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England squad for double header

       England head coach Sarina Wiegman has named a 23-player squad for the November World
       Cup qualifiers against Austria and Latvia. The Lionesses have two home games this month as
       they continue to target qualification for the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
           The squad will first host Austria at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light on Saturday 27th
       November [12.30pm], before welcoming Latvia to Doncaster Rovers’ Keepmoat Stadium on
       Tuesday 30th November [7pm] as they reach the halfway mark in their FIFA Women’s World
       Cup 2023 qualifying campaign. Having won all four qualifiers comfortably in the campaign
       so far, England will face a tougher test against Austria. The visitors are the second highest
       ranked team in Group D, having also qualified for next summer’s home UEFA EURO finals.
           Wiegman’s third squad since joining England from the Netherlands sees the welcome
       return of Arsenal’s Jordan Nobbs, who has been out of action for club and country this season
       with an ankle ligament injury. Meanwhile, Arsenal defender Leah Williamson, who was given
       the captaincy by Wiegman for the last four qualifiers, has been ruled out of  November’s
       fixtures due to injury.  England remain without senior Internationals Ellie Roebuck, Lucy
       Bronze and Steph Houghton as they continue their return to fitness.
           The majority of the squad have been ever-present during Wiegman’s reign so far and
       will  have  a  further  chance  to  impress  the  head  coach  before  next  year’s  four  nations
       tournament on home soil in February.
           Ellen White currently has 99 senior England caps so she could receive her 100th during
       the November camp, and having scored five goals in the last four qualifying games, is now
       just two shy of Kelly Smith’s goalscoring record of 46.
                    ENGLAND SQUAD v. LATVIA & AUSTRIA
                  NAME                         CLUB              CAPS   GOALS
       Mary EARPS                          Manchester Utd         12       0
       Hannah HAMPTON                        Aston Villa           0       0
       Sandy MacIVER                          Everton              1       0
       Millie BRIGHT                          Chelsea             43       3
       Jess CARTER                            Chelsea              1       0
       Niamh CHARLES                          Chelsea              2       0
       Rachel DALY                         Houston Dash           42       7
       Alex GREENWOOD                     Manchester City         52       5
       Demi STOKES                        Manchester City         63       1
       Lotte WUBBEN-MOY                       Arsenal              6       0
       Jordan NOBBS                           Arsenal             61       7
       Jill SCOTT                         Manchester City         153     24
       Georgia STANWAY                    Manchester City         24       3
       Keira WALSH                        Manchester City         32       0
       Katie ZELEM                         Manchester Utd          0       0
       Beth ENGLAND                           Chelsea             14       6
       Lauren HEMP                        Manchester City         12       0
       Fran KIRBY                             Chelsea             50      14
       Beth MEAD                              Arsenal             30      13
       Nikita PARRIS                          Arsenal             56      15
       Alessia RUSSO                       Manchester Utd          1       0
       Ella TOONE                          Manchester Utd          6       5
       Ellen WHITE                        Manchester City         99      44
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