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2 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
England Women vs Portugal Women prediction: Lionesses to edge tight contest?
England Women vs Portugal Women betting tips England to win, both teams to score - 13/5 William Hill Beth Mead to score anytime - 1/1 Bet365 England face Portugal at Wembley this Friday as Sarina Wiegman's side look to end their home Nations Legue campaign in the perfect way ahead of Euro 2025 this summer. Advertisement The Lionesses head to Switzerland as defending champions and will be treating their last two Nations League fixtures as good warm-up matches ahead of the tournament, especially considering the second fixture comes against world champions Spain. But first, England must once again face a Portugal side who they drew 1-1 with back in February, with Alessia Russo's early goal only enough for a point in the end on that day. The injured trio of Georgia Stanway, Lauren Hemp and Alex Greenwood have all returned to the squad after respective knee surgeries, and though Lauren James, Alessia Russo and Ella Toone miss out through injury, it is still a strong group that Sarina Wiegman has named in the last squad before deciding who is on the plane for Euro 2025. And many players will use these two matches to fight for a place ahead of that squad announcement, with one warm-up match to come against Jamaica on 29 June before the tournament opener against France on 5 July. Advertisement England are ranked as 2/7 favourites with football betting sites, with Portugal priced at 13/2 and a draw at 9/2. England Women vs Portugal Women betting tips: Lionesses to secure home win England have shown mixed results in this Nations League campaign, illustrated by a draw away to Portugal and a 3-2 loss to Belgium. Nevertheless, a 1-0 win at home to Spain showed that the Lionesses are more than capable of competing with the world's best. Overall, England have won four of their last seven and drawn two, including with Portugal and former world champions the USA. Portugal have won three and drawn one of their last seven matches, though two of those came against South Korea and Czechia, and they lost heavily – 7-1 and 4-2 – away and home to world champions Spain. Advertisement Sarina Wiegman's side will need to put in a convincing home performance if they are to convince fans that they could be a match for Spain in the upcoming European Championship, but with 12 goals in their last seven, they are expected to beat Portugal comfortably at Wembley. But despite England being favourites, the last time Portugal failed to score in a match was in a 1-0 defeat to France in December 2023, with all six matches since then bringing at least one goal despite some heavy defeats. A bet on England to win to nil is offered at 5/6, but a wager on the Lionesses to win but both teams to score could offer better value at 13/5 with various betting sites. England Women vs Portugal Women prediction 1: England to win, both teams to score - 13/5 William Hill England Women vs Portugal Women prediction: Mead to find the net With Alessia Russo, Jess Park and Lauren James missing out on this international camp, Arsenal's Champions League-winner Beth Mead could well be tasked with carrying the goalscoring burden for the Lionesses against Portugal. Advertisement Mead has 33 goals in 52 games at international level, and the 30-year-old has rediscovered some form despite a season in which she scored just seven goals for the Gunners in the WSL. Mead scored a penalty in the last Lionesses match – a 3-2 loss to Belgium in April – and is offered at 1/1 to score anytime against Portugal – as is Aggie Beever-Jones – and we think a wager on the Arsenal forward to score could provide value tonight. England Women vs Portugal Women prediction 2: Beth Mead to score anytime - 1/1 Bet365 Responsible gambling Always practice responsible gambling. When have a bet using gambling sites be aware that sports betting can be addictive. Please take steps to remain in control of your time and budget. Advertisement The same applies whether you're using new betting sites, slot sites, casino sites, casino apps, or any other gambling medium. Even the most knowledgeable punter can lose a bet, so always stick to a budget and never chase your losses. It's particularly important not to get carried away by any free bets or casino offers you might receive, both of which are available in abundance on gambling sites, but must be approached with caution. You can stay in control by making use of the responsible gambling tools offered, such as deposit limits, loss limits, self-exclusion and time-outs. You may also want to visit the following free organisations to discuss any issues with gambling you might be having: Advertisement We may earn commission from some of the links in this article, but we never allow this to influence our content. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Saturday's briefing: Beever-Jones nets England treble as Liverpool bid for Wirtz
Aggie Beever-Jones plundered a hat-trick as England Women set up a winner-takes-all Nations League clash with World Cup winners Spain with a 6-0 demolition of Portugal. Liverpool have made an improved offer for Bayer Leverkusen striker Florian Wirtz as they attempt to beat Bayern Munich and Manchester City to his signature. Advertisement For Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim, the focus is retaining the services of skipper Bruno Fernandes. Three-sy does it Aggie Beever-Jones (right) scored a first-half treble against Portugal (Adam Davy/PA) Beever-Jones marked her first Wembley start for England with a hat-trick in a 6-0 Nations League rout of Portugal. The 21-year-old Chelsea striker became just the third woman – and second Lioness after Beth Mead – to score three times at headquarters, where Lucy Bronze, Mead and substitute Chloe Kelly were also on target. Beever-Jones said: 'I'm delighted. I don't even know any of the records and whatever, but I think someone just said it was Beth, so to be alongside her is something really, really incredible. Advertisement 'It's my first time playing at Wembley for England and I don't think it could actually get much better than that. 'It was incredible. Wembley's always been a special place. Obviously, we won the FA Cup here not so long ago with Chelsea, I saw the girls win the Euros here – for me it's such a historic place.' Going with the Flo Liverpool have tabled an improved offer for Bayer Leverkusen's Germany international Florian Wirtz (Bradley Collyer/PA) Liverpool have made an improved offer totalling £109million for Bayer Leverkusen forward Wirtz, the PA news agency understands. The Reds' second bid for the Germany International – which includes add-ons – would make him the most expensive signing in the club's history if it was accepted by Leverkusen. Advertisement Wirtz was a star performer in the Bundesliga club's domestic league and cup triumph in the 2023-24 season and also shone for Germany at last summer's Euros. Should he stay or should he go? Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim is hopeful that skipper Bruno Fernandes (pictured) wants to stay at Old Trafford (Martin Rickett/PA) Amorim thinks skipper Fernandes wants to stay at Manchester United amid interest from free-spending Saudi side Al-Hilal. Fernandes, 30, admitted after the Europa League final defeat by Tottenham loss that United could end up cashing in on him with Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal reportedly willing to triple his salary and pay the Premier League club up to £100million. Asked after his side's 3-1 friendly win over Hong Kong if whether that might have been Fernandes' last appearance for the club, head coach Amorim said: 'I don't think so. Advertisement 'I don't know for sure, nobody knows, but I don't think so. I think he wants to stay. He needs to be in the best league in the world.' What's on today? All eyes will be on Munich's Allianz Arena on Saturday evening as Paris St Germain attempt to finally get their hands on the Champions League trophy. However, standing in the way of the French double winners are three-times European champions Inter Milan, who are desperate to soothe their pain at surrendering the Serie title to Napoli. Inter were beaten in the 2023 final by Manchester City in Istanbul, three years after PSG went down to Bayern Munich in Lisbon, but one of them will emerge victorious this time around.


The Independent
3 days ago
- General
- The Independent
England Women vs Portugal Women prediction: Lionesses to edge tight contest?
England Women vs Portugal Women betting tips England face Portugal at Wembley this Friday as Sarina Wiegman's side look to end their home Nations Legue campaign in the perfect way ahead of Euro 2025 this summer. The Lionesses head to Switzerland as defending champions and will be treating their last two Nations League fixtures as good warm-up matches ahead of the tournament, especially considering the second fixture comes against world champions Spain. But first, England must once again face a Portugal side who they drew 1-1 with back in February, with Alessia Russo's early goal only enough for a point in the end on that day. The injured trio of Georgia Stanway, Lauren Hemp and Alex Greenwood have all returned to the squad after respective knee surgeries, and though Lauren James, Alessia Russo and Ella Toone miss out through injury, it is still a strong group that Sarina Wiegman has named in the last squad before deciding who is on the plane for Euro 2025. And many players will use these two matches to fight for a place ahead of that squad announcement, with one warm-up match to come against Jamaica on 29 June before the tournament opener against France on 5 July. England are ranked as 2/7 favourites with football betting sites, with Portugal priced at 13/2 and a draw at 9/2. England have shown mixed results in this Nations League campaign, illustrated by a draw away to Portugal and a 3-2 loss to Belgium. Nevertheless, a 1-0 win at home to Spain showed that the Lionesses are more than capable of competing with the world's best. Overall, England have won four of their last seven and drawn two, including with Portugal and former world champions the USA. Portugal have won three and drawn one of their last seven matches, though two of those came against South Korea and Czechia, and they lost heavily – 7-1 and 4-2 – away and home to world champions Spain. Sarina Wiegman's side will need to put in a convincing home performance if they are to convince fans that they could be a match for Spain in the upcoming European Championship, but with 12 goals in their last seven, they are expected to beat Portugal comfortably at Wembley. But despite England being favourites, the last time Portugal failed to score in a match was in a 1-0 defeat to France in December 2023, with all six matches since then bringing at least one goal despite some heavy defeats. A bet on England to win to nil is offered at 5/6, but a wager on the Lionesses to win but both teams to score could offer better value at 13/5 with various betting sites. England Women vs Portugal Women prediction: Mead to find the net With Alessia Russo, Jess Park and Lauren James missing out on this international camp, Arsenal's Champions League-winner Beth Mead could well be tasked with carrying the goalscoring burden for the Lionesses against Portugal. Mead has 33 goals in 52 games at international level, and the 30-year-old has rediscovered some form despite a season in which she scored just seven goals for the Gunners in the WSL. Mead scored a penalty in the last Lionesses match – a 3-2 loss to Belgium in April – and is offered at 1/1 to score anytime against Portugal – as is Aggie Beever-Jones – and we think a wager on the Arsenal forward to score could provide value tonight. Always practice responsible gambling. When have a bet using gambling sites be aware that sports betting can be addictive. Please take steps to remain in control of your time and budget. The same applies whether you're using new betting sites, slot sites, casino sites, casino apps, or any other gambling medium. Even the most knowledgeable punter can lose a bet, so always stick to a budget and never chase your losses. It's particularly important not to get carried away by any free bets or casino offers you might receive, both of which are available in abundance on gambling sites, but must be approached with caution. You can stay in control by making use of the responsible gambling tools offered, such as deposit limits, loss limits, self-exclusion and time-outs. You may also want to visit the following free organisations to discuss any issues with gambling you might be having:


The Hindu
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
ENG-W vs WI-W Live Streaming Info, 1st ODI: When and where to watch West Indies Women tour of England
England Women will face West Indies in the first One-Day International of a three-match series, starting on Friday at County Ground in Derby. After whitewashing the Windies 3-0 in the T20Is, England, under newly appointed skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt, will hope to continue the momentum in the 50-over format ahead of the ICC World Cup later this year. However, the host will have to contend with the absence of former skipper Heather Knight, who was ruled out of the series due to a hamstring injury. Knight was England's top run-scorer in the T20I series, amassing 109 runs in just two innings. With the ball, seamers Lauren Bell and Em Arlott, along with spinner Charlie Dean, picked 17 wickets between them across the three T20Is to help England sweep the series. ENG-W vs WI- 1st ODI - Match Details When will the first ODI between England Women and West Indies Women take place? The first ODI between England Women and West Indies Women will be held on Friday, May 30. Where will the first ODI between England Women and West Indies Women be held? The first ODI between England Women and West Indies Women will take place at County Ground in Derby. At what time will the first ODI between England Women and West Indies Women start? The first ODI between England Women and West Indies Women will begin at 5:30 PM IST. The toss will take place at 5 PM IST. Where to watch the live telecast of the first ODI between England Women and West Indies Women in India? The first ODI between England Women and West Indies Women will be televised live on the Sony Sports Network in India. Where to watch the live stream of the first ODI between England Women and West Indies Women in India? The first ODI between England Women and West Indies Women will be streamed live on the SonyLIV and FanCode apps and websites in India. THE SQUADS ENGLAND WOMEN Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Em Arlott, Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Alice Davidson-Richards, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Mahika Gaur, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones, Emma Lamb, Linsey Smith. WEST INDIES WOMEN Hayley Matthews (c), Qiana Joseph, Zaida James, Realeanna Grimmond, Shabika Gajnabi, Jahzara Claxton, Aaliyah Alleyne, Jannillea Glasgow, Afy Fletcher, Mandy Mangru (wk), Ashmini Munisar, Cherry Ann Fraser, Karishma Ramharack, Stafanie Taylor, Shemaine Campbelle.


CNA
4 days ago
- General
- CNA
Wiegman disappointed by Earps' shock England retirement
LONDON : England women's coach Sarina Wiegman said she was sad and disappointed by experienced goalkeeper Mary Earps' decision to retire from international football five weeks before the European Championship. The 32-year-old Paris St Germain keeper, who helped England win the 2022 Euro title and finisher runners-up at the 2023 World Cup, made the shock announcement on Tuesday, calling it a new era for England. "I want her in my team," Wiegman told reporters on Thursday, on the eve of their Nations League game against Portugal at Wembley. "She has done such a great job for England. She has made a massive difference and we have had an incredible journey so far and I really cherish that. "There have been a couple of conversations which I don't want to share here because they are between us. It's hard and it's hard for her at the same time." Chelsea's Hannah Hampton had recently emerged as a strong contender to be England's starting goalkeeper, with Wiegman saying recently she was ahead of Earps. "We are a team and we want to win and Mary in that team gives us a better chance of winning - I know that to be true," England captain Leah Williamson said. "She is a leader. She has got experience," she added. "To lose her leaves a gap there but we have had that happen before and players have to step up and show what they are made of. Chelsea defender Millie Bright withdrew this week from the two Nations League games saying she was "mentally and physically" at her limit and needed a break. "She has to take care of herself," Wiegman said of Bright's absence. "We are in conversation. We will stay in contact and I hope she feels better soon but I don't know that yet at the moment." England also lost Tottenham Hotspur defender Ella Morris to a knee ligament injury while Ella Toone and Alessia Russo will miss Friday's game. Chelsea striker Lauren James, who has not played since April 4 due to a hamstring injury, is on course to be fit for England's European title defence. "She is in a good place in rehab," Wiegman said. "She has ticked the boxes she needs to tick and we are progressing her. We hope she keeps moving forward and can join the team later on." England play Spain in the Nations League in Barcelona on Tuesday. Wiegman will announce her Euro squad on June 5 and the tournament in Switzerland starts on July 2.