Overview
- England beat Australia 3-0 at a sold-out Pride Park, restoring momentum in their second October friendly.
- Australia went down to 10 players in the 19th minute when Alanna Kennedy was sent off for hauling down Alessia Russo.
- Aggie Beever-Jones opened the scoring, Lucy Bronze added a first-half second, and Georgia Stanway converted a stoppage-time penalty after a VAR review.
- Michelle Agyemang was stretchered off with a knee injury that Sarina Wiegman said “looked horrible,” with the severity still to be confirmed; Beever-Jones later left with a dead leg.
- Hannah Hampton returned in goal, with debuts for Taylor Hinds and Lucia Kendall, as Australia struggled to create chances despite Sam Kerr’s start under new coach Joe Montemurro.