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Jayne Ludlow has named a squad of 26 players as Wales prepare to face
the Faroe Islands and Norway in two key UEFA Women’s EURO 2022
Qualifying Round matches.
Ludlow has included two players that missed out on the squad
that lost 1-0 to Norway in Oslo last month (22nd September). Goalkeeper
Olivia Clark returns for international duty while 18-year-old Josie
Longhurst has received her first senior side call-up. They are two of
seven members of the squad who are yet to be capped, while a further
two players have only appeared once.
Meanwhile, Megan Wynne is still unavailable as she continues her recovery from
an ACL injury, whilst Wales centurion Loren Dykes is unavailable for selection due to
personal reasons.
A wealth of experience will be involved in the Wales side including Sophie Ingle,
who celebrated becoming her country’s third centurion at last month’s match and Jess
Fishlock, Wales’ most capped player.
Wales will face the Faroe Islands on Thursday 22nd October at Rodney Parade.
The match against Norway will then take place on Tuesday 27th October, which will now
be held at the Cardiff City Stadium. Both matches will kick off at 4.30pm.
The nine group winners and the three best runners-up (not counting results
against the sixth placed team) qualify directly for the final tournament, while the
remaining six runners-up advance to the play-offs.

WALES SQUAD v. FAROE ISLANDS & NORWAY
NAME CLUB CAPS GOALS
Laura O'SULLIVAN Cardiff City Ladies 37 0
Olivia CLARK Coventry Utd 0 0
Poppy SOPER Plymouth Argyle 0 0
Sophie INGLE Chelsea 100 2
Hayley LADD Manchester Utd 60 3
Gemma EVANS Bristol City 25 0
Lily WOODHAM Reading FC Women 0 0
Rhiannon ROBERTS Liverpool 30 1
Anna FILBEY Tottenham Hotspur 3 0
Angharad JAMES Reading FC Women 80 2
Jessica FISHLOCK Reading FC Women * 117 29
Josie GREEN Tottenham Hotspur 16 0
Nadia LAWRENCE Cardiff City Ladies 40 2
Georgia WALTERS Blackburn Rovers 0 0
Rachel ROWE Reading FC Women 34 1
Natasha HARDING Reading FC Women 83 16
Charlie ESTCOURT London Bees 29 3
Elise HUGHES Blackburn Rovers * 11 0
Chloe WILLIAMS Manchester Utd 0 0
Helen WARD Watford 91 42
Kayleigh GREEN Brighton & Hove Albion 46 11
Kylie NOLAN Cardiff City Ladies 12 0
Maria FRANCIS-JONES Cardiff City Ladies 1 0
Carrie JONES Manchester Utd 1 0
Josie LONGHURST Brighton & Hove Albion 0 0
Bethan McGOWAN Arsenal 0 0
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