Lionesses name 24-strong squad for double header

Sarina Wiegman has named a 24-strong England Women squad to face North Macedonia and Northern Ireland, with Chelsea’s Beth England recalled to the fold.

Wiegman’s squad strongly resembles the one named for the Arnold Clark Tournament in February, with Fran Kirby missing out through injury and Lotte-Wubben Moy, originally included by Wiegman for that competition before dropping out, welcomed back to the fold immediately.

Beth England earns a recall on the back of scoring four goals in her last two games for Chelsea, with doubles in both the Women’s FA Cup win over Birmingham and Sunday’s 9-0 thrashing of Leicester, which took the Blues top of the WSL.

England Women continue their World Cup 2023 qualifying tournament in North Macedonia on April 8, before they travel to Northern Ireland on April 12.

Wiegman’s side have won all six of their qualifying games to date, scoring 53 goals in the process and conceding none.

England Women squad in full

Goalkeepers: Mary Earps (Manchester United), Hannah Hampton (Aston Villa), Ellie Roebuck (Manchester City)

Defenders: Millie Bright (Chelsea), Lucy Bronze (Manchester City), Jess Carter (Chelsea), Niamh Charles (Chelsea), Rachel Daly (Houston Dash), Alex Greenwood (Manchester City), Demi Stokes (Manchester City), Leah Williamson (Arsenal), Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal).

Midfielders: Jordan Nobbs (Arsenal), Jill Scott (Aston Villa), Georgia Stanaway (Manchester City), Keira Walsh (Manchester City), Katie Zelem (Manchester United).

Forwards: Bethany England (Chelsea), Lauren Hemp (Manchester City), Beth Mead (Arsenal), Nikita Parris (Arsenal), Alessia Russo (Manchester United), Ella Toone (Manchester United), Ellen White (Manchester City).