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ITV News
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- ITV News
ITV scores biggest audience of the year with Lionesses UEFA Women's EUROS victory
ITV's coverage of England v Italy on Tuesday night was watched by a peak of 10.2 million across all devices, giving ITV its biggest peak audience of 2025 across ITV1 and ITVX. The match averaged 8 million viewers across all devices, from kick off until the final whistle, delivering ITV's biggest audience amongst all adults and the 16-34 demographic for overnight ratings for the year so far. England's victory on Tuesday night is also ITVX's biggest day this year with 17.2m streams. The Lionesses victory over Italy will see them progress to the final of the UEFA Women's EUROS this Sunday 27th July on ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player from 3:30pm. ITV's line-up on Sunday will be led by Laura Woods, who is joined in the studio in Basel by Ian Wright, Emma Hayes and Karen Carney. ITV's package of coverage includes social platforms @ITVFootball on X, Facebook and Instagram and @ITVSport on TikTok and YouTube, ensuring fans will not miss a single minute of the action.
The Guardian
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
England's Euro 2025 semi-final win draws ITV's highest viewing figures of the year
England's European Championship semi-final win over Italy on Tuesday night delivered ITV's highest viewing figures of the year. A peak audience of 10.2 million were watching when Chloe Kelly converted a penalty rebound in the final minutes of extra time to take the Lionesses through to their third successive major final. The dramatic semi-final averaged 8 million viewers across the 120 minutes. This was ITV's highest average audience of the year among adults and in the 16-34 age range. England's victory over Italy also broke streaming records, with ITVX having its biggest day of the year with 17.2m stream views. Support for England has grown significantly throughout the tournament, with ITV's peak audience reaching 2.6 million for the team's opening group game against France and hitting 4.2 million for the final group game against Wales. A 7.3 million peak audience watched the quarter-final against Sweden on the BBC. Sign up to Moving the Goalposts No topic is too small or too big for us to cover as we deliver a twice-weekly roundup of the wonderful world of women's football after newsletter promotion ITV will share coverage of Sunday's final against Spain or Germany with the BBC. ITV's lineup in the the studio in Basel will be Laura Woods, Ian Wright, Emma Hayes and Karen Carney.
The Sun
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
‘All you need to see' – Ian Wright's heartwarming reaction to England star Agyemang's dramatic goal speaks volumes
IAN WRIGHT was seen celebrating ecstatically after Michelle Agyemang's late equaliser kept England Women's Euro 2025 dreams alive on Tuesday evening. England found themselves 1-0 down to Italy in the 96th minute when 19-year-old Agyemang latched on to a loose ball in the box and snuck it into the net for the leveller. 8 8 8 8 8 England fans around the country erupted at the finish, but it was Wright's reaction that caught the attention of those watching ITV's match coverage. Cameras on the gantry caught the reaction of Wright and his co-presenters during the shocking twist. Wright was overcome with emotion at the late goal, throwing his hands up in the air and screaming towards the pitch. He also found himself jumping arm-in-arm with co-presenters Laura Woods and Karen Carney. One post on X captioned the video: "Ian Wright's reaction to Michelle Agyemang's late equaliser is all you need to see." The touching moment came during his awaited return to ITV's punditry team. It was the first game the ex-Arsenal and England forward had covered since his fallout with fellow pundit Eni Aluko. Aluko alleged during an April interview that Wright was limiting opportunities for female pundits and presenters in women's football. After public backlash, Aluko issued an apology for her comments, but it was one that Wright said he could not accept. Wright has been heavily involved in coverage of the Lionesses in recent years in an attempt to help build support for the women's game. 8 8 8 Football account HLTCO commented on the video of Wright celebrating on X, saying: "The suggestion that Ian Wright has ever been anything but a huge positive for women's football is so wide of the mark it's ridiculous. "He's been championing the sport for yonks; his enthusiasm has brought so many extra eyeballs to it." Chloe Kelly's goal in the dying minutes of extra-time sealed a 2-1 win for England - and led to the players celebrating with pizzas, which fans loved. Viewers will be happy to see Wright back on their screens covering the women's game, with all eyes turning to Sunday's final to see if he will make another appearance and see England defend their title.
Yahoo
6 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Ian Wright's hilarious reaction to England semi-final win caught on camera
Ian Wright's hilarious reaction to England's Lionesses reaching the Euro 2025 final was caught on camera. The pundit and former Arsenal player, 61, jumped up and down shouting as England went through to a third major tournament final in a row. They will play either Germany or Spain on Sunday, in what will either be a rematch of the Euro 2022 final or a rematch of the 2023 World Cup final. England's place in the Euro 2025 final was thanks to goals from substitutes Michelle Agyemang and Chloe Kelly on a famous night in Geneva.
Daily Mirror
6 hours ago
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Ian Wright demands one England change for Euro 2025 final after huge Italy scare
England are in yet another final after a dramatic 2-1 win over Italy, with both their goals scored at the end of regular and extra time, but the Lionesses started the game poorly and Ian Wright believes they are riding their luck Ian Wright has told England they must start the Euro 2025 final much quicker after leaving it late once again to secure a dramatic 2-1 win over Italy in Wednesday night's semi-final. The Lionesses have reached their third straight final under Sarina Wiegman but they made hard work of it as a sluggish start saw Italy take a first-half lead through Barbara Bonansea. England looked like they were heading out of the tournament before Michelle Agyemang popped up with a stoppage time strike to take the game to extra time, before Chloe Kelly scored a penalty rebound minutes before the game was set to go to a shootout. It came after England came from 2-0 down to beat Sweden on penalties in the quarter-finals and Wright is concerned that their luck will soon run out in they don't assert themselves quicker against either Spain or Germany in the final. "You can't continue to rely on that," Wright told ITV. "Six semi-finals, three finals on the spin. At some stage, the luck will run out. We need to start better and get a foothold in the game. "The thing is, if it's Germany, very physical and direct, it won't suit us. Spain, they play a more technical game, it might suit us more. I'm not sure about Plan A and Plan B, we're in a final. "But we need to start games better. We take too long to start games, we need to get into that, how we can get into our stride quicker." Fellow ITV pundit Karen Carney agreed with Wright and claimed the team looked tired, calling on Wiegman to make changes to give the Lionesses some "freshness". "Sarina doesn't make many changes, but we saw tiredness today," the former England star said. "Freshness is important. "She has to look at her squad, rip it up, we need freshness to start the game. Plan A isn't working, Plan B is magnificent, we have to make changes." One change that Wiegman did make was to once again bring on Agyemang to make an impact from the bench and the teenager has now scored two vital goals at this tournament - leading to questions over whether she should now start the final. When asked if she had "forced" that decision, the Dutch coach replied: "She is not forcing me. She is very grateful to get minutes and she is very ready for it. "Her growth and development went so quickly. From not starting at Brighton to getting lots more minutes and showing how good she is, to coming into our team. It went smooth for her and she feels very good about that."
