Emma Hayes’ return to England lacked the sparks it had promised as the US have been held to a 0-0 pleasant draw at Wembley.
Each side have been lacking key attacking elements, with the USA with out the “Triple Espresso” of Trinity Rodman, Sophia Smith and Mallory Swanson, whereas England have been lacking Lauren Hemp, Lauren James and Ella Toone.
England goalkeeper Mary Earps was the standout performer and confirmed her world-class high quality as she turned a curling strike from Alyssa Thompson across the submit after simply 5 minutes.
USA appeared to have discovered the breakthrough simply after the restart when Lindsey Horan touched Rose Lavelle’s shot previous Earps, however the flag had been raised and the purpose was dominated out for offside.
There was additional controversy within the sixty fifth minute when the referee pointed to the spot for a USA penalty after deeming Alex Greenwood had dealt with the ball within the field. Nevertheless, the choice was overturned following a VAR evaluation, displaying it had hit the defender’s torso.
Clear possibilities weren’t subsequently forthcoming for both aspect, and the sport completed with a cumulative anticipated objectives worth under 1.0.
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Knowledge Debrief: Defence wins out at Wembley
The USA are actually unbeaten in every of their final 20 pleasant matches (W17 D3) and have saved a clear sheet in 15 of these.
Each side registered low xG, with England restricted to only 0.07 whereas the USA recorded 0.7.
England had simply 4 pictures all match with solely a type of on track. Their opponents took goal 10 occasions however noticed solely three of these strikes hit the goal.
