#vivianne-miedema

#vivianne-miedema

Leicester almost took a surprise lead when Alisha Lehmann struck the inside of the right post, while Miedema hit the woodwork at the other end before Shaw eventually opened the scoring in the 22nd minute with a diving header from Lauren Hemp's cross. Miedema got her first soon when firing in from the edge of the box after Kerstin Casparij regained possession, and the Netherlands international doubled her tally with a clinical header from another Hemp cross.

When Alyssa Thompson fired in a superb ninth-minute opener, Chelsea looked on course for another routine win. However, Liverpool's defence held firm and the Reds levelled in the 33rd minute and held out until half-time. The Chelsea manager, Sonia Bompastor, introduced further attacking options in the second half, including Lauren James and Aggie Beever-Jones, but a solid defensive display from Liverpool ensured Chelsea were unable to find a winner as the hosts earned their second point of the season.

Vivianne Miedema became the first player, male or female, to score 100 goals for the Netherlands as they began their Euro 2025 campaign against Wales.

A total of six head coaches are taking charge of a different nation to their home country, marking the most such coaches in a single edition of the tournament.

"When the [Euros] draw was made, we both sat there and said 'of course that's happened!'"