SARINA LOVES LUCY

Bronze a goal-den girl on landmark appearance

- BY SUNNY BADWAL

LUCY BRONZE and Georgia Stanway gave England back-to-back wins to kick off their Women's World Cup qualifying campaign.

Bronze went third in the all-time Lionesses appearance rankings with her 145th cap and she marked the occasion with the opener following a commanding start by the home team at the City Ground.

Sarina Wiegman's side could have been out of sight after a one-sided first half but were almost punished as Hannah Hampton stopped Sandra Jessen from equalising with Iceland's only shot of the game on the hour.

The Lionesses had 31 shots but lacked the clinical edge which saw them score six goals against Ukraine last week.

But they finally doubled their advantage and made the result safe through Stanway’s 32nd England goal, which continued their 100 per cent start in front of a sold-out Nottingham crowd.