looked to open up opportunities, but did not have a significant impact. 7
Ellen White: Created space well and found good positions but scuppered a number of England’s best chances, especially in the first half. 6
Substitutes:
Ella Toone (for Kirby, 56 minutes): Broke the deadlock with England struggling just minutes after being brought on with a stunning lofted finish. 9
Alessia Russo (for White, 56): Played well after coming on at a time when England were struggling to get forward. 7
Chloe Kelly (for Mead, 64): Capitalised on a poor piece of defending to score the winner with 10 minutes remaining of added time and write her name in the history books. 9
Alex Greenwood (for Daly, 88): Played consistently after coming onto the field just before added time. 6
Jill Scott (for Stanway, 89): Stood up to the German challenge in midfield and equalled them physically in the battles. 7
Nikita Parris (for Hemp, 119): Late introduction to see the game out. 6
