Where England-sweden Quarter-final Will Be Decided

This is nan game. This is nan test. I consciousness that if England hit Sweden connected Thursday they will scope nan last of Euro 2025.

It will beryllium specified a adjacent quarter-final, but I judge England will win.

There will beryllium immoderate fascinating battles crossed nan pitch, but present are 3 areas that will beryllium crucial.

England skipper Leah Williamson will beryllium acutely alert of Sweden striker Stina Blackstenius' velocity and nan truth she likes to agelong nan backline because they play together astatine Arsenal.

Blackstenius is truthful bully astatine moving successful behind. The measurement she took nan first extremity successful Sweden's 4-1 triumph complete Germany showed a existent intelligence to support onside. It was top-level guardant play.

She has been accused of missing clear-cut chances, but she executed that perfectly. That will person fixed her a existent boost.

Sweden had 48% possession against Germany, but they showed they could grip unit because they had weapons connected nan counter-attack. Blackstenius is simply a focal constituent for nan squad and nan 1 that astir apt allows Sweden to play much nonstop erstwhile they request to.

England centre-backs Williamson and Jess Carter request to person bully consciousness of wherever Blackstenius is. They request to get it correct positionally.

They request to get tight to her successful nan container erstwhile nan shot goes retired wide because Blackstenius is really bully successful nan air. Sweden recorded nan astir open-play crosses during nan group shape (61) and they are vulnerable successful those situations.

Williamson showed her protect strengths successful nan Champions League final. She came up against top-quality forwards and utilized her gait and reference of nan crippled to intercept passes.

She is truthful composed connected nan shot that she tin play her measurement retired of pressure. That is truthful important for nan measurement England build from nan back.

Carter complements Williamson good because she tin administer disconnected some feet and is very bully astatine utilizing her assemblage to artifact runs.

Goalkeeper Hannah Hampton has a domiciled to play successful helping England's centre-backs by reducing nan abstraction Blackstenius has to tally successful behind.

There was a batch of sound astir Hampton becoming number one, but her distribution has been fantabulous truthful nan Sweden defence request to beryllium wary of that. If they push up excessively precocious she tin play agelong balls complete nan top.

Teams person analysed England and looked astatine ways they tin utilization them, which has often been done those nonstop passes aliases outpacing nan defence. But location is nary measurement England will not admit Sweden's strengths. They will beryllium prepared.

Sweden mightiness effort and property England precocious up nan pitch. If they do that pinch Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, past England tin support their forwards isolated against nan Sweden full-backs and Lauren Hemp tin tally astatine them one-v-one.

England defender Alex Greenwood tin put vulnerable balls into nan correct areas pinch her distribution. The value of her near ft is truthful bully that she tin play it perfectly down nan statement for Hemp and nonstop her off.

It is 1 of nan benefits of having Greenwood successful nan left-back position. There is much equilibrium to England's defence since she moved there.

Greenwood will beryllium alert of Rytting Kaneryd's dribbling ability. That is 1 of nan Chelsea forward's super-strengths. She likes to transportation nan shot past players and get successful nan box. She is besides awesome astatine crossing nan shot from wide areas - 65% of Sweden's chances created from unfastened play came down her right-hand broadside successful nan group stages.

Rytting Kaneryd besides has that trademark 'chop' that catches defenders retired each nan clip successful nan box. Greenwood needs to enactment connected her feet, and it is amended to support Rytting Kaneryd retired wide arsenic she is much vulnerable coming inside.

While England request to beryllium wary of Sweden's wingers, it is nan aforesaid nan different way. Lauren James is conscionable arsenic vulnerable to Sweden.

It will beryllium absorbing to spot really Sweden's midfield lines up.

Hanna Bennison started nan triumph complete Germany. She has awesome method expertise and is truthful creative. She is astir apt much attacking, though, truthful I wonderment if Sweden will bring successful Julia Zigiotti Olme against England's imaginative midfield to adhd much beingness presence.

Zigiotti Olme tin support things ticking but will besides put a ft in. She mightiness beryllium capable to do some sides of nan crippled better. There is simply a bully blend successful Sweden's midfield.

London City Lionesses midfielder Kosovare Asllani plays successful that number 10 domiciled down Blackstenius and is nan nexus betwixt midfield and attack.

Asllani is clever pinch nan timing of her activity and has been progressive successful 4 of Sweden's 8 goals successful nan tournament. She has bully footwork and is simply a really knowledgeable player. It does not look for illustration nan magnitude of games affects her.

Filippa Angeldal has really bully imagination and tin recognise erstwhile to push up and erstwhile to clasp back.

We saw glimpses of what she could do astatine Manchester City, but she did not get accordant minutes and now it looks for illustration she has had a caller lease of life astatine Real Madrid. She is reinvigorated and playing truthful well. She understands her domiciled astatine Sweden and really effective she tin be.

England head Sarina Wiegman will prime nan aforesaid midfield three. The equilibrium was lacking against France and they did not recognise nan threats. But they person surely improved connected that.

Georgia Stanway has been putting tackles successful and adding much bite, which England needed. Ella Toone has travel successful and connected good pinch Alessia Russo and James.

Keira Walsh has been getting adjacent to nan container and putting successful shots. Her team-mates moreover joked that she is chasing nan Golden Boot. That is erstwhile England are astatine their best.

Anita Asante was speaking to BBC Sport's Emma Sanders.