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Captain Leah Williamson and Chelsea’s Fran Kirby return to Sarina Wiegman’s 26-man England squad for the Arnold Clark Cup, but there is no place for Aston Villa’s Jordan Nobbs or Spurs’ Beth England.
Williamson and Kirby return to the Lionesses cap after missing out on the last squad due to injury, and add some experience to the line-up including 10 players who have played less than 10 games for the country.
Uncapped goalkeeper Emily Ramsey is one of the new faces in the squad, while Maya Le Tissier, Jessica Park and Katie Robinson are all looking to add to their single caps so far.
The injured Beth Mead was absent from the squad from Wiegman’s last announcement, along with Man City’s Esme Morgan and Man Utd forward Nikita Parris. Everton defender Gabby George is also out, just days after she was named WSL Player of the Month for January.
Nobbs and England, who both moved clubs in January in search of more minutes, will have to make their case to Wiegman in the final months of the season before the World Cup after missing another.
The Lions will play South Korea, Italy and Begium in this year’s Arnold Clark Cup, with the Finalissima against Brazil in April, the only game scheduled before the World Cup opener with Denmark in July.
Wiegman said: “The first camp of the year is always important to set the right tone for what is to come, especially with the big opportunities in the summer.
“We just hope now and we have to stay humble and focus on working hard. We know the fans will be with us again and we can’t wait to see them in every stadium.
“We had a positive experience with the last Arnold Clark Cup. We had three difficult matches with different challenges in each one, and we were able to learn a lot from our performances and work on many details that we want to do again.”
England squad in full
Goalkeeper: Mary Earps, Sandy MacIver, Ellie Roebuck, Emily Ramsey
Defender: Millie Bright, Lucy Bronze, Jess Carter, Niamh Charles, Rachel Daly, Alex Greenwood, Maya Le Tissier, Leah Williamson, Lotte Wubben-Moy
Midfielder: Laura Coombs, Fran Kirby, Georgia Stanway, Ella Toone, Keira Walsh, Katie Zelem
Advanced: Lauren Hemp, Lauren James, Chloe Kelly, Jessica Park, Katie Robinson, Alessia Russo, Ebony Salmon
Schedule
February 16: England vs Republic of Koreakick-off 19.45 (MK Stadium, Milton Keynes)
February 19: England versus Italykick-off 3.15pm (CBS Arena, Coventry)
February 22: Belgium vs Englandkick-off 19.45 (Ashton Gate, Bristol)
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