England vs Norway LIVE: Euro 2022 result and reaction as Beth Mead nets hat-trick in record goal haul

Euro 2022 is finally underway after the tournament was postponed by a year due to the pandemic.

England have the chance to claim victory on home soil after falling short at the semi-final stage in the 2019 World Cup and the Lionesses remain unbeaten since head coach Sarina Wiegman took charge.

Spain are considered the slight favourites to clinch glory, while France and the Netherlands will also provide a major threat - although the Lionesses hammered the reigning European champions 5-1 in a warm-up match - while England must nullify Ada Hegerberg and avoid a slip-up against Norway in the group stage.

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England boss Sarina Wiegman described the winning start to Euro 2022 as important while stressing her side can perform better after the Lionesses opened their home campaign with a 1-0 victory over Austria.

Beth Mead’s 16th-minute finish proved the only goal of the tournament curtain-raiser at Old Trafford, which had a competition-record crowd of 68,871 in attendance.

England next face Norway at Brighton’s Amex stadium tonight before playing Northern Ireland on Friday at St Mary’s stadium in Southampton.

Lotte Wubben-Moy is out of the England squad after a positive Covid-19 test and has returned home whilst she recovers from the illness.

Norway have a strong attacking threat and Sarina Wiegman may decide to move Leah Williamson back into midfield, restore the defensive partnership of Millie Bright and Alex Greenwood at centre-back.

Beth Mead will likely keep her place ahead of Chloe Kelly but Alessia Russo could replace Ellen White to lead England’s attack.

Our predicted line-ups:

England: Earps; Bronze, Bright, Greenwood, Daly; Walsh, Williamson; Mead, Kirby, Hemp; Russo

Norway: Pettersen; Sonstevold, Mjelde, Thorisdottir, Blakstad; Maanum, Engen; Eikeland, Graham Hansen, Reiten; Hegerberg

England defeated Austria on a historic night in the opening Euro 2022 fixture at Old Trafford. Can they pick up another victory tonight against Norway?

The match kicks off at 8pm BST on Monday 11th July. It will be held at the Amex Stadium in Brighton .

The game will be shown live on BBC One, with coverage starting at 7:35pm and it will also be available to stream live on the BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website.

England boss Sarina Wiegman described the winning start to Euro 2022 as important while stressing her side can perform better after the Lionesses opened their home campaign with a 1-0 victory over Austria.

Beth Mead’s 16th-minute finish proved the only goal of the tournament curtain-raiser at Old Trafford, which had a competition-record crowd of 68,871 in attendance.

Wiegman said in her post-match press conference: “It’s a good win, and this start is so important. It gives such a boost to the team and the crowd.

“We had some very good moments in the game, we created a lot of chances and we should have scored a little more. But we had also some hard moments in the game and got through, so that’s really good I think.”

An occasion to remember, and a result that goes down in history. As for the performance, well, what’s the usual line about opening games? The only thing that really matters is getting the win, and that’s all the more important in an opening game that mattered more than any other.

This 1-0 victory over Austria at Old Trafford was a day that the women’s game in England had waited so long for, a fact that made any extra nerves in those tortuous last few minutes entirely understandable.

It’s at times like this that people say only one detail really matters but, actually, there were two. With a capacity crowd at Old Trafford of 68,871, it was a new record for the Women’s Euros.

England marked that in the best way possible, with victory.

Welcome to The Independent’s coverage of England’s second Euro 2022 fixture as they take on Norway at the Amex Stadium in Brighton.

The Lionesses won their opening game last Wednesday when they defeated Austria 1-0 thanks to Beth Mead’s first goal of the tournament. Tonight’s opponents, Norway, also won their opening fixture as they swept Northern Ireland aside 4-1 to collect three points and take the top spot in Group A through their superior goal difference.

England boss, Sarina Wiegman, will be without the services of defender Lotte Wubben-Moy tonight after the 23-year-old tested positive for Covid-19 and left the squad on Friday. She will continue to be monitored and will return after she has recovered from the illness.

Yet, she’ll miss the biggest game of the tournament so far for England. The winner of tonight’s game will move to the top of the group and this evening’s result could determine the order in which the teams progress to the knockout stages.