England vs Spain LIVE: Euro 2022 result and final score as Georgia Stanway screamer settles thriller

Spain’s Aitana Bonmati claims that despite all the goals and the 100% winning record so far, tonight’s opponents not afraid of England tonight.

“It’s motivating. I’m not scared. I think my team-mates aren’t scared either,” said Bonmati.

“We know they are a good team, they are doing many good performances. We have seen their three games in the group stages and they did very well.

“We think we can beat them but we have to improve our style and be better than [Saturday’s win over Denmark]. We have never reached the semi-finals. It’s going to be very motivating for us to play against England in their home with the crowd.

“We were born to play this game. We are going to start preparing now. It was our goal [to reach the quarter-finals] and we think that we can be better.”

Beth Mead is having an excellent Euro 2022 and hopes England’s performances can raise the profile of women’s football in this country and inspire the next generation to get into the sport.

“I played part-time not even eight or nine years ago for Sunderland and I look back now and the game has jumped massively, but I think sometimes you have to look back and think: ‘Wow, a lot has happened since then.’” she said.

“I think as women’s teams and women’s outfits we’ve got better at not settling. We want to keep pushing.

“Yes, the game has jumped leaps and bounds but we still expect more. We still want to push it to the next level and I think that’s one thing recently that’s changed; the expectation and the expectation that we have on the game.

“ We want it to jump to the next level even more so and not settle for what we’re given. So I think it’s really one of the big things recently I’ve seen in the game.”

Beth Mead has scored five goals at the 2022 Women’s Euros which is the joint-most ever by an English player in a single edition of the tournament alongside Jodie Taylor in 2017.

Mead has had a hand in 31 goals in all competitions under coach Sarina Wiegman (19 goals, 12 assists), eleven more than any other England player.

Will she add to her tally tonight?

The fans are gearing up for tonight’s crucial quarter-final but who will be victorious in Brighton, England or Spain?

Spain have never reached the final of a major tournament, with their best performance coming in 1997 when they reached the last four.

The expectation on the national side is high though. They are ranked higher than England and given Barcelona’s recent success in domestic football - won the Champions League in 2021 before losing in the final to Lyon this year - there is real hope that the team can make it deep into the tournament.

Former captain captain Vicky Losada said Spain’s performances at the Euros so far had been good but “maybe not as good as we were expecting.

“We’re seeing Spain not playing with the same energy, not enjoying the game.”

“Every single member of that squad can step onto the pitch and be ready. It’s the most depth to a squad we have ever had.” is the assessment of England’s Rachel Daly who will start her fourth Euro 2022 game in a row when she lines up against Spain tonight.

“It’s not just eleven players on the pitch. We feel that. Everyone feels that. From starters to the players coming on, they’ve showcased themselves well.

“We’re on the same path we’ve always been on. You know, we stick together. We are in the quarters now. We will be ready for the quarters.

“We wanted to go out and put up a good performance and end the group games really well, we wanted to do the fans proud and enjoy the moment so yes, it’s been going well.

“Every time they show up, live in the stadium it’s a massive help. You see how much we interact with them at the end of games and take them on a journey with us.”

Mariona Caldentey leads all Spanish players for both shots (11) and chances created (12) at the 2022 Women’s Euros.

The 23 shots that she has been directly involved in is the most by a Spain player in a single edition of the tournament since Adriana Martín in 2013 (also 23).

“We’ve seen that they have some vulnerabilities,” the England manager Sarina Wiegman said of the team who, until a couple of weeks ago, were favourites for Euro 2022.

That it is Spain standing in England’s path would normally have struck fear into the hearts of the Lionesses but, although bad luck and cruel timing has undoubtedly played its part, it is clear that Spain is not this Spain.

While Wiegman remained cautious and respectful, warning that England will be facing one of the best teams in the world in the quarter-finals tonight, the circumstances have played into their hands and an opportunity now awaits.

England arrive in the knockout stages flying high on confidence. And Spain, on the surface, may still look like Spain and there remains the certainties of their play.

Just like in their three group games, against England they will aim to have around 65 per cent of the possession and look to complete close to 600 passes. Many will be short, sharp and at its best Jorge Vilda’s side will tick along with tempo that few can match.

But what are certainties if there is no, well, certainty?

The first quarter-final of Euro 2022 kicks of tonight as England take on Spain in Brighton. Here are the Lionesses arriving at the ground.

Another unchanged team from Sarina Wiegman:

England XI: Earps, Bronze, Bright, Williamson, Daly: Walsh, Stanway; Kirby, Mead, White, Hemp

Spain XI: Panos; Batlle, Paredes, Leon, Carmona; Bonmatí, Guijarro, Abelleira; Caldentey, Gonzalez, Cardona