City duo help England to comfortable World Cup qualifier win over Iceland | OneFootball

Lauren Hemp played every minute of England's 2-0 World Cup qualifier triumph over Iceland, with Laura Blindkilde Brown featuring as a second half substitute.

After a 6-1 triumph over Ukraine in their opening game of Group C, Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses looked resolute on completing their March international camp with a 100% win record.

The EUROs winners forced Iceland on to the back front from kick-off and were quickly rewarded with the opening goal on 22 minutes.

Former Blue Lucy Bronze headed home Lauren James’ cross for what would be the decisive factor in the opening 45.

Hemp was deployed predominantly on the right for the match, with the City winger often opting to cut inside onto her left foot, whipping in dangerous crosses on a regular basis, and also saw chances of her own fly just wide of the Iceland goal.

With a total of 31 shots, seven of which were on target, England were unfortunate not to find more to celebrate.

They would finally put the game out of reach for Iceland on 78 minutes when Bronze teed up Georgia Stanway.

Blindkilde Brown was introduced on 85 minutes in the Lioness engine room, helping England hold firm for a clean sheet and also carve out a final few opportunities which went narrowly amiss.

The triumph at The City Ground sees England go top of Group C with six points for the time being, with Spain to take on Ukraine later in the day.