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England have played five games under Sarina Wiegman, scored 33 goals and conceded none.
It feels greedy to have hoped for more against Austria, but in the first real test under their new manager, this win could — and probably should — have been by a more comfortable margin.
Austria are the only team to force Mary Earps into a save in this 2023 World Cup qualifying group.
England have played five games under Sarina Wiegman, scored 33 goals and conceded none
England have passed the first stern test of Sarina Wiegman's (above) managerial tenure
Northern Ireland, though they kept England at bay for 64 minutes at Wembley, failed to have a shot on target, while North Macedonia, Luxembourg and Latvia managed just one between them.
England could certainly have been more clinical in all of their games under Wiegman. They put eight past North Macedonia in September but Northern Ireland racked up 11 on Thursday.
While 10 goals were scored against Latvia and Luxembourg, Belgium put 19 past Armenia, who are only a few places further down the world rankings.
This is not meant as criticism. England have played brilliant, fluid football under Wiegman and, though it is still early in her tenure, there have
