White nets 50th goal as dominant England score 10

England maintained their 100% record in Women’s World Cup qualifying with a thrashing of North Macedonia as Ellen White moved outright second in the country’s all-time goalscoring records.

In a ruthless display, Beth Mead scored four and Ella Toone bagged a hat-trick.

The Lionesses remain top of Group D with three qualifying games remaining.

Victory means England move to within touching distance of qualification before Tuesday’s match against Northern Ireland in Belfast.

They opened the scoring through Arsenal forward Mead, who netted two goals in seven minutes in the first half, before doubling her tally after the break.

Toone scored England’s third before setting up White, who headed powerfully across the keeper in the 41st minute to reach another landmark.

The Lionesses, who won 8-0 in the last meeting with North Macedonia in September, they were 5-0 up at half-time against the side ranked 132nd in the world.

But with only eight shots on target from 22 efforts in the first half, England had room to improve, and they reached double figures within 78 minutes.

Lauren Hemp was heavily involved as usual before coming off on the hour – providing two assists in the process – while Manchester City team-mate Georgia Stanway grabbed a brace.

With three games remaining, England sit comfortably top of Group D and still have not conceded a goal in World Cup qualifying under Sarina Wiegman.

More to follow.