They’ll be forgotten in the euphoria of today, but there were moments last night when things might have gone very differently — and on each of those occasions, England had Mary Earps to thank for ensuring they didn’t.
Inside 30 seconds, she made a brilliant block from Sofia Jakobsson and then another great save to deny Stina Blackstenius while it was still 0-0. Even in the second half, once England were in control and 2-0 up, the diving fingertip she got to Blackstenius’s header to push it over the bar was so important, because at 2-1 things could have got very nervy at Bramall Lane.
