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England squad for October qualifiers

England head coach Sarina Wiegman has named a 24-player squad for their October World Cup
qualifiers against Northern Ireland and Latvia. Following England's 8-0 victory over North
Macedonia and 10-0 triumph away to Luxembourg, England continue to target qualification for
the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
England face Group D opponents Northern Ireland in their first ever competitive fixture
at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 23rd October [kick off: 5.15pm BST], before travelling to Riga
to face Latvia at the Daugava Stadium on 26 October [kick off: 6.30pm BST].
Wiegman's second squad since joining England sees the return of Aston Villa goalkeeper
Hannah Hampton and Manchester United forward Alessia Russo, whilst Manchester City's
Keira Walsh also makes a welcome return to international duty following injury. England are
without senior internationals Lucy Bronze, Steph Houghton and Ellie Roebuck as they continue
their return to fitness. Youngsters Jessica Carter, Niamh Charles, Lauren Hemp, Sandy McIver,
Ella Toone and Lotte Wubben-Moy have all retained their place in Wiegman's youthful squad.
Ballon d'Or nominee Ellen White, who was shortlisted for the prestigious award
alongside her England team mate Fran Kirby, is close to breaking the England Women's
goalscoring record, requiring four goals to surpass Kelly Smith's record of 46.
Head coach Sarina Wiegman said: "After a wonderful start to our World Cup qualifying
campaign last month, we are incredibly excited to play our first competitive fixture at Wembley
Stadium.
"Northern Ireland have made strong progress in recent years, qualifying earlier this year
for the 2022 home UEFA Women's EURO. On top of that, their recent 4-0 victory over Latvia
shows the strength of their team and their determination to qualify for the World Cup.
"We hope to give our supporters more reasons to celebrate this month as we continue our
progress towards qualification."
ENGLAND SQUAD v. NORTHERN IRELAND & LATVIA
NAME CLUB CAPS GOALS
Mary EARPS Manchester Utd 10 0
Hannah HAMPTON Aston Villa 0 0
Sandy MacIVER Everton 1 0
Millie BRIGHT Chelsea 41 2
Jess CARTER Chelsea 1 0
Niamh CHARLES Chelsea 2 0
Rachel DALY Houston Dash 40 5
Alex GREENWOOD Manchester City 50 5
Demi STOKES Manchester City 61 1
Leah WILLIAMSON Arsenal 22 1
Lotte WUBBEN-MOY Arsenal 4 0
Jill SCOTT Manchester City 153 24
Lucy STANIFORTH Manchester Utd 16 2
Georgia STANWAY Manchester City 23 2
Keira WALSH Manchester City 29 0
Katie ZELEM Manchester Utd 0 0
Beth ENGLAND Chelsea 12 5
Lauren HEMP Manchester City 10 0
Fran KIRBY Chelsea 46 13
Beth MEAD Arsenal 28 9
Nikita PARRIS Arsenal 54 15
Alessia RUSSO Manchester Utd 1 0
Ella TOONE Manchester Utd 4 2
Ellen WHITE Manchester City 97 43
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