Report: England WU20s 1-4 USA

England women’s under-20s fell to a 4-1 defeat to the USA this afternoon in Spain.

The Young Lionesses are gearing up for next year’s FIFA Women’s U20 World Cup with the final camp of the year serving as preparation for the tournament.

England’s opponents took the lead in the first half with 24 minutes on the clock.

And they added a second on the stroke of half time as Lauren Smith’s looked to regroup during the break.

With ten minutes of the game remaining, the USA added a third.

However, England pulled a goal back through second-half substitute Jessie Gale late in the day.

And the USA made it four during a lengthy stoppage period at the end of the game.

Smith’s team beat China PR 2-1 in the first of three games during the international window, with their final fixture against Mexico taking place next week on Tuesday 2 December (11am GMT kick-off).

England: 1 Sophia Poor (Nottingham Forest, on loan from London City Lionesses), 2 Nelly Las (Leicester City), 3 Rachel Maltby (Aston Villa), 4 Laila Harbert (Portland Thorns, on loan from Arsenal), 5 Cecily Wellesley-Smith (Leicester City, on loan from Arsenal), 6 Lucy Newell (Birmingham City, on loan from Manchester United), 7 Ava Baker (Birmingham City), 8 May Cruft (Rangers), 9 Princess Ademiluyi (Fort Lauderdale United, on loan from Gotham FC), 10 Lois Shooter (Chelsea), 11 Jane Oboavwoduo (Manchester City)

Substitutes: 17 Vivienne Lia (Nottingham Forest, on loan from Arsenal) for Oboavwoduo 11’, 12 Omotara Junaid (Florida State Seminoles) for Shooter 45’, 16 Jessie Gale (Portsmouth, on loan from Arsenal) for Wellesley-Smith 75’, 19 Ria Bose (Sporting CP) for Baker 75’, 13 Sophie Jackson (Tottenham Hotspur) for Poor 90’

Substitutes not used: 14 Sophie Harwood (Arsenal), 15 Jessica Pegram (Rangers, on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion), 18 Chloe Hylton (Carolina Ascent), 20 Jessica Anderson (Manchester United), 21 Damilola Atinaro (Brighton & Hove Albion), 23 Taylor Warren (Brighton & Hove Albion)

Head coach: Lauren Smith

Goals: Gale 90’