England Women U-23 squad announced for Euro finals | OneFootball

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England Women U-23s’ squad has been announced for the WU23 European competition finals being held in Spain next month.

After finishing outside of the top two in Group B, Emma Coates’ side will play two fixtures as they look to secure the highest possible final ranking of the ten nations at the finals.

England will first play Spain on Thursday 3 April (6pm BST) at Murcia Stadium and depending on the outcome of that match, the final fixture of the season will be against either Sweden or Belgium on Sunday 6 April with the kick-off time still to be confirmed.

Coates told englandfootball.com: “We’re really looking forward to taking part in the European ‘friendly’ Finals and joining the other nine nations for an exciting and competitive week of football.

“The WU23s programme has grown a lot of the last few years, and these types of occasions are fantastic opportunities for our players. While it’s disappointing to not have a chance to compete for the title, it’s been another positive season with four WU23s players earning senior call ups.

“We have tough opponents ahead of us, we want to finish the season with two strong performances to secure the highest possible finish across the standings.”

England WU23 Squad –

Goalkeepers: Eleanor Heeps (Tottenham Hotspur), Emily Orman (London City Lionesses), Kayla Rendell (Manchester United)

Defenders: Tara Bourne (Southampton), Anouk Denton (West Ham), Teyah Goldie (London City Lionesses, on loan from Arsenal), Naomi Layzell (Manchester City), Ella Morris (Tottenham Hotspur), Gracie Prior (Manchester City), Jessica Simpson (Bristol City, on loan from Manchester United)

Midfielders: Sarah Brasero (G.D. Estoril Praia), Ruby Grant (Bayer Leverkusen), Missy Bo Kearns (Aston Villa), Lexi Lloyd Smith (Bristol City), Olivia McLoughlin (Rangers), Malaika Meena (Bristol City)

Forwards: Mia Enderby (Liverpool), Freya Godfrey (London City Lionesses, on loan from Arsenal), Missy Goodwin (Leicester City), Isobel Goodwin (London City Lionesses), Lenna Gunning-Williams (Tottenham Hotspur), Georgia Mullett (Southampton, on loan from Aston Villa), Katie Robinson (Aston Villa)

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