Switzerland 0-4 England: Lionesses ease to victory in final Euro 2022 warm-up match in Zurich

Hosts England will head into Euro 2022 14 games unbeaten after the Lionesses defeated Switzerland 4-0 in Zurich to wrap up their warm-ups ahead of next week’s competition. The visitors were made to wait until 11 minutes into the second half to make the breakthrough, with Alessia Russo – handed a start in the absence of Ellen White – heading home from Rachel Daly’s cross.

Ad/> Georgia Stanway doubled their advantage from the penalty spot, substitute Beth England made it three with a cool header and Jill Scott wrapped it up in the fourth minute of stoppage-time. UEFA Women's ChampionshipWhite returns to training ahead of England’s final warm-up match9 HOURS AGO It was another frustrating opening half for England despite their bright start — just like it had been in previous friendlies against Belgium and the Netherlands.

The visitors’ best chances came in the first six minutes of the game with the best falling to Manchester United forward Russo who found herself through on goal but couldn’t find a way past goalkeeper Seraina Friedli. The early signs looked precarious for Switzerland as their defence was carved open easily but England couldn’t make the most of a three-vs-one situation as Lauren Hemp took a touch too many and shot straight at the net-minder.

When Friedli was finally beaten, Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic came to her rescue by clearing Rachel Daly’s goal bound header off the line. Who is competing at Euro 2022? A breakdown of all 16 teams involved Where is Euro 2022 taking place? Format, fixtures and schedule England manager Sarina Wiegman avoided the temptation to make changes at the break when others might have and she was rewarded with the opening goal as Russo peeled away from her marker to head home Daly’s deep