USA v England: SheBelieves Cup free betting tip and analysis

Free football tips, best bets and analysis for USA v England in the SheBelieves Cup.

Where to watch

BBC2, midnight Thursday night

Best bet

Lynn Williams to score
1pt 9-5 Sky Bet

Match preview

England went into last year's World Cup on a wave of optimism after victory in the SheBelieves Cup, but Phil Neville's side have their work cut out against hosts USA in Orlando.

While the US have made the seamless transition to life under new manager Vlatko Andonovski, the Lionesses have suffered a series of wobbles since the Americans dashed their World Cup dreams with a 2-1 semi-final defeat in July.

Since that heartbreak - skipper Steph Houghton missed a late penalty which would have forced extra-time - England have thrown away a two-goal lead to draw with Belgium and lost to Norway, Brazil and Germany, all of whom are inferior teams to the one they face in Florida.

Neville can no longer ignore the claims of Chelsea striker Bethany England, who scored twice in the Blues' 2-1 Continental Cup final win over Arsenal on Saturday, but the loss of star right-back Lucy Bronze is a massive blow.

The Americans will be without pregnant star striker Alex Morgan, but expect Lynn Williams to be keen to grab her chance after some decent performances in their comfortable Olympic qualifying campaign followed her omission from the squad that went to France.

She scored three goals in five matches and offers the sort of physical presence the England defence could struggle to cope with.

Key stat

The USA are unbeaten in their last 45 home matches.

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