England vs Belgium, 2023 Arnold Clark Cup

· Arnold Clark Cup
England
  • 12': Chloe Kelly
  • 42': Leah Williamson
  • 50': Chloe Kelly
  • 78': Julie Biesmans (OG)
  • 89': Lucy Bronze
  • 90'+3': Leah Williamson
FT
6 - 1
Belgium
  • 90'+1': Elena Dhont

England hammer Belgium 6-1 to win Arnold Clark Cup

Chloe Kelly and Leah Williamson each scored twice as England beat Belgium 4-0 at Bristol's Ashton Gate on Wednesday to win the Arnold Clark Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Belgium Women. Conceded by Alex Greenwood.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Georgia Stanway (England) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lauren James.
  • 4': Corner, England. Conceded by Julie Biesmans.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Alessia Russo (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Alessia Russo (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucy Bronze with a cross.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Alex Greenwood (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Lauren James (England) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Chloe Kelly with a cross.
  • 10': Foul by Alex Greenwood (England).
  • 10': Jill Janssens (Belgium Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Chloe Kelly (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 11': Corner, England. Conceded by Tine De Caigny.
  • 12': Goal! England 1, Belgium Women 0. Chloe Kelly (England) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Georgia Stanway (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ella Toone.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Lauren James (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Georgia Stanway (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chloe Kelly.
  • 22': Offside, Belgium Women. Kassandra Missipo tries a through ball, but Sarah Wijnants is caught offside.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Chloe Kelly (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ella Toone.
  • 26': Corner, England. Conceded by Julie Biesmans.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Millie Bright (England) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alex Greenwood with a cross following a corner.
  • 28': Offside, England. Georgia Stanway tries a through ball, but Lauren James is caught offside.
  • 29': Foul by Georgia Stanway (England).
  • 29': Kassandra Missipo (Belgium Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Foul by Millie Bright (England).
  • 31': Tessa Wullaert (Belgium Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Offside, England. Lucy Bronze tries a through ball, but Alessia Russo is caught offside.
  • 36': Foul by Keira Walsh (England).
  • 36': Marie Detruyer (Belgium Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Tine De Caigny (Belgium Women).
  • 39': Georgia Stanway (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Lauren James (England) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Georgia Stanway.
  • 41': Corner, England. Conceded by Janice Cayman.
  • 42': Goal! England 2, Belgium Women 0. Leah Williamson (England) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Lucy Bronze with a cross following a corner.
  • 44': Foul by Millie Bright (England).
  • 44': Tessa Wullaert (Belgium Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Jill Janssens (Belgium Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tessa Wullaert.
  • 45': Foul by Alex Greenwood (England).
  • 45': Marie Detruyer (Belgium Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, England 2, Belgium Women 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins England 2, Belgium Women 0.
  • 45': Substitution, England. Lauren Hemp replaces Lauren James.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Ella Toone (England) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Georgia Stanway.
  • 48': Foul by Justine Vanhaevermaet (Belgium Women).
  • 48': Millie Bright (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Corner, England. Conceded by Jody Vangheluwe.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Ella Toone (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lauren Hemp.
  • 50': Goal! England 3, Belgium Women 0. Chloe Kelly (England) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Alessia Russo (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ella Toone.
  • 52': Corner, England. Conceded by Nicky Evrard.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Chloe Kelly (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Lucy Bronze.
  • 56': Offside, England. Millie Bright tries a through ball, but Lauren Hemp is caught offside.
  • 57': Foul by Millie Bright (England).
  • 57': Justine Vanhaevermaet (Belgium Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Alessia Russo (England) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lucy Bronze with a cross.
  • 59': Chloe Kelly (England) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Alex Greenwood.
  • 61': Corner, England. Conceded by Tine De Caigny.
  • 62': Offside, England. Chloe Kelly tries a through ball, but Alessia Russo is caught offside.
  • 62': Substitution, Belgium Women. Elena Dhont replaces Marie Detruyer.
  • 63': Substitution, Belgium Women. Laura Deloose replaces Jody Vangheluwe.
  • 63': Substitution, Belgium Women. Valesca Ampoorter replaces Jill Janssens.
  • 63': Substitution, England. Jess Carter replaces Alex Greenwood.
  • 64': Foul by Valesca Ampoorter (Belgium Women).
  • 64': Jess Carter (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Valesca Ampoorter (Belgium Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Keira Walsh (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Ella Toone (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Lauren Hemp.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Lauren Hemp (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chloe Kelly.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Lauren Hemp (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucy Bronze.
  • 69': Hand ball by Lauren Hemp (England).
  • 70': Attempt saved. Georgia Stanway (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 70': Corner, England. Conceded by Nicky Evrard.
  • 71': Corner, England. Conceded by Tine De Caigny.
  • 72': Substitution, England. Rachel Daly replaces Alessia Russo.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Lauren Hemp (England) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 75': Corner, Belgium Women. Conceded by Jess Carter.
  • 78': Own Goal by Julie Biesmans, Belgium Women. England 4, Belgium Women 0.
  • 80': Corner, England. Conceded by Janice Cayman.
  • 81': Substitution, England. Jessica Park replaces Ella Toone.
  • 81': Substitution, England. Lotte Wubben-Moy replaces Keira Walsh.
  • 85': Substitution, Belgium Women. Fran Meersman replaces Julie Biesmans.
  • 85': Substitution, Belgium Women. Hannah Eurlings replaces Kassandra Missipo.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Georgia Stanway (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 88': Chloe Kelly (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Foul by Sarah Wijnants (Belgium Women).
  • 89': Substitution, Belgium Women. Welma Fon replaces Tessa Wullaert.
  • 89': Goal! England 5, Belgium Women 0. Lucy Bronze (England) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rachel Daly following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+1': Goal! England 5, Belgium Women 1. Elena Dhont (Belgium Women) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Welma Fon.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Georgia Stanway (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+3': Goal! England 6, Belgium Women 1. Leah Williamson (England) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, England 6, Belgium Women 1.
  • 0': Match ends, England 6, Belgium Women 1.

Statistics

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4 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
2 Corner Kicks 10
7 Saves 0
29.2 Possession 70.8
2 SHOTS 31
1 ON GOAL 12
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
209 Accurate Passes 615
288 Passes 692
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 10
7 Crosses 32
0.0 Cross % 0.3
43 Long Balls 23
13 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 9
11 Effective Tackles 14
19 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
5 Interceptions 7
42 Effective Clearances 6
42 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: Arnold Clark Cup

Venue: Ashton Gate Stadium
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 26,169

Arnold Clark Cup Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 England 3 +10 9
2 Belgium 3 -3 6
3 Italy 3 -1 3
4 South Korea 3 -6 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

ENG England (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Mary Earps (GK)
6 Leah Williamson
5 Millie Bright
3 Alex Greenwood
2 Lucy Bronze
4 Keira Walsh
10 Ella Toone
8 Georgia Stanway
9 Alessia Russo
7 Chloe Kelly
16 Lauren James
England Substitutes:
Katie Robinson, Maya Le Tissier, Ebony Salmon, Sandy MacIver, Rachel Daly, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Lauren Hemp, Katie Zelem, Laura Coombs, Niamh Charles, Ellie Roebuck, Jessica Carter, Jordan Nobbs, Jess Park.

BEL Belgium (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Nicky Evrard (GK)
6 Tine De Caigny
20 Julie Biesmans
11 Janice Cayman
15 Jody Vangheluwe
10 Justine Vanhaevermaet
23 Kassandra Missipo
5 Sarah Wijnants
17 Jill Janssens
9 Tessa Wullaert
16 Marie Detruyer
Belgium Substitutes:
Michelle Colson, Welma Fon, Laura Deloose, Hannah Eurlings, Fran Meersman, Davina Philtjens, Diede Lemey, Femke Bastiaen, Ella Van Kerkhoven, Elena Dhont, Valesca Ampoorter.

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