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England beat 10-player Australia 3-0 in friendly at Pride Park Beever-Jones and Bronze score for Lionesses after Kennedy sent off for Matildas Stanway wraps up victory with late penalty Sarina Wiegman hands debuts to Lucia Kendall and Taylor Hinds Get Involved: Comment on this page, via Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Ciara Fleming England 2-0 Australia Hang on a minute. After a VAR review England have been awarded a penalty for that challenge from Gorry on Kearns. Replays show that the Australia midfielder caught Kearns after she played the ball. England 2-0 Australia Missy Bo Kearns is the next England midfielder to make a dangerous run from deep and it almost pays dividends. She reaches a long ball in the box but is just unable to flick it beyond the sliding challenge of Katrina Gorry. England 2-0 Australia Niamh Charles is still full of running on the right for England. She gets past Charlie Grant and reaches the byline but the Spurs defender does well to regain possession and thump the ball long. England 2-0 Australia Well any fears that England were going to suffer back to back defeats for the first time in Sarina Wiegman's tenure have been well and truly quashed here. Yes they've played the majority of the game against ten but even before that Alanna Kennedy dismissal the Lionesses were far, far superior. England 2-0 Australia Two more subs for Australia as Caitlin Foord, who is booked for not making way on the far side as instructed, and Kyra Cooney-Cross, are replaced by Remy Siemsen and Jamilla Rankin. England 2-0 Australia The fourth official has just confirmed that we'll have six minutes of stoppage time at Pride Park. Arguably could have been more but with this being a friendly that seems rather sensible. Click 'Get Involved' at the top of this page to have your say Wishing Michelle Agyemang a speedy recovery. Melanie - London England 2-0 Australia FYI England are now playing with a back three of Maya Le Tissier, Esme Morgan and Alex Greenwood. We've seen plenty of experimentation back there across this week's two friendly games, and this is more valuable in-game practice of another new set up. England 2-0 Australia Siobhan Chamberlain Former England goalkeeper on ITV 4 I don't think you'll learn too much tactically or technically about this second half, but you will mentally. You'll learn about how they adapt and which players are leading that. England 2-0 Australia A poor ball into the feet of Lucia Kendall ends up with the youngster being pickpocketed by Caitlin Foord. The stand-in Matildas skipper tries to get Ellie Carpenter away down the right but Alex Greenwood does well to intercept for England. England 2-0 Australia Sam Kerr's 28th-minute shot was the last time Australia registered an attempt on the England goal. England 2-0 Australia Another teasing ball into the middle from Beth Mead, from the right hand side this time, towards Niamh Charles but Charlie Grant is able to nod it away just ahead of her. England 2-0 Australia Yep, no further risk is being taken with Aggie Beever-Jones. She's just walked off with one of England's medical staff. It's ten against ten for the closing stages. England 2-0 Australia Beever-Jones has now sat down and removed the strapping that had been supporting her upper right leg. England have used up all of their available substitutes so they may well be forced to end the game with ten players themselves here. England 2-0 Australia Meanwhile Aggie Beever-Jones, who has now moved centrally into the number nine role, is still limping around. She was due to be replaced by Kelly before that injury to Michelle Agyemang. England 2-0 Australia Cheers of support erupt from around the stadium as Michelle Agyemang is unable to continue and is carried off on a stretcher. Here's hoping that is merely a precautionary measure and the issue is not too serious. Chloe Kelly has just been brought on in her place. Click 'Get Involved' at the top of this page to have your say Great game for our defence: Maya Le Tissier and Esme Morgan look like they could play together for years to come. Kendall is looking good, the future of midfield looks much brighter. Mead is having a good game. Jo - Cardiff England 2-0 Australia There is a hushed atmosphere around Pride Park as Michelle Agyemang remains on the floor being tended to by the England medical staff. Her teammates are watching on with concerned looks as they try to take fluids on board and keep warm. England 2-0 Australia Emma Sanders BBC Sport women’s football news reporter at Pride Park This is definitely concerning for Michelle Agyemang. Beth Mead just ran over to the touchline and gestured to her knee in conversation with Sarina Wiegman. Hopefully it's not as bad as it looks. England 2-0 Australia This does not look good for England. Aggie Beever-Jones has just signalled to the bench after having her latest shot at goal saved by Mackenzie Arnold, and now Michelle Agyemang has gone down in the England half after trying to recover the ball. Sarina Wiegman handed debuts to Taylor Hinds and Lucia Kendall at Pride Park At a glance Arsenal defender Taylor Hinds and Aston Villa midfielder Lucia Kendall make debuts Aggie Beever-Jones scores England opener after Alanna Kennedy sent off for foul on Alessia Russo when in goalscoring position Lucy Bronze makes it 2-0 after setting up Beever-Jones' goal and Georgia Stanway's penalty seals 3-0 win Michelle Agyemang taken off on stretcher in 80th minute PLAYER RATER Lucy Bronze was involved in two goals as England beat Australia, who played with 10 players for more than 70 minutes in their friendly at Pride Park. However, there were concerning scenes in the 80th minute when Euro 2025 star Michelle Agyemang was taken off on a stretcher with what appeared to be a knee injury. The 19-year-old was treated on the pitch for several minutes before being given a standing ovation as she was replaced by Chloe Kelly. Earlier, Australia defender Alanna Kennedy was shown a straight red card for denying Alessia Russo a goalscoring opportunity in the 19th minute. It is the second time in four days England's opponents have gone down to 10 players early, but having failed to take advantage in Saturday's 2-1 defeat by Brazil, Sarina Wiegman's side made sure they did this time in Derby. Chelsea forward Aggie Beever-Jones, who was England's top goalscorer in 2024-25, was given a rare start and took her opportunity, netting the opener from the resulting free-kick after Kennedy left the field. On her 34th birthday and first start of the season following recovery from injury, Bronze went from provider to goalscorer when she doubled England's lead, stroking Ella Toone's cross into the bottom corner. Substitute Georgia Stanway scored a penalty in stoppage time to make it 3-0 after a video assistant referee (VAR) review confirmed Missy Bo Kearns was tripped in the box. It was a much better performance for England as they continue their 'homecoming series' - completing two of four friendlies in which they are celebrating their Euro 2025 success on home soil. Among Wiegman's five changes to the starting XI were debuts for Aston Villa midfielder Lucia Kendall and Arsenal defender Taylor Hinds - who both performed well. England's next match is at Wembley against China on 29 November (17: 30 GMT). Injury to England's Agyemang 'looks bad' - Wiegman It was an intriguing line-up from Wiegman, who has been hit with injuries during this camp and was without several key players for the second game running. The absence of midfielders Grace Clinton and Jess Park provided an opportunity for Villa's Kendall, who has settled into Women's Super League (WSL) life remarkably well since moving from Southampton in the summer. The 21-year-old, a relative unknown on the international scene, had caught Wiegman's eye with her mature and composed club performances - and this was no different. She quickly looked at home in an England shirt, popping up in great positions on the edge of the box and coming close on several occasions, including heading the ball on to the crossbar in the second half. Another debutant, Arsenal's Hinds, also put in a confident display, tracking back well and putting in tackles as Australia were unable to cause England many problems. Their performances will have been welcomed by Wiegman, who already has one eye on the 2027 Women's World Cup and managing a thin squad because of injury. After Agyemang's unsettling departure, Beever-Jones was taken off in the 82nd minute with England matching Australia's 10 players for the remainder of the game having used all their substitutions. It was a solid display from Bronze though, who has not started a game for Chelsea this season, needing time to recover from the fractured tibia she played with during Euro 2025. Captain Leah Williamson and forwards Lauren Hemp and Lauren James were already missing from the squad, as well as Clinton and Park, so Wiegman will hope to have more available for November's friendlies against China and Ghana. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. 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