England Women U-23 squad for matches at Walsall and Stevenage | OneFootball

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England Women’s U-23 squad has been announced for a home double-header against Germany and France later this month.

Head coach Emma Coates told englandfootball.com: “I’m really looking forward to getting the players and staff together again. We have two exciting fixtures to kick off the year, against two tough European opponents.

“It’s exciting that we’ll be playing in two different parts of the country, and the players will have two chances to play in front of a home crowd and connect with the fans. We hope to see as many Lionesses fans as possible turn out to see the next generation in action.”

England WU23 Squad

Goalkeepers: Eleanor Heeps* (Tottenham Hotspur), Khiara Keating (Manchester City), Emily Orman (London City Lionesses), Kayla Rendell (Manchester United), Naomi Williams* (Arsenal)

Defenders: Anouk Denton (West Ham), Teyah Goldie (London City Lionesses, on loan from Arsenal), Neve Herron (Birmingham City), Naomi Layzell (Manchester City), Ella Morris (Tottenham Hotspur), Lucy Parry (Liverpool), Katie Reid (Arsenal), Jessica Simpson (Bristol City, on loan from Manchester United)

Midfielders: Ashanti Akpan (Birmingham City), Ruby Grant (Bayern Leverkusen), Missy Bo Kearns (Aston Villa), Lexi Lloyd Smith (Bristol City), Olivia McLoughlin (Rangers), Maisie Symonds (Brighton & Hove Albion)

Forwards: Michelle Agyemang (Brighton & Hove Albion, on loan from Arsenal), Mia Enderby (Liverpool), Missy Goodwin (Leicester City), Isobel Goodwin (London City Lionesses), Lenna Gunning-Williams (Tottenham Hotspur), Katie Robinson (Aston Villa)

*Training players

Tickets for each fixture are priced at £5 for adults, £3 for concessions and £1 for under-12s.

England v Germany – Thursday 20 February at Walsall FC, 7.30pm – Get tickets

England v France – Tuesday 25 February at Stevenage FC, 7.30pm – Get tickets

Meanwhile, England WU17s yesterday beat Canada 2-0 in the MIMA Cup in Spain, Aston Villa’s Freya Hirons and Chelsea’s Vera Jones the scorers.

Wales women’s squad includes Hayley Ladd one short of her 100th cap