England Women vs Germany Women: Preview, predictions and lineups | OneFootball

England return to action this week as they host Germany in a friendly at Wembley Stadium.

Sarina Wiegman's side begin their Euro 2025 preparations with a difficult test against the team they faced in the 2022 final. This match will be a strong marker as to where the team currently stand with a little over eight months to go until the tournament kicks off in Switzerland.

The Lionesses will also face South Africa in a second friendly on Tuesday 29 October at the Coventry Building Society Arena but will hope to kick things off with a strong performance in London this week.

Here's 90min's preview of Friday's clash.

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England team news

Lauren James has withdrawn from the England squad / Tim Clayton - Corbis/GettyImages

Lauren James has withdrawn from the England squad after she missed Chelsea's latest Women's Super League game against Tottenham.

The 23-year-old will remain with her club as she continues to recover from a calf injury, with no alternatives called up in her place. However, Wiegman has also confirmed neither Fran Kirby nor Lotte Wubben-Moy will be available.

England predicted lineup vs Germany

England predicted lineup vs Germany (4-3-3): Hampton; Bronze, Bright, Williamson, Carter; Stanway, Walsh, Clinton; Mead, Russo, Hemp.

Germany team news

Alexandra Popp has announced her retirement from international football / Tullio M. Puglia/GettyImages

RB Leipzig's 25-year-old forward Giovanna Hoffmann and Eintracht Frankfurt's 21-year-old midfielder Lisanne Grawe are in the Germany squad for the first time. Sara Dabritz also returns following a spell out with an ankle injury.

This is also the first German national team camp since Alexandra Popp announced her retirement from international football. Bibiane Schulze Solano, who is recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament injury, and Kathrin Hendrich are the other notable absentees.

Germany predicted lineup vs England

Germany predicted lineup vs England (4-4-2): Berger; Linder, Kleinherne, Doorsoun-Khajeh, Rauch; Gwinn, Nusken, Minge, Buhl; Brand, Hoffmann.

England vs Germany score prediction

It's been a little over two years since these two teams faced each other in the UEFA Women's Euro final and a lot has changed in that time.

Germany are working under a new manager, Christian Wuck, who will take charge of his first game on Friday. England, on the other hand, have had a mixed bag of performances. They struggled earlier this year in the Nations League but turned things around over the summer to qualify for the Euros next year.

Although the Lionesses are on home soil at Wembley, Germany are in a strong place after securing a bronze medal at the Olympics in August. There will likely be little to separate the two teams.