Lauren Hemp confident Lionesses will bounce back from Spain hammering

Lauren Hemp says the England squad are sticking together after their heavy defeat against Spain on Friday and they have vowed to bounce back from that hugely disappointing result, as they prepare to conclude their Women’s World Cup qualifying group with Tuesday’s visit of Ukraine to Hill Dickinson Stadium. The European champions were outplayed in a 4-0 loss in Mallorca that saw them miss the chance to secure automatic qualification for next summer’s tournament in Brazil, with Spain instead going top of the group. By virtue of their stronger head-to-head record against England, Spain have the group’s sole automatic qualification spot firmly in their hands. Unless Spain drop points away against Iceland, England are destined to contest the playoffs in October, regardless of their result against Ukraine, but the Lionesses are not giving up their hopes yet. Hemp said: “It’s a disappointing result for us as players. But in games like that, you probably learn the most. And it’s obviously not very nice losing how we did and by as much as we did, but it’s important for us to then look back and review it and that’s what we did. “As a group, we’ve got together, we’ve come together and stuck together and I think that’s the most important thing about this team. It’s how we come together, especially after a tough result like that. …