Good night and welcome to protection of England ladies’s first step in direction of defending their Euro 2022 title.
The Lionesses host Sweden this night at Wembley and are able to welcome again Leah Williamson, who captained them to glory 18 months in the past.
Williamson has not featured for her nation since struggling an ACL harm final April, having pulled out of a coaching squad in March with a hamstring pressure.
However England coach Sarina Wiegman believes Leah Williamson ready to make her long-awaited return.
“We have to handle it just a little bit. She had a full coaching session on Wednesday, she will probably be on the pitch at present (Thursday), so that appears actually good,” Wiegman stated.
“We all know the place she has come from, she remains to be constructing however she is in a very good place and she or he is prepared, if she comes via at present OK.
“It’s simply actually good that she is again, to begin with for herself as a result of she is so excited to come back again, which means she is match, it’s good to have a high quality participant within the squad.
“We’re in a very good place already and now we’re in an excellent higher place.”
“We have now one other coaching session. Leah is our crew captain – that won’t change, however we need to get via this coaching session first after which see what remaining resolution we make tomorrow,” the Dutchwoman added.
“If she performs, she could be captain, we simply need to get via the coaching session and see how she is and the way the crew is. She wants that crew setting from the place she has come.”
The final time England confronted Sweden was in 2022, within the semi-final of the Euros. On that event, Alessia Russo produced an audacious backheel end on the way in which to a 4-0 win.
Group information from Wembley coming very shortly.
