England Women’s Euro 2025 squad: Lauren Jame...

Lauren James has been named in England Girls’s squad for Euro 2025 as Sarina Wiegman introduced her 23-player group for the upcoming event.

The Chelsea winger has been sidelined since April with a hamstring damage, and was touch-and-go to make the group for this summer time’s competitors in Switzerland.

Wiegman had been constructive on her rehabilitation when requested throughout the current Nations League marketing campaign, and that optimism has confirmed justified as James is included in her squad.

The England boss stated of James: “It is not a danger. We’ve got a while, we nonetheless have a month. She’s coaching very well at her membership. She’s on the level we hope she can be at this stage.

“She retains progressing and hopefully once we go into camp, she will go into coaching with us and hold progressing into the primary recreation on July 5.”

There may be additionally an inclusion for 19-year-old Arsenal ahead Michelle Agyemang, who solely made her worldwide debut in April. She scored a sensational purpose in a 3-2 defeat to Belgium within the Nations League and her work has been rewarded with a maiden worldwide event.

“I believe she brings one thing totally different,” Wiegman stated of {the teenager}, who impressed on mortgage at Brighton within the 202425 season.

“We’re actually robust up entrance, we’ve got totally different qualities with the gamers we have picked. She brings a lot physicality and all of us keep in mind her first purpose for us towards Belgium. That is good to have within the group!”

Nevertheless, there isn’t any place for Aston Villa midfielder Missy Bo Kearns, who made her personal senior debut towards Spain on Tuesday. Brighton’s Nikita Parris additionally drops out of the squad that featured within the Nations League.

However Kearns is one among England’s standby gamers, alongside Sophie Baggaley (Brighton), Laura Blindkilde Brown (Man Metropolis) and fellow Villa teammate Lucy Parker.

The squad will meet at St George’s Park to start their Euros preparations on Monday June 16. The standby gamers will stick with the squad till they depart for Switzerland on Monday June 30, the day after the Lionesses pleasant towards Jamaica on the King Energy Stadium.

The three US-based gamers within the squad – Anna Moorhouse, Jess Carter and Esme Morgan – will be part of the group on Monday June 23 after the continuation of their home season.

It had already been revealed earlier than the event that three gamers wouldn’t be within the squad. Mary Earps and Fran Kirby each introduced their worldwide retirements, whereas Millie Bright withdrew from competition to give attention to her well being and psychological wellbeing.

England’s Euro 2025 squad in full

Goalkeepers: Hannah Hampton (Chelsea), Khiara Keating (Man Metropolis), Anna Moorehouse (Orlando Delight).

Defenders: Lucy Bronze (Chelsea), Jess Carter (Gotham FC), Niamh Charles (Chelsea), Alex Greenwood (Man Metropolis), Maya Le Tissier (Man Utd), Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit), Leah Williamson (Arsenal), Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal).

Midfielders: Grace Clinton (Man Utd), Jess Park (Man Utd), Georgia Stanway (Bayern Munich), Ella Toone (Man Utd), Keira Walsh (Chelsea).

Forwards: Michelle Agyemang (Arsenal), Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea), Lauren Hemp (Man Metropolis), Lauren James (Chelsea), Chloe Kelly (Man Metropolis), Beth Mead (Arsenal), Alessia Russo (Arsenal).

5 midfielders a dangerous play from Wiegman

Evaluation from Sky Sports activities’ Charlotte Marsh:

“There are few surprises in Sarina Wiegman’s squad – the Nations League giving us an concept of who is perhaps included – however it’s barely eyebrow-raising that solely 5 recognised midfielders are named among the many 23.

“Wiegman likes to play in a 4-3-3, with Keira Walsh the nailed-on starter among the many 5. Georgia Stanway solely returned to motion within the Nations League recreation after knee surgical procedure in January.

“She has performed simply 60 minutes of soccer since December, all coming in England’s final two video games, however is without doubt one of the solely different deep-lying midfielders within the squad. That can see her with a greater shout of beginning in Switzerland.

“Grace Clinton has been deputising within the No 8 position in Stanway’s absence – impressing too – however she is extra snug as a No 10.

“However so are Jess Park and Ella Toone. It is going to be a battle between the trio for that spot, though Clinton may need a greater likelihood of beginning in a extra defensive midfield position.

“Simply 5 midfielders additionally raises the dreaded damage query – what are the opposite choices if one or two of them decide up knocks?

“Wiegman herself stated in her post-announcement press convention that among the many group, there’s sufficient depth in her midfield, solely that gamers should be categorised on paper.

“The returning James may play as a No 10, though a query mark stays over her personal health.

“Leah Williamson has additionally been deployed in midfield earlier than. There are a variety of different choices at centre-back if wanted, however given Williamson’s current good type in defence, Wiegman could also be reluctant to maneuver her for a complete recreation.

“Whereas 5 midfielders is a dangerous play, every participant has actual high quality – three of them received Euro 2022.

“And whereas Clinton and Park might be that includes at their first main tournaments, do not anticipate the event to overwhelm them. They’ve the expertise to be starters and can give the others a run for his or her cash.”

What subsequent for the Lionesses?

All kick-offs UK time (BST)

June 29: Jamaica (H), pleasant at King Energy Stadium, kick-off 5pm

July 5: France (N), Girls’s Euro 2025 group stage, kick-off 8pm

July 9: Netherlands (N), Girls’s Euro 2025 group stage, kick-off 5pm

July 13: Wales (N), Girls’s Euro 2025 group stage, kick-off 8pm