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A brilliant half from England, so the question now is can they keep it up?

They’ve completely nullified the Dutch attacking threat while piling on plenty of attacking pressure and creating some promising openings, with both goals coming from brilliant finishes.

Jill Scott looks delighted on the sidelines, calling it a “really good performance”.

England’s substitutes all lined up on the touchline to applaud that performance as the Lionesses made their way off the pitch at half-time.

When they needed a performance, they turned up. The holders have been so much sharper and hungrier in midfield than the Netherlands.

And they’ve carried threat.

What an end to the half for the Lionesses!

It was a dominant perfjoamcne and it’s nothing less than they deserve, with Sarina Wingman’s side heading into the break with a two-goal cushion.

45 +2 mins: GOAL! The Lionesses have another!

It’s so simple too, as a long ball forward is headed back to Russo. She can’t get it under control but does poke it to Stanway, who rifles a first shot time that takes a slight deflection before nestling in the bottom corner!

45 mins: A promising counter as Hemp feeds James, but she sees her shot blocked.

We’ll have three minutes of added time in Zurich.

43 mins: Toone does well to win a free-kick and Greenwood’s ball in is dangerous, though Stanway sees her shot deflected to van Domselaar.

41 mins: Chance after chance for England, but can they extend their lead before half-time?

James is at the centre of it again, clipping in a ball that Russo heads narrowly wide of the target.

40 mins: Greenwood swings in the corner but it comes back to her. She lays it off to James, who curls in another early cross, but Hemp can’t make anything of the header.

38 mins: Another half-chance for the Lionesses, with the cross coming in and Russo glancing a header goalwards, but van Domselaar gets down well to make the save.