World Cup Qualifiers: Bethany Mead Bags Hat-trick As Lionesses Beat Northern Ireland 4-0

Written by Oluwaseun Oyediji

English Women’s
football team (Lionesses) continued its impressive run under coach Sarina Wiegman with a 4-0 victory over Northern Ireland in their Australia/New Zealand 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifiers.

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Mead broke the deadlock in the second half just seconds after coming on as a substitute – hooking a loose ball into the net in an acrobatic fashion – and went on to score a hat-trick.

Another substitute, Bethany England, grabbed the fourth for England as they ruthlessly saw off a well-organised Northern Ireland side in the second half.

The visitors, ranked 40 places below England, had thrown their bodies on the line to deny shot after shot in the first half, frustrating a wasteful home side.

But Mead’s introduction, alongside striker England’s, provided the clinical touch required in front of goal as the Lionesses eventually played to script in front of 23,225 fans.

It was a third consecutive victory for Sarina Wiegman, who took over as England manager in September, and means they top their qualifying group.

Bethany Mead opened the scoring in the 64th minute before Bethany England doubled the Lionesses’ lead.

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Bethany Mead scored England’s third and fourth in the 75th and 78th minutes respectively to get her hat-trick.

England and Austria with nine points apiece from three games seat at the top of Group D ahead of Northern Ireland which suffered its first defeat of the campaign.

Meanwhile…

2021/2022 Barclays English FA Women’s Super League (WSL) resumes on November 6 as defending Champions, Chelsea FC Women take a trip to Bescot Stadium, Walsall to play Aston Villa in a bid to pile up pressure on league leaders, Arsenal FC.

Arsenal on November 7 host Westham at the Meadow Park, London to consolidate its leadership position.

The clash between number three and four, Tottenham Hotspur against Manchester United at The Hive Stadium, London will adds colour to the league table as the winner of the game will change the outlook of the league table depending on the result of the top two teams.

Chelsea won the 2020/2021 league ahead of Manchester City and Arsenal FC Women.

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Oluwaseun Oyediji

I am a huge advocate of Women’s football after covering the Nigeria Women Football Leagues (NWFL) since 2019. An unbiased football writer with penchant for women’s in sports and historical analysis.

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