Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of England's opening Women's Euro match, a Group C clash with Spain in Linkoping, Sweden. Kick off at 19:30 UK time.

Garcia, at fault for the goal, is lucky not to see yellow for a late tackle.

Terrible defending from Ruth Garcia, who should have intercepted that pass from Scott. Coolly taken by Aluko though.

GOAL ENGLAND! Having just said that, danger-woman Aluko finds space on the edge of the box after a fine passing move involving Williams and Scott, Aluko exploiting a weak interception to slide a cool low finish into the bottom left.

Aluko is back defending, but you want her higher up the pitch - a vulnerable defence needs protecting!

England have started slowly, and Spain have done really well given their reputation. Not seen anything going forward from England.

GOAL SPAIN! England with some possession now. But Spain counter and Boquete is through! The England defence parts terribly and she just slides it in off Bardlsey for 1-0!

The corner is swung in and England keeper Bardsley flaps a bit; the loose ball falls to Adriana Martin, who takes a good first touch and thunders a rising drive over the bar!

Adriana Martin plays for Western New York Flash and she wins a throw; now Jenny Hermoso earns a corner for Spain. Bright start!

Boquete on the move as Spain try to pressurise England. She finds Adriana Martin wide right but her cross is blocked for a throw.

The first half is underway!

England are 15/1 fourth favourites to win the tournament outright, which is around where the men are pitched usually, although with less reason - the women do occasionally get to a final. Spain are outsiders at 40/1. Most bookies see this as a three-way race between Germany, France and hosts Sweden.

This stadium in Linkoping is brand new, built both for this tournament and the Swedish Damallsvenskan side Linkopings FC. It holds 8,500 people but doesn't seem to be full tonight.

These coaches are the two longest-serving - Powell has been England boss since 1998, which is 15 years, while Spain's boss Quereda has been there for a whopping 25 years.

Remember, you can watch this LIVE on Eurosport, as with all the Women's Euro matches.

Earlier today, England boss Hope Powell claimed her girls could give the men a run for their money - technically, at least.

William Hill have England at evens to win this, with Spain 2-1 and the draw 12/5. England are much more highly rated than their Spanish equivalents, reflecting their relative status within the women's game.

Ignacio Quereda (Spain): "I'm very optimistic and I'm very eager to start Friday's game against England. During the match we will try to counter their physical power, which we already know, with our own weapons."

Hope Powell (England coach): "We have to remember that Germany have a larger pool of players to choose from and that helps them massively. Germany women 20-25 years ago were in the same position as we are. It takes time but the FA are investing more and we are heading in the right direction. It's important to recognise we have our own culture and our own DNA, it's important to work with that, but we will continue to strive to become the leading nation in women's football."

TEAMS - England: Bardsley, Scott, Houghton, Stoney, Bassett, Scott, Asante, Williams, Yankey, Aluko, White; SUBS: Brown, Chamberlain, Bonner, Bronze, Carney, Nobbs, Moore, Smith, Clarke, Duggan, Susi /// Spain: Tirapu, Ruth García, Marta Torrejón, Paredes, Silvia Meseguer, Ibarra, Hermoso, Sonia, Verónica Boquete, Adriana, Calderón; Subs: Gallardo, Pons, Landa, Melisa, Torrecilla, Diéguez, Borja, Sandra, Putellas, Vicky, Sampedro, Erika Vázquez