England v Nigeria as it happened: Lionesses into quarters after penalties
The match went the full distance and saw Lauren James sent off before extra time.
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GOAL! Kelly scores and England are through to the Women's World Cup quarter-finals! ENG 4-2 NGA.
GOAL! Ucheibe makes good for Nigeria, game on. ENG 3-2 NGA.
GOAL! No mistake, ENG 3-1 NGA.
Greenwood up next for England...
GOAL! Nigeria get on the board through Ajibade. ENG 2-1 NGA.
GOAL! Daly rifles her spot-kick into the roof of the net! ENG 2-0 NGA.
MISSED! Nigeria are 0-for-2 after Alozie fails to convert. ENG 1-0 NGA.
GOAL! ENG 1-0 NGA.
Beth England up next for the Lionesses...
MISSED! Oparanozie fails to score. ENG 0-0 NGA.
MISSED! Advantage to Nigeria. ENG 0-0 NGA.
England are first up after the toss and it's Stanway to take...
*PENALTIES*
FULL TIME AFTER EXTRA TIME: A penalty shoot-out will decide the winner!
119' Likely the final change of the match; Keira Walsh is replaced by seasoned penalty-taker Katie Zelem.
113' Another change, this time for Nigeria, as Desire Oparanozie replaces Toni Oyedupe Payne.
105' One change for England: Beth England has replaced Lauren Hemp.
EXTRA TIME HALF TIME: Still nothing to separate the two sides, with a penalty shoot-out now just 15 minutes away.
102' As has been the case of much of this match, Nigeria are pushing England all the way and look the more likely to snatch a win.
92' One change to speak of after the break: Onyi Echegini replaces Halimatu Ayinde for Nigeria.
EXTRA TIME: And we are underway once more in Brisbane.
FULL TIME: It's still 0-0 and so this tie is headed to extra time.
93' Oddly, with just minutes left, 10-woman England are now playing some of their best football of the match.
90' There will be a minimum of six minutes added on.
86' Chloe Kelly has replaced Alessa Russo for the Lionesses.
86' RED CARD: Lauren James has been dismissed. Very disappointing stuff from the England star.
85' VAR review - James' booking could become a red card.
84' Yellow card: Lauren James has rightly been disciplined after standing on Michelle Alozie.
81' Francisca Ordega has replaced Uchenna Kanu for the Super Falcons.
80' As we enter the final phase of the match, Nigeria do look the more likely to snatch a late winner. It's just not clicking for England as of yet.
75' What a save! A powerful Rachel Daly header is denied by Chiamaka Nnadozie.
72' Mary Earps is down and receiving treatment. Her England teammates are taking the chance to drink some water and take instructions from coaching staff.
62' Much better football by England now, with Nigeria perhaps tiring after an hour on the front foot.
58' Asisat Oshoala has replaced Ifeoma Onumonu for Nigeria.
54' England are being forced to attack on the counter, with Nigeria now dictating much of the play.
46' Nigeria hit the bar again! Uchenna Kanu so close with a looping header.
SECOND HALF: And we are back underway in Brisbane. England will need to up their game if they're to progress.
HALF TIME: Both sides are headed in for the break at 0-0.
45' There will be a minimum of four minutes added on.
39' The Lionesses - visibily irked by the spot-kick denial - are pressing Nigeria, but the Super Falcons are defending expertly.
34' NO PENALTY! The referee has surprisingly gone against the initial decision.
32' The referee has gone over to the screen for another look.
32' Up steps Georgia Stanway...
31' There will be a VAR review, but surely this will be given.
30' PENALTY FOR ENGLAND!
16' Ashleigh Plumptre strikes the bar! So close for Nigeria, who have been the better side so far.
13' Nigeria are now settling into this match and giving England some trouble.
9' Both sides look vulnerable at the back, but neither have seriously threatened as of yet.
4' Nigeria's goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie is being put under pressure in the early stages, but she's holding firm so far.
KICK OFF: The match has now started at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.
In case you missed it - here's a reminder of the team news.
The match will start at 8:30 BST.
Preview
England will hope the similarities between their FIFA Women’s World Cup (WWC) campaign and last summer’s successful UEFA European Championship run continue; after starting both group stages (W3) with 1-0 wins and finishing with victories by a five-goal margin, while they’re also still to concede from open play.
They’ve overcome the absence of injured midfielder Keira Walsh with Lauren James taking centre stage against China (W 6-1) by contributing to five of the six goals England scored.
Now chasing a fifth consecutive WWC quarter-final appearance, the Lionesses play one of the tournament’s surprise packages Nigeria, who they beat 3-2 in their third ever WWC game in 1995.
Another good omen is beating Cameroon 3-0 at this stage in 2019 in their only other WWC meeting with African opposition, the same scoreline by which Sarina Wiegman’s outfit beat Nigeria in their most recent H2H in 2004.
But as Australia learned by squandering a 1-0 lead to lose 3-2 to Nigeria, the Africans cannot be discounted as they make a second consecutive appearance in the last 16.
Putting off-field disputes with their board aside, the Super Falcons reached this stage at the expense of reigning Olympic champions Canada and now seek another big scalp driven on by players plying their trade at some of Europe’s biggest clubs.
One of those, Barcelona forward Asisat Oshoala, netted Nigeria’s third goal against Australia and is well-known to England’s players following stints at Arsenal and Liverpool.
Her experience of the English game could also prove useful for her teammates as Randy Waldrum’s team bids to extend a run of no defeats across their last six official fixtures (W4, D2).
Players to watch: England’s James has contributed to six of their eight goals at this tournament (G3, A3) and her country has won all three of her goalscoring outings. Oshoala’s crucial strike against Australia saw her net in her third WWC yet she hasn’t opened the scoring for Nigeria since September 2019.
Hot streak: Nigeria haven’t scored in any of their last four WWC appearances against European sides (D1, L3).
