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 overcome Lauren James red card to scrape past Nigeria on penalties

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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