Lionesses thrash Belgium as Walsh finally finds the net

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🗓️ 4 April 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Are England showing the ruthlessness they need ahead of this summer’s Euros?

Alistair Bruce-Ball presents reaction to the Lionesses’ 5-nil demolition of Belgium in the Nations League.

Former England keeper Karen Bardsley offers her analysis on the strength in depth England are developing, and the ongoing battle between Mary Earps and Hannah Hampton to be first choice in goal.

We hear from Sarina Wiegman, and goalscorers Keira Walsh and Aggie Beever-Jones, both of whom scored their first England goals.

And after Wales’ defeat at home to Denmark, Eilidih Barbour and Danny Gabbidon assess the positives and negatives.

TIMECODES 02:50 Sarina Wiegman: “Not a five-star performance” 08:30 Karen Bardsley on Wiegman eventually needing to choose between Hampton and Earps 10:55 Interviews with Walsh and Beever-Jones on their first international goals 19:00 Analysis of Wales 1-2 Denmark

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0:54.8	Good evening and welcome to the Football Daily podcast with me, Alastair Bruce Ball.
0:55.9	I'm here at Ashton Gate.
1:02.0	We've just seen England's women, the European champions, thrash Belgium 5-0 in the Nations League.
1:07.0	Lucy Bronze Millie Bright, Aggie Beaver Jones scoring her first goal for her country.
1:11.7	Jess Park and Kira Walsh actually scoring her first international goal on her 83rd cap.
1:13.6	They were the five goal scorer.
1:15.2	England now a point ahead of Spain in this Nations League group with another game against Belgium
1:22.0	to come on Tuesday night.
1:24.2	I watched the game with the former England goalkeeper Karen Bardsley. It finished
1:28.8	5-0, Karen. No exaggeration to say that that genuinely could have been double figures. England
1:36.0	sort of found the ruthlessness in front of goal in the second half that they slight, it's being
1:40.1	harsh, slightly lacked in the first half. Yeah, no, the second half performance, you know, just saw loads of balls hit in the back of the net.
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