Leah Williamson is part of the England squad for next month’s Euro 2025 qualifiers against Sweden and the Republic of Ireland. (More Football News)
The Arsenal defender returned to the international fold in February for the first time in nine months having recovered from an anterior cruciate ligament injury, but subse✅quently had to withdraw before friendlies against Austria a🌠nd Italy due to a hamstring issue.
Chelsea’s Fran Kirby is also back, having missed the games in February after pulling up in the pre-Austria warm-up with a knee problem, while club mate Millie Bright remains ou📖t injured.
Maya Le Tissier misses out, with fellow Manchester United defender Millie Turner r💙etaining her spot after being a late call-up in February, replacing Williamso🌜n, and making her debut against Italy.
Euro 2022 winners England open their bid to qualify for next summer’s tournament inꦰ Switzerland by facing Sweden at Wembley a week on Friday before continuing their Group A3 matches against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin four days later. The pool also features France.
Boss Sarina Wiegman, who saw her side beat Austria 7-2 and Italy 5-1 in last month’s games, said in a statement from the Football Association: “There’s no time to waste.
“February’s window showed who we are and where we wan🍸t to go and we’ll look to continue that momentum from the minute we arrive at St. George’s Park next wee🔴k.
“We know it’s a challenging group, but it’s really exciting. These are all big games that will test us and that’s the kind of fi𒆙xtures we want to play in.
“Every opponent we face is a top nation and we know we have 💫to perform at our best to achieve our goals. We’ll be ready for Sweden at Wembley.
“Wembley has been the home of some of our biggest moments together and it holds such special memories. It’s no coincidence that we feel inspired when we play there. The fans have provided such fantastic♔ support 🌄every time and there’s no doubt they can help us again against Sweden.”
