England overcome Lauren James red card to scrape past Nigeria on penalties

Lauren James was shown a straight red card following a VAR review late in the second half that could see her banned for the remainder of this tournament.
England came through on penalties (Zac Goodwin/PA)

England came through on penalties (Zac Goodwin/PA)

Substitute Chloe Kelly added another memorable moment to her Lionesses CV when her spot-kick secured 10-woman England a place in the World Cup quarter-finals after a dramatic shoot-out with Nigeria in Brisbane.

It was not all elation for England, however, after Lauren James was shown a straight red card following a VAR review late in the second half that could see her banned for the remainder of this tournament.

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