Hemp pleased with England's progress after breezing past Italy

Forward Lauren Hemp says the England squad is "full of confidence" after they breezed past Italy in an international friendly.

Hemp, 23, bagged a brace in a commanding 5-1 win with Lotte Wubben-Moy, Ella Toone and Rachel Daly also getting on the scoresheet for the Lionesses.

She said: "It was a very good performance. I thought it was very dominant in possession. We were unfortunate to concede.

"I thought we were great, especially from set-pieces. It's been something we've been working hard on. All-in-all, it's been a successful evening.

"I've really enjoyed the camp. The squad is in a great place and we're full of confidence. It's great for us to take into the next games and the [Euro 2025] qualifiers.

"Set-pieces are something we can be better on. We have a lot of tall people in this squad — not including me — that we can get more chances from."

And Hemp was happy to put her own stamp on proceedings.

She said: "I'm obviously happy to contribute as well, even though I didn't know too much about that first goal.

"I wasn't expecting one but I wouldn't mind getting a hat-trick. Two is enough though, right?

"Lotte Wubben-Moy is a massive credit to the team. We saw her great defensive display today and the goal topped it off.

"It was a great performance from Lotte and a special mention to Millie Turner [making her debut] as well."

Turner is not the only Lioness to make her debut under Sarina Wiegman this week, with Tottenham's Grace Clinton also featuring in both games against Austria and Italy.

Wiegman said: "I think the whole camp pleased me.

"We had the opportunity to play many players, basically everyone except for Fran [Kirby], see what the level is, see players in some positions and the connection between players.

"When you have two wins like we have that's really nice too."