Aggie Beever-Jones and Keira Walsh scored their first England goals as the Lionesses thrashed Belgium 5-0 at Ashton Gate to move top of Nations League Group A3.
First-half goals from defenders Luzy Bronze and Millie Bright put England in control before Beever-Jones, Jess Park and Walsh secured the win, which moves Sarina Wiegman’s side a point above second-placed Spain.
It was a comfortable night for England against the group’s bottom side, who failed to have a shot on target and remain without a point from their opening three games.
The two sides meet again on Tuesday in Leuven, where England will be expecting to maintain their unbeaten start to the campaign having drawn at Portugal and beaten world champions Spain.
England took a deserved lead against Belgium in the 21st minute through a fortunate Bronze headed opener, which took a big deflection to wrong-foot Belgium goalkeeper Nicky Evrard.
Bronze then turned provider in first-half stoppage time as she flicked on Beth Mead’s corner to the back post where Bright bundled home.
Beever-Jones was brought on for Lauren James at half time, and the Chelsea forward notched her first Lionesses goal with a first-time clinical finish from Mead’s cross in the 67th minute.
Fellow substitute Park then added a fourth 10 minutes later to score in back-to-back games following her winner against Spain at Wembley in February.
But England were not finished there as Walsh finally scored her first England goal on her 83rd cap to put the icing on the cake of a five-star performance in Bristol.
