Wullaert Hurts England Despite Late Hope From Agyemang's Debut Goal

England's puzzling, Jekyll-and-Hyde form continued as Sarina Wiegman's side were beaten in Belgium despite a world-class debut goal from the Lionesses striker Michelle Agyemang.

- Tom Gary

Brought on as a substitute for the final 10 minutes with England trailing 3-1, the 19-year-old's first two touches of senior international football saw her control the ball with her thigh and volley home an outstanding, instinctive finish that gave the visitors hope of a late comeback, but they were unable to add to that magical moment and were left to rue their poor first-half performance.

Having seemed to be back to their entertaining best when emphatically beating Belgium on home soil on Friday, an injury-hit England side produced a wholly contrasting performance - as did their opponents - to see the team ranked 20th in the world open up a shock 3-0 lead, and a strong second-half comeback from England proved too little, too late, as Belgium celebrated joyously at full-time.

Ultimately, the result saw England drop to second in their Women's Nations League group with a total of seven points from four games, behind a Spain side who moved top courtesy of their ominously-good 7-1 victory over Portugal. More pertinently, with just under three months to go before the start of this summer's European Championship in Switzerland, the first 45 minutes of this game in Leuven was another reminder that England must improve significantly and become more consistent if they are to retain their title.