Emma Hayes witnessed a dominant display from her players at a packed Wembley stadium, but the U.S. coach could not taste victory on her return to England.

England in goalless stalemate against Emma Hayes’ United States at Wembley - The match saw Sarina Wiegman and former Chelsea boss Hayes face each other for the first time.

Mary Earps made saves to deny Alyssa Thompson, Casey Krueger and Sam Coffey in the first half, and England were relieved when Lindsey Horan’s offside goal was disallowed and a second-half penalty they conceded overturned — both times, the right decision.

England's Lionesses played out a goalless draw with Emma Hayes' USA side in front of a huge crowd at Wembley in an international friendly.

Saturday’s friendly match between the England Lionesses and the US Women’s National Team (USWNT) is much anticipated for a number of reasons, but it holds extra significance for Emma Hayes.

The friendly, which will see the top two sides in the FIFA women’s rankings face off, is expected to have more than 83,000 in attendance at Wembley.

The Camden accent was not out of place but plenty else about Emma Hayes’ homecoming had the potential to unsettle England. As they held the USA to a stalemate they will look back on this as a much improved defensive display but one which did not solve looming questions over their creativity.