- Women’s World Cup qualifier: England 20-0 Latvia
- Striker breaks England women goalscoring record with hat-trick
It was inevitable but Ellen White couldn’t quite believe it, arms outstretched, fists pumping, face etched with joy. It had taken a spell of just three minutes for her to match then surpass the all-time England goalscoring record of 46 set by Lionesses legend Kelly Smith.
So overcome with the emotion of the occasion the Manchester City forward, making her 101st appearance, almost forgot her trademark goggle celebration, as she skidded onto her back to be engulfed by her jubilant teammates just nine minutes into England’s romping 20-0 defeat of Latvia – surpassing their record 13-0 defeat of Hungary in 2005 – in their World Cup qualifying game in Doncaster.
