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Simone to miss England match

Northern Ireland senior women's team manager Kenny Shiels will be without Everton striker
Simone Magill for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 qualifier against England Women on
Saturday.
Shiels has revealed that Magill will not be available to play in the game at Wembley
Stadium due to a family bereavement.
However, he is hopeful that the striker, who was absent for the qualifiers against
Luxembourg and Latvia in September due to injury, will be available for next week's World Cup
qualifier against Austria in Belfast.
There is also a major injury concern over Rebecca Holloway. He said the Birmingham
City defender has "only an extremely slim chance" of playing at Wembley this weekend. Magill
and Holloway are the only players in the Northern Ireland squad who play in the FA Women's
Super League.
Also carrying a knock is Crusaders Strikers forward Emily Wilson, who came on as a
second half substitute for her club in the Electric Ireland Women's Challenge Cup Final on
Friday.
Wilson had been receiving treatment on an injury prior to the final against Glentoran
and it appears the injury may have been aggravated, however Shiels said there is "a possibility"
the young striker may be available for the trip to London.
Apart from that, Shiels has a clean bill of health in his squad ahead of the crunch
European Qualifying Group D games. The Northern Ireland boss further revealed he expects to
bring in a couple of players as cover for those members of his squad who may miss the matches
against England and Austria, the first and second seeds in the group respectively.
(irishfa.com)
England name Under-19 squad
England return to action this week for Round One of qualifying for the 2022 UEFA Women's
Under-19 Championship in Czech Republic. Gemma Davies will take the squad on the short
journey to the Republic of Ireland for a mini-tournament played in Limerick involving the
hosts, Northern Ireland and Switzerland.
Davies said: "It will be a privilege to lead an England squad for the first time and I am
really looking forward to the group showing what they are capable of over the three matches.
"Sarina Wiegman has shown with the seniors that she will give young players a chance.
Our U19s should see this as an opportunity to develop as England players on and off the pitch
and first and foremost enjoy the experience of representing their country. We want to qualify
for the next round, not only with the finals in mind but also to ensure we can get more quality
matches."
The Young Lionesses will start against the Irish next Wednesday [20 October, kick off
7pm] before taking on Northern Ireland three days later [23 October, kick off 2pm] on the same
day that the senior sides will meet at Wembley Stadium in EURO qualifying.
The group will finish the following Tuesday [26 October, kick off 1pm] when they face
Switzerland with the top three teams progressing to the second round next year.
England Under-19 squad:
Khiara Keating (Fylde Women *), Eleanor Heeps (Blackburn Rovers *), Teyah Goldie
(Arsenal), Olivia McLoughlin (Aston Villa), Jorja Fox (Chelsea), Caitlin Smith (Clemson
University), Lucy Parry (Liverpool), Ruby Mace (Manchester City), Tara Bourne (Sheffield
Utd), Laura Brown (Aston Villa), Maisie Symonds (Brighton & Hove Albion), Mia Ross
(Charlton Athletic), Charlotte Wardlaw (Liverpool *), Grace Clinton (Everton), Lucia Kendall
(Southampton FC Women), Alex Hennessy (Arsenal), Freya Gregory (Aston Villa), Missy
Goodwin (Aston Villa), Aggie Beever-Jones (Bristol City *), Lucy Watson (Sheffield Utd).
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