Netherlands v Sweden
Play By Play
Oliver blows his whistle one final time then, and it's Netherlands who run out resounding 5-1 winners in a Houston masterclass to move top of Group F. Brobbey got the Oranje off to a flier with two goals inside 17 minutes. Sweden actually finished the half strongly, and Lagerbielke had a goal ruled out for offside shortly before the break. Netherlands started the second half in electric fashion, though, and Gakpo tapped in after a wonderful assist from Dumfries. The Liverpool man drilled home a second after nice work from Summerville and, although Elanga put Sweden on the board with a goal on the counter, it was pretty smooth sailing from there. Summerville rounded out the win with an excellent finish, and Netherlands' superior xG of 2.47 to 0.98 tells the story of how in control they were. There was much to admire about this Netherlands performance, with Gakpo (2G, 1A), Dumfries (2A), Summerville (1G, 1A) and Brobbey (2G) particularly excelling in a wonderful attacking display, and they are now in a great position with just one group game to go against Tunisia. Sweden will be disappointed to see their goal difference completely wiped out, having hammered Tunisia by the same scoreline in MD1, and they now face a nervy final group game with Japan. Thanks for joining us for this barnstorming fixture, folks. Until next time!
FULL-TIME: NETHERLANDS 5-1 SWEDEN
Sweden win a corner, which Stroud takes, and Lagerbielke heads straight at Verbruggen. That's probably all she wrote...
Summerville cops a knee in the face from Zeneli, in a complete accident, and requires some treatment.
One final change for Sweden then, as Gudmundsson is replaced by Stroud.
Gudmundsson crosses from the left, but it's catching practice for Verbruggen.
There will be five additional minutes to play here.
Gakpo has had an excellent game, but he will sit out the last few moments as Lang takes his place.
Depay gets the final assist after a fluid move, but Summerville still had plenty of work to do from his lay-off.
GOOOOOAAAAAALLLL! SUMMERVILLE GETS ON THE SCORESHEET! You have to say the West Ham forward, scorer against Japan on MD1, has thoroughly deserved that, he's been brilliant since coming on at half-time. It's a slick move that sees him gain the ball deep in Sweden territory, he then marauds forward and drives brilliantly into the bottom-left corner. Netherlands lead 5-1 now!
There are just a few more minutes for Netherlands to see out now, and they are in cruise control.
Gyokeres nearly talks himself into the book after being pinged for being a bit overly keen when charging down the ball. Oliver keeps his cards in his pock on this occasion, though.
GOOD SAVE! Isak gets the ball out of feet, and strikes from 25 yards towards the top-left corner, but Verbruggen athletically tips it behind for a corner. Elanga delivers, it's punched clear, then Zeneli strikes straight at Verbruggen from range.
Elanga gets into space down the right channel again, but his cross is badly overhit.
Bergvall catches Gakpo with a late clip, and he now goes into the book as well for Sweden.
Ayari has played well in spells today, but he won't play the remainder of this game as Ali comes on for the closing stages.
Isak plays a low cross in from the right, which causes issues. It goes up in the air momentarily, but eventually Netherlands get the ball clear.
Ayari drags on the shirt of Gravenberch, who has escaped the clutches of the Sweden man. It's an obvious yellow card.
Ayari clips a free-kick into the box, which Netherlands deal with comfortably.
Koeman makes another change just before the game gets back underway, and it's Brobbey who comes off Depay. Brobbey might be a bit disappointed not to get the chance for a hat-trick, but the Sunderland striker has been simply outstanding leading the line for Netherlands.
More jeers ring around the stadium in Houston as the second-half hydration break is called. The second half has been every bit as good as the first, with Gakpo's double putting Netherlands in command, while Summerville has impressed off the bench and Dumfries has been majestic from right-back. But, Elanga's goal just gave Sweden the briefest glimmer of hope. In truth, they've had their moments, but defensively it's been a bit of a horror show. Opta's live win predictor has Netherlands 99.7 per cent likely winners, with Sweden at a mere 0.1%...sounds about right in fairness.
More wonderful work from Elanga, whose clever flick sees him beat Van de Ven. His ball is headed away by Van Hecke, though.
Brobbey momentarily thinks he has the chance for a hat-trick, and getting in behind, but the flag goes up for offside.
Gakpo has equalled Robin van Persie as the Netherlands player with the most World Cup group-stage goals (five).
Brobbey outmuscles Hein on the spin, but Lindelof comes across to deny him the chance of the hat-trick. Koopmeiners takes the corner, but Sweden clear.
