Lotte Wubben-Moy and Lauren James have been recalled to the England Women squad for their October friendlies.
Arsenal defender Wubben-Moy and Chelsea forward James missed England’s Euro 2025 qualifiers in July due to injury.
England will play two friendlies at the end of October, facing Germany at Wembley Stadium on (October 25) before taking on South Africa at the Coventry Building Society Arena on October 29.
Head coach Sarina Wiegman has also named Aston Villa defender Lucy Parker in her 25-player squad. It is the first time the 25-year-old has been named in the senior squad in a year after sustaining an ankle injury that resulted in her missing the majority of the 2023-24 season.
England’s goalless draw with Sweden on July 16 secured their qualification for Euro 2025. The tournament, which is being held in Switzerland, begins next July.
Wiegman said: “The players and staff worked hard to automatically secure our place in next summer’s EURO, allowing all of our focus and attention to now go into making sure we’re ready for the tournament when it begins on 2 July.
“Qualifying directly for the finals provides us with a very valuable opportunity to play four friendlies this autumn and lay the foundations for next summer. We’ve been able to
carefully select our opponents and we’ve got two exciting and different challenges this window.
“To play Germany at Wembley Stadium is very special and it’s so important that we get experience of executing our style of play against top opponents.
“Then South Africa in Coventry, a city and a stadium we know well, will test us in different ways. They showed in the World Cup in 2023 how quickly they are progressing and the high level they are at now. We’ll need to be at our very best on both evenings.”
England squad in full
Goalkeepers: Mary Earps (PSG), Hannah Hampton (Chelsea), Anna Moorhouse (Orlando Pride).
Defenders: Millie Bright (Chelsea), Lucy Bronze (Chelsea), Jess Carter (Gotham), Alex Greenwood (Manchester City), Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United), Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit), Lucy Parker (Aston Villa), Leah Williamson (Arsenal), Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal).
Midfielders: Grace Clinton (Tottenham), Fran Kirby (Brighton), Jess Park (Manchester City), Georgia Stanway (Bayern Munich), Ella Toone (Manchester United), Keira Walsh (Barcelona).
Forwards: Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea), Lauren Hemp (Manchester City), Lauren James (Chelsea), Chloe Kelly (Manchester City), Beth Mead (Arsenal), Jess Naz (Tottenham), Alessia Russo (Arsenal).
(Naomi Baker – The FA/The FA via Getty Images)
