'She'll be kicking herself' - Jess Carter sends support to Lauren James after red card for England in win over Nigeria at Women's World Cup

• Lauren James steps on rival player
• England win on penalties
• Carter believes James will learn from mistake

WHAT HAPPENED?In the 87th minute, the Chelsea winger stepped on rival Michelle Alozie, resulting in a straight red card. James paid the price for her action, but England managed to secure a victory holding on despite being a player down till the penalty shootout. In the mixed zone after the game, Carter acknowledged James' red card, believing it was a mistake made in the heat of the moment, and she will likely have regrets about it.

WHAT THEY SAID: "Of course, she’s a young player and we’ve seen throughout the tournament the talent that she has. Along with us all she’s got things to learn. To be honest, I didn’t see the challenge, so I can’t speak much on that, but she’s got good people around her, she’s got a strong character, she’ll be kicking herself enough. She’ll come back from this, it’s lessons learned and she’ll do better next time.

"Social media is, I think, the devil. I think it’s horrible to go on, but I think she’s got enough experience around her, enough people around her to help her and be there for her through everything. That’s what we are, we stick together as a team"

THE BIGGER PICTURE: Despite the potential consequences of James' red card, England narrowly escaped with a victory in the penalty shootout. After England's Georgia Stanway missed her penalty at the beginning of the shootout, Alozie and Desire Oparanozie also failed to convert their penalties.

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WHAT NEXT FOR ENGLAND? England will play their quarter-final on August 12, their opponent for the clash will be decided during the Round of 16 match between Colombia and Jamaica.