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England 2-2 Sweden (Eng won 3-2 on penalties): Euro 2025 player ratings

Chloe Kelly changed the game for England when she came on while her Arsenal teammate Stina Blackstenius did not deserve to be on the losing side
  
  

Chloe Kelly holds of Smilla Holmberg
Chloe Kelly holds of Smilla Holmberg and set up both England’s goals in their late fightback. Photograph: Daniela Porcelli/Getty Images

England

Hannah Hampton The shootout heroine. Also made vital saves to stop Sweden going 3-0 up, another at 2-2. 9

Lucy Bronze Looked frustrated early on but made a super run and header to score. Great penalty. 7

Leah Williamson Did well to prevent a certain first-half goal. Rallied her team spiritedly as the captain. 6

Jess Carter A torrid night. At fault for the opener and outpaced by Blackstenius for the second. 3

Alex Greenwood Decent display and she did a job at centre-back in extra time when everyone tired. 6

Ella Toone Should have scored at 2-0 but hesitated. Plenty of running, always offering for the ball. 6

Keira Walsh Marked out of the game initially, but got on the ball more to aid England’s fightback. 6

Georgia Stanway Not her fault, but England’s first-half gameplan to play long balls often meant she was her bypassed. 6

Lauren James Great to watch when dribbling with the ball, but was often in very deep positions. 6

Alessia Russo Did not get much service early on, but worked tirelessly. Never let the Swedes rest. 6

Lauren Hemp Hit the bar with a good early effort. Sometimes didn’t get the rub of the green. 6

Substitutes: Esme Morgan (Carter 70) Immediately made England look more composed at the back. 7; Michelle Agyemang (Stanway 70) Caused the chaos England needed in the box and found the leveller 7; Beth Mead (Toone 70) Lively and perhaps deserved to come on sooner 7; Chloe Kelly (Hemp 78) Delivered two lethal crosses to claw England back into the game. A game-changing impact. Vital penalty 8; Grace Clinton (Walsh, 104) 6; Niamh Charles (Williamson, 105) 6

Sweden

Jennifer Falk Calm and assured. Good first-half stop from Hemp and strong saves in the shootout 7

Hanna Lundkvist Stood firm against Lauren Hemp when called upon. A relatively solid performance before being replaced. 6

Nathalie Björn Tracked Russo’s runs well and was strong at dealing with aerial balls into the box. 7

Magdalena Eriksson Produced some important blocks and did well in the air initially, until Kelly-ball was introduced. 7

Jonna Andersson England might wish they had tested her one-on-one with Lauren James more often. 6

Filippa Angeldahl A mature performance in the middle that made things very tough for England’s midfield in the first hour. 7

Julia Zigiotti Olme Worked very hard to help stifle England’s creativity for the first 70 minutes. Good display. 7

Johanna Rytting Kaneryd Fired over the bar in the second half. Had some good moments but nothing sensational. 6

Kosovare Asllani Played like she was 25, not 35. Supremely intelligent in the No 10 role. Clinical finish for 1-0. 8

Fridolina Rolfö Dangerous in attack, but was denied by a pivotal Hampton save just before half-time. 6

Stina Blackstenius A threat whenever Sweden broke. Great pace, power and finishing, but denied by Hampton in the second half. Always looked like she had England’s backline worried. 8

Substitutes: Smilla Holmberg (Lundkvist 61) 6; Madelen Janogy (Rolfö 78) 6; Lina Hurtig (Asllani, 78) 6; Amanda Nildén (Andersson, 105) 6; Sofia Jakobsson (Johanna Rytting Kaneryd , 105) 6; Rebecka Blomqvist (Blackstenius, 117) 6

 

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