All eyes were on goalkeeper Hannah Hampton after a rocky week for the England squad – but just half an hour in, it was someone else taking the spotlight at Wembley. Chelsea forward Aggie Beever-Jones was star of the show, scoring her first England hat-trick in the 6-0 thumping of Portugal in the Women's Nations League. The 21-year-old's treble came in just 33 minutes.

It was a scintillating performance from Beever-Jones and the Lionesses just five weeks out from Euro 2025 when they will attempt to defend their European title. Noise had been building pre-match following goalkeeper Mary Earps' shock international retirement. How would they cope without one of their talismanic leaders?

Could Chelsea's Hampton handle the pressure? Clearly, they coped extremely well, and newly confirmed number one Hampton barely had to move a muscle. "Are you not entertained?," said former England goalkeeper Karen Bardsley on BBC Radio 5 Live.

"I'm running out of rubber on my eraser because I keep having to change [goalscoring] tally marks. "It's been so fun to watch, with so much fluidity, and the enjoyment this England team has been playing with." Ex-England defender Lindsay Johnson described it as a "Friday night funfest" and even manager Sarina Wiegman celebrated more than usual in the dugout.

With so much attention on matters off the pitch over the past week, this was a performance that emphatically shut out the noise and lifted the mood. It was "back to business" as Wiegman claimed afterwards.