England Women will fulfil their final Group D assignment at the European Championships when they face Wales on Sunday night.
The Lionesses got their defence of the trophy underway by falling to 2-0 defeat against France last weekend.
However, Sarina Wiegman’s side bounced back from that loss in style, demolishing the Netherlands 4-0 in Zurich on Wednesday night.
As such, England now know that a win over Wales on Sunday night will be enough to ensure that they take their place in the knockout rounds.
Wales, in contrast, are staring down the barrel of an early exit after suffering a pair of heavy losses to both the Netherlands and France respectively.
The Dragons now need to defeat England by four goals or more and then hope that France do them a favour against the Dutch if they are to stand any chance of reaching the quarter-finals.
How the bookies view it: Light work for the Lionesses
Fresh of the back of a 4-0 win in midweek, England are short-priced 1/25 favourites to collect another three points on Sunday night.
Wales are a whopping 33/1 on Boylesports to bag what would be a first-ever win at a major tournament, while an all square affair at the AFG Arena is an unfancied 11/1 with the same firm.
Head to head: Lionesses tend to feast
England have triumphed in three of the overall four meetings between the pair, with the only other encounter ending goalless. It’s worth noting that England hit Over 2.5 Goals and kept a clean sheet in two of those three victories, making a repeat here an appealing option at 10/11 on Boylesports.
Players to watch: More joy for James?
After bagging a brace against the Netherlands last time out, Lauren James will come into this contest brimming with confidence. Up against a defensively vulnerable Wales side, the England forward merits support for an anytime strike here at 4/5 on Boylesports.
Jess Fishlock made history by becoming the first Wales player to score at a major tournament when netting against France on Wednesday night. The experienced midfielder is as big as 8/1 (Boylesports) to repeat the trick on Sunday night.
Predicted line-ups
Following such a dominant display against the Netherlands in midweek, England boss Wiegman is not expected to make any changes to her starting XI on Wednesday night.
Sophie Ingle made her first appearance of 2025 for the Welsh national team earlier this week after recovering from a long-term knee injury and is among those pushing for starting spots.
England: Hampton; Bronze, Williamson, Carter, Greenwood; Toone, Walsh, Stanway; James, Hemp, Russo
Wales: Middleton-Patel; Green, Roberts, Evans, Woodham; Ingle, James, Fishlock; Holland, F. Morgan, Cain
Anything else catch the eye?
Backing England to win by four or more goals looks well worthy of consideration at 6/5 on Boylesports.
As mentioned, this bet would have paid out in England’s 4-0 win over the Netherlands last time out.
Now up against an inferior Wales side that have already suffered a couple of heavy defeats in Group D, there is plenty of scope for the Lionesses to win by a landslide margin.
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