The England Women U19 will travel to Spain for two matches in Murcia during the April international break. Head coach Lauren Smith has named a 21-player squad for the final round of EURO qualifying. England will host and face Belgium, Austria, and Ukraine, aiming to secure a place at the 2025 UEFA Women’s U19 EURO finals. Only the group winners will qualify for the tournament, set to take place in Poland in June.
After successfully navigating the first qualifying round last November, the final three matches will be played at St. George’s Park, where the Young Lionesses will seek to qualify for the second consecutive year.
“We’re really looking forward to hosting these three nations for the final round of EURO qualifying,” said Lauren Smith. “”Playing with home support will be a great experience and hopefully give the players that added boost as we look to secure our place at this summer’s EUROs. These types of fixtures are crucial for young player development so the players can experience representing their country with that added level of pressure.”
Match schedule :
England vs Belgium
St. George’s Park
Wednesday, April 2 – 2:00 PM (BST)
England vs Austria
St. George’s Park
Saturday, April 5 – 2:00 PM (BST)
England vs Ukraine
St. George’s Park
Tuesday, April 8 – 2:00 PM (BST)
Squad list :
Goalkeepers :
- Eve Annets (Manchester City)
- Katie Cox (Chelsea)
- Sophia Poor (London City Lionesses, on loan from Aston Villa)
Defenders :
- Sophie Harwood (Arsenal)
- Nelly Las (Leicester City)
- Lucy Newell (Blackburn Rovers, on loan from Manchester United)
- Katie Reid (Arsenal)
- Zara Shaw (Liverpool)
- Mari Ward (Bristol City)
- Cecily Wellesley-Smith (Arsenal and Oxford United)
Midfielders :
- Lola Brown (Chelsea)
- Laila Harbert (Southampton, on loan from Arsenal)
- Vivienne Lia (Southampton, on loan from Arsenal)
- Erica Parkinson (Valadares Gaia)
- Lexi Potter (Crystal Palace, on loan from Chelsea)
- Lauryn Thompson (Indy Eleven)
Forwards :
- Princess Ademiluyi (West Ham)
- Michelle Agyemang (Brighton & Hove Albion, on loan from Arsenal)
- Ava Baker (Birmingham City)
- Jessie Gale (Arsenal and Watford)
- Lily Murphy (Manchester City)
Note: Sophia Poor has been called up as a training player.
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