Sarina Wiegman's Plan B could win England the World Cup! Winners & losers as Lauren James and Alessia Russo lead new-look Lionesses to statement win over China

The star of the show once again, James ended the night with two goals and three assists to her name after a truly scintillating performance. She looked incredibly at home in the No.10 role, especially with the freedom given to her by this system.

The way James jinked past defenders, picked out her team-mates and generally bamboozled China was all a key part of her performance - but this game will be remembered for the two truly outstanding finishes she produced to bag a brace.

Were it not for a contentious VAR call, we could've been talking about one of the best hat-tricks in Women's World Cup history, but the two that did count were pretty special, too.

Despite not starting the first game, the Chelsea star now has the most combined goals and assists of any player at this year's tournament and today she became the first England player to be directly involved in five or more goals in a game at a Men's or Women's World Cup.

After struggling for form in an England shirt, coming into this game having scored once for her country since September, Russo really benefited from Wiegman's switch of system. The Arsenal forward is great at contributing to the build-up play, but the problem often is that this leaves no one in the box to get onto the end of the crosses or passes that she plays a big role in helping to orchestrate and, as a striker, she is always going to be judged on goals.

But with there two forwards to aim at in this game, it proved beneficial for her, with the ball still getting into good areas even when she wasn't there and Russo able to pick up the scraps from them, as she did for her opening goal.

It was a set-up that allowed Russo to excel in possession but didn't leave England without a focal point. Will we see it again?

A year on from their triumph at the Asian Cup, China needed a result from this game to have any chance of progressing to the last 16. But they were overawed by an incredible England team and struggled to get a foothold as a result.

It's the first time the Steel Roses have ever failed to progress from the Women's World Cup group stages - unwanted history that was sealed in rather disappointing fashion.

After Keira Walsh's injury, there were so many questions around what England's Plan B was. Wiegman was dismissive of suggestions that her team didn't have one and she proved it on Tuesday, setting the Lionesses up in a 3-5-2 formation that got the best out of so many different players.

Russo could roam with the support of Hemp, James looked better than ever, and despite being in a left wing-back role, Daly got into the box plenty and grabbed the goal she deserved, too.

This was a performance that will not only give a lot of confidence to England's attack, which had struggled for goals recently, but it will also be food for thought for the Lionesses' future opponents, as they really showed that they have the potential to mix it up.

On her first England start, and her Women's World Cup debut, Katie Zelem looked incredibly comfortable as she deputised for Walsh in the midfield.

The Manchester United captain was tidy in possession, battled well to win the ball and proved that she can be relied on should Wiegman call upon her again.

When the questions around who would replace Walsh in England's XI started, there were many that called for Jordan Nobbs to get a look in. She just had an excellent second half of the season with Aston Villa and is a player of incredible quality, one also capable of operating in several roles in midfield.

But she didn't even step foot on the pitch despite the Lionesses being in such a commanding position, making her the only available midfielder not to do so.

If Nobbs was going to get an opportunity, this felt like the game for it. That she didn't get a minute of action will have been hugely disappointing for her.

Daly might not have lined up in the front two on Tuesday, but she found herself in the box and in goalscoring positions on numerous occasions, with the wing-back role playing to her strengths.

As well as maximising her attacking qualities, allowing her to be a problem for China's defence and get on the scoresheet, the Aston Villa star's grit and determination made her well-suited to the defensive side of the game, too.