England v USA LIVE: Latest score and goal updates as Lionesses face Emma Hayes in Wembley friendly

8 mins: Naz is looking a bright spark early on, looking to burn Girma for speed down the right after using her body to get the turn on the defender.

Girma does very well to recover, getting a foot in to prevent a delivery into the box.

5 mins: CHANCE! Big chance for the US to take the lead as Sears delivers a low cross into Thompson that catches the England defence wrong-footed.

Thompson takes a moment to steady herself before bending one towards the far corner, Mary Earps is equal to it and palms it out for a corner.

4 mins: Both teams just feeling each other out in the opening stages. USA knocking it around the back, looking to build.

2 mins: Naz immediately getting in on the action and whipping a delivery into the danger area, collected by Naeher.

Energetic start from the Lionesses.

1 min: So England are definitely in a back four. Beth Mead is on the left of Alessia Russo with Jessica Naz on the right wing. Although it sometimes looks more of a 4-4-2 out of possession, with Jess Park pressing with Russo.

1 min: KICK-OFF! We’re underway at Wembley.

The teams are lining up in the tunnel. We’ve had our lights show, now it’s time for the main event.

European champions versus Olympic champions. Welcome home, Emma Hayes.

Rachel Daly is being honoured at Wembley tonight after her retirement from international duty earlier this year. Daly won 84 caps for England, played at two World Cups, and started every game of the Euro 2022 triumph.

“To be at Wembley and to be honoured, it’s a great feeling. It’s a bit different. I’m used to the grass but I’m deligted to be here with my family as well,” she says after being recognised in a thank you ceremony.

The USA are unbeaten in each of their last 19 friendly matches (W17 D2), keeping a clean sheet in 15 of those – they have however lost their last two friendlies in Europe: vs England in July 2022 and Spain in November 2022. 

The Lionesses have lost two of their last four home games (W2), more defeats than they suffered across their previous 22 matches on home soil (W15 D6 L1).  

In addition, they have failed to win their first game of an international break in three of the last four attempts (W1 D1 L2), having lost none and won 13 of their first 16 such matches under manager Sarina Wiegman (D3). 

Emma Hayes with Mauricio Pochettino on the sidelines at Wembley. The new manager of the men’s USA team is here to support the women’s team. Hayes and Pochettino were also both at Chelsea at the same time.