Parris and Scott on target as under-par England see off Denmark

Nikita Parris and Jill Scott scored either side of the break as England Women beat Denmark 2-0 in their penultimate World Cup warm-up match.Parris struck in first-half stoppage time at Walsalls Bankss Stadium and Scott, the Lionesses captain for the afternoon, added a header just before the hour mark.Denmark, the beaten Euro 2017 finalists who failed to qualify for this summers World Cup, had a Signe Bruun effort ruled out for handball just prior to Parris goal, and skipper Pernille Harder sent a curling free-kick narrowly wide at 2-0.Hugs, high-fives and handshakes all round pic.twitter.com/KqLuRZfjJO Lionesses (@Lionesses) May 25, 2019Englands preparations for the World Cup continue with a final warm-up game against New Zealand at Brightons Amex Stadium next Saturday, before their campaign gets under way on June 9 with a Group D clash against Scotland in Nice.(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
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