{"id":580,"date":"2026-03-06T15:03:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ipsport.com.ng\/?p=580"},"modified":"2026-03-06T15:03:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:03:32","slug":"four-gunners-feature-for-england-u20s-in-alicante-international-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsport.com.ng\/?p=580","title":{"rendered":"Four Gunners feature for England U20s in Alicante | International | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Four Gunners featured for England under-20s in the February\/March international break as the young Lionesses lost to Spain before beating the Netherlands and Mexico in Alicante. <\/p>\n<p>Laila Harbert, Cecily Wellesley-Smith and Vivienne Lia all started for John Salomon\u2019s side in their opening game of a triple header in Alicante against hosts Spain, while Niamh Peacock was an unused substitute in the 3-1 defeat. <\/p>\n<p>After Spain raced into a 3-0 lead, Chelsea loanee Vera Jones finished off a move started by Wellesley-Smith to get England on the scoresheet, and was unlucky not to win a late penalty after being brought to ground in the penalty area. <\/p>\n<p>The young Lionesses responded to their opening defeat with a hard-fought 1-0 win over the Netherlands, with Carolina Ascent midfielder Chloe Hylton netting the winner. Wellesley-Smith and Lia kept their places in the starting XI, while Peacock and Harbert featured from the bench. <\/p>\n<p>In the third and final game of the camp, Laila Harbert scored twice in a 4-1 England win over Mexico. Harbert netted her first of the afternoon just before half-time, finishing off an impressive team move. <\/p>\n<p>Lois Shooter made it two shortly after the break before Harbert made it three on the hour mark. Mexico pulled a goal back towards the end of the game, but the young Lionesses had the last laugh when Princess Ademiluyi struck in the 90th minute. <\/p>\n<p>With the international break coming to an end this weekend, our Gunners will head back out to their loan clubs. Wellesley-Smith and Lia will head back to Sweden with Rosengard and Hammarby respectively. <\/p>\n<p>Fresh from her brace against Mexico, Harbert will return to Merseyside with Everton, while Peacock will return to Portsmouth, where our defender is on an academy development registration.<\/p>\n<article data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"75d4e360-500c-453b-a856-f49086e50582\" data-embed-button=\"article_embed\" data-entity-embed-display=\"view_mode:node.tiny\" data-langcode=\"en\" data-entity-embed-display-settings=\"()\" class=\"embedded-entity u-spacing-down--xxl\">\n<article data-article-id=\"124901\" about=\"\/news\/russo-and-mccabe-among-world-cup-qualifying-goals\">\n<div class=\"article-card article-card--tiny card\" data-eq-pts=\"xsmall: 200, small: 550, medium: 640, large: 768\">\n<div class=\"card__content\">\n<p>\n         <span class=\"h6 article-card__subhead\">Read more<\/span>                             <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-card__title\" title=\"Russo and McCabe among World Cup qualifying goals\"><span class=\"article-card__title-words\">  Russo and McCabe among World Cup qualifying goals <\/span><br \/>\n          <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2026 The Arsenal Football Club Limited. 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