Belgium vs England LIVE: Result and reaction as Lionesses suffer Nations League defeat

Instinctively, England feel like a side with a lot of depth. The problem, though, is they never seem to act like a team who do. A handful of injuries can make the house of cards fall in the way it did on Tuesday as the sloppy, disjointed Lionesses were beaten by Belgium.

The only real positive came through a moment of individual brilliance from Michelle Agyemang, who produced something spectacular to net her first England goal and ensure they left with a 3-2 defeat which does not hint as much at the weaknesses in their display.

“We started too slow,” the Lionesses skipper says. “They were very quick. We needed to figure it out a little bit quicker and we didn’t. We didn’t damage them with the ball like we did in the first game.

“Ultimately you have got to deal with players and runners better than we did today. That shouldn’t be an area of weakness for us, so we need to improve that. There is a lot of frustration but we have two more games to go. We should be winning this game, that’s why we are frustrated.

“They were a completely different side to the one in Bristol the other night and I don’t think we adapted.”

Serious celebrations from Belgium after the full-time whistle blows, England beaten again by a side that seems to have their number in Leuven. From 5-0 on Friday to 3-0 in half-an-hour here, the contrast was clear between the enervated side thrashed at Ashton Gate and a fully-focussed Belgian team tonight.

England rallied and Michelle Agyemang’s debut goal will live long in the memory, but it’s another difficult outing to raise questions over their depth.

Michelle Agyemang shows well again, winning a corner. Is this their last chance? Up comes goalkeeper Hannah Hampton...

Claimed by Lisa Lichtfus in the Belgium goal.

Esme Morgan is booked after reacting angrily to a Belgium foul, and then rather riskily tugs an opponent back to prevent a counter-attack developing. It’s far enough forward that no second yellow card is forthcoming.

Jarne Teulings is taken off. Tine De Caigny will charge about for three minutes or so as Belgium waste a bit of time.

Ella Toone slashes an effort a yard or so wide as the board goes up to signal four additional minutes.

Belgium have just calmed England a little. How much longer will the Lionesses have to hunt an equaliser?

After entering with aplomb, that’s rather more naive from Michelle Agyemang, a bundle in the back conceding a soft free kick.