"Georgia Stanway scored a hat-trick as a rampant England thumped China 8-0 in an international friendly at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. The Lionesses produced a five-star showing in the first half with Lauren Hemp's 16th-minute strike sandwiched between braces from Stanway and Beth Mead. Bayern Munich midfielder Stanway completed her treble seven minutes after the restart before Ella Toone and Alessia Russo got in on the act to conclude the stunning rout."
"Hemp then tucked home Stanway's cross into the box in the 16th minute before the latter sent a first-time strike into the bottom-left corner after China goalkeeper Pan Hongyan failed to deal with the ball. China's misery was compounded when Stanway coolly dispatched a 38th-minute penalty into the net, with the spot-kick given after Li Mengwen handled the ball inside the area. Stanway completed her treble as she collected Toone's incisive pass into the area before steadying herself and finding the bottom-left corner."
"England would have to wait until the 72nd minute to get their sixth, with Pan Hongyan's poor clearance presenting the ball to Toone for the simplest of finishes from inside the box. The rout was completed by Russo 12 minutes from time, with the Arsenal forward combining with Toone once again before finding the net despite the best efforts of Hongyan."
"Ahead of kick-off, all the talk was surrounding England's goalkeeping situation, with Hannah Hampton out injured and Khiara Keating pulling out of the squad on Saturday, but the Lionesses' star-studded attack stole the show. Indeed, England registered an expected goals (xG) total of 4.03 from their 19 shots, nine of which were on target, compared to China's measly 0.33 from their six attempts, and though Stanway will get"
England dominated China 8-0 at Wembley, with Georgia Stanway netting a hat-trick and additional goals from Beth Mead, Lauren Hemp, Ella Toone and Alessia Russo. England surged early with two quick Beth Mead finishes and a Lauren Hemp goal in the 16th minute. Stanway converted a 38th-minute penalty and completed her treble early in the second half after a Toone pass. Toone scored again in the 72nd minute from a poor China clearance and Russo finished the rout late. England posted an xG of 4.03 from 19 shots; China managed 0.33 from six attempts.
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