England Women’s Euro 2025 squad: Lauren James in as Sarina Wiegman names 23-player squad

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

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

Wiegman were sure on her rehabilitation when requested all the way through the hot Nations League marketing campaign, and that optimism has confirmed justified as James is incorporated in her squad.

The England boss stated of James: “It’s not a risk. We have some time, we still have a month. She’s training really well at her club. She’s at the point we hope she would be at this stage.

“She assists in keeping progressing and optimistically after we cross into camp, she will be able to cross into coaching with us and stay progressing into the primary recreation on July 5.”

There could also be an inclusion for 19-year-old Arsenal ahead Michelle Agyemang, who handiest made her world debut in April. She scored a sensational objective in a 3-2 defeat to Belgium within the Nations League and her paintings has been rewarded with a maiden world match.

“I think she brings something different,” Wiegman stated of {the teenager}, who inspired on mortgage at Brighton within the 202425 season.

“We’re really strong up front, we have different qualities with the players we’ve picked. She brings so much physicality and we all remember her first goal for us against Belgium. That’s good to have in the team!”

However, there is not any position 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.

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

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

The 3 US-based gamers within the squad – Anna Moorhouse, Jess Carter and Esme Morgan – will sign up for the group on Monday June 23 after the continuation in their home season.

It had already been published sooner than the match that 3 gamers would no longer be within the squad. Mary Earps and Fran Kirby each introduced their world retirements, whilst Millie Bright withdrew from competition to concentrate on her well being and psychological wellbeing.

England’s Euro 2025 squad in complete

Goalkeepers: Hannah Hampton (Chelsea), Khiara Keating (Man City), Anna Moorehouse (Orlando Pride).

Defenders: Lucy Bronze (Chelsea), Jess Carter (Gotham FC), Niamh Charles (Chelsea), Alex Greenwood (Man City), 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 City), Lauren James (Chelsea), Chloe Kelly (Man City), Beth Mead (Arsenal), Alessia Russo (Arsenal).

Five midfielders a dangerous play from Wiegman

Analysis from Sky Sports’ Charlotte Marsh:

“There are few surprises in Sarina Wiegman’s squad – the Nations League giving us an idea of who might be included – but it is slightly eyebrow-raising that only five recognised midfielders are named among the 23.

“Wiegman loves to play in a 4-3-3, with Keira Walsh the nailed-on starter a few of the 5. Georgia Stanway handiest returned to motion within the Nations League recreation after knee surgical treatment in January.

“She has played just 60 minutes of football since December, all coming in England’s last two games, but is one of the only other deep-lying midfielders in the squad. That will see her with a better shout of starting in Switzerland.

“Grace Clinton has been deputising in the No 8 role in Stanway’s absence – impressing too – but she is more comfortable as a No 10.

“But so are Jess Park and Ella Toone. It will likely be a combat between the trio for that spot, even though Clinton may have a greater probability of beginning in a extra defensive midfield function.

“Just five midfielders also raises the dreaded injury question – what are the other options if one or two of them pick up knocks?

“Wiegman herself stated in her post-announcement press convention that a few of the group, there may be sufficient intensity in her midfield, handiest that gamers need to be classified on paper.

“The returning James can also play as a No 10, although a question mark remains over her own fitness.

“Leah Williamson has also been deployed in midfield before. There are a number of other options at centre-back if needed, but given Williamson’s recent good form in defence, Wiegman may be reluctant to move her for an entire game.

“While 5 midfielders is a dangerous play, every participant has actual high quality – 3 of them received Euro 2022.

“And while Clinton and Park will be featuring at their first major tournaments, don’t expect the occasion to overwhelm them. They have the talent to be starters and will give the others a run for their money.”

What subsequent for the Lionesses?

All kick-offs UK time (BST)

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

July 5: France (N), Women’s Euro 2025 staff level, kick-off 8pm

July 9: Netherlands (N), Women’s Euro 2025 staff level, kick-off 5pm

July 13: Wales (N), Women’s Euro 2025 staff level, kick-off 8pm