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

England return to the Amex Stadium for their quarter-final match against Spain this evening.

Brighton was the venue for the Lionesses record breaking 8-0 over Norway last week, can they pick up their second win of the tournament here tonight?

France qualified as group winners with a game to spare, largely on the back of a five-star display in their opening game against Italy. Les Bleues netted five times from 14 attempts in the first 45 minutes, but only managed three goals from their next 46 shots in the remaining two-and-a-half matches.

The Italians finished bottom of the group despite ranking second behind France for possession, goal attempts and number of attacks. Italy were the most profligate side in the tournament, scoring just twice from 55 shots.

Belgium took advantage of this to secure qualification with a 1-0 win over Italy on Monday night, scoring with one of their two shots on goal. The Belgians edged through having recorded just 22 goal attempts – the lowest tally among the eight quarter-finalists.

Iceland were the only side to go unbeaten in the group phase and finish outside the top two. They enjoyed just 42 per cent of possession across the three games, as goalkeeper Sandra Sigurdardottir produced a tournament-high 17 saves in a string of impressive displays.

Sweden and the Netherlands, ranked second and fourth in the world respectively, matched each other statistically in the only group in which the battle for top spot went to the final game.

Both teams had 44 total shots, 18 on target and scored eight goals, as well as drawing 1-1 with each other in the opening game, with Sweden winning the group on goal difference thanks to their superior defence.

Netherlands goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar, pressed into service after an early injury to captain Sari van Veenendaal in the opening game, has nonetheless acquitted herself impressively with 13 saves – only four keepers in the tournament have made more.

Portugal impressed as a late replacement for Russia but conceded 10 goals from only 42 shots faced and 16 on target, while Switzerland gave up 131 attacks – fourth-most in the group stage.

Germany matched England with three wins and three clean sheets, beating Spain to top spot thanks to a 2-0 win in the meeting between the sides, while Alexandra Popp scored in all three games – a feat shared with only the Lionesses’ Beth Mead.

Spain held off Denmark for second place, with the Scandinavian side managing only one goal from 36 shots across their three games with only a quarter of those on target. Discipline also proved costly for the Danes, as they ranked fourth for fouls committed and had the most bookings, six, while only they and Belgium have had a player sent off.

Spain lead the way in possession and attacks, with only their poor conversion rate – five goals from 62 attempts – preventing them from qualifying more comfortably.

Bottom side Finland managed only 15 total shots, ahead of only Northern Ireland (13) in that category.

Norway were the surprise casualties of round one, finishing third behind England and Austria, and their defensive record illustrates what went wrong.

The 8-0 defeat to the Lionesses was the most striking result and, despite a mid-ranking 115 attacks against them, according to Uefa’s official stats, Martin Sjogren’s side gave up five clear chances across their three games.

That matched group rivals Northern Ireland, the lowest-ranked side in the tournament and one of only two to finish without a point, for the most in the group stage. The only goals Norway scored also came against the minnows.

England marched to top spot, scoring 14 goals from 69 shots for a tournament-high 20 per cent conversion rate, while Austria secured their progress by conceding only one goal in three games.

Alessia Russo has been directly involved in eight goals in her 10 games for England with seven goals and one assist.

Seven of her goal involvements for the Lionesses have come as a substitute (six goals, one assist), scoring twice last time out versus Northern Ireland.

Indeed, Russo became just the third player to score 2+ goals in a Women’s Euros game as a substitute after Lena Videkull in March 1995 (Sweden vs Norway) and Fatmire Bajramaj in August 2009 (Germany v Norway).

Alessia Russo made her impact on Euro 2022 when she came off the bench and bagged a brace in England’s 5-0 victory over Northern Ireland last time and the Manchester United striker has been speaking about what playing for the Lionesses means to her.

“I enjoy every game in an England shirt, to come on and score is great, I’m buzzing to get the three points and move onto the next stage of the tournament,” she said. “I luckily got in the right place at the right time and was able to put them in the back of the net. Obviously I want to play every game for England, but I’ve just got to be patient.

“The girls did brilliant first-half and second, it took a while to break them down but we knew that they were going to put a block on and sit deep but we broke them down and got the two goals leading into half time.”

Sarina Wiegman hopes the England team will be more racially diverse in the longer term.

Former Lionesses defender Anita Asante believes the pathway into the elite women’s game has to be reformed to achieve greater diversity, with just three of the 23 members of Wiegman’s Euro 2022 squad from black, Asian or mixed heritage backgrounds.

Writing in The Guardian, Asante said: “Young girls who cannot see anyone who looks like they do lack heroines to emulate - and that matters.”

She called for a more imaginative approach to scouting in urban and inner-city areas, and for more resources to be assigned to the scouting network in the women’s game.

England have scored 93 goals in their 16 games under Sarina Wiegman, netting at an average of 5.8 goals per game.

Indeed, the Lionesses have conceded just three goals under Wiegman and never more than once in a game keeping 14 clean sheets on the way.

Rachel Daly says the competition for starting places in the England team is very strong and the desire to hold onto a role can make you a better player. Daly has started all three games for England at the Euros this summer, making the left-back role her own but she knows that could change saying: “You don’t take anything for granted. The competition is so, so strong and anyone can play in any role. “It’s good for me, but I just want to keep a clean sheet and keep winning. That’s all that matters.”

Speaking about being moved to the left-side of England’s set up Daly replied: “Do you think I’m enjoying playing there?

“I enjoy it, I love it. I think it really suits my attributes. But again, like I say, I’ll play whatever role I’m asked to on the pitch.”