The England Women Euro 2025 squad is beginning to take shape.
The reigning and defending European champions will head to Switzerland this summer with hopes of retaining their crown - and are fancied to have a very good chance of doing exactly that.
The Lionesses have earned the right to be considered among the favourites after capturing the imagination with their Euro 2022 triumph and their run to the 2023 World Cup final, and will be desperate to add more silverware to their cabinet this summer.
Their star-studded side have been handed an extremely tough assignment in the group stage, however, after being drawn alongside France, the Netherlands and Wales.
They will need to show an improvement on their unconvincing qualification performance to get through that and mount another run at Euros glory, with a new clutch of young players vying for a place at Euro 2025.
England Women's Euros squad
England Women Euro 2025 squad: the last Lionesses squad
The squad announced on February 11, which was updated because of injuries on February 17, to face Portugal and Spain in a Women's Nations League double header this month is as follows (* indicates players added as injury cover):
- GK: Mary Earps (PSG)
- GK: Hannah Hampton (Chelsea)
- GK: Anna Moorhouse (Orlando Pride)
- DF: Millie Bright (Chelsea)
- DF: Lucy Bronze (Chelsea)
- DF: Jess Carter (NJ/NY Gotham FC)
- DF: Niamh Charles (Chelsea)
- DF: Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United)
- DF: Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit)
- DF: Millie Turner (Manchester United)
- DF: Leah Williamson (captain) (Arsenal)
- DF: Lucy Parker (Aston Villa)*
- MF: Laura Blindkilde Brown (Manchester City)
- MF: Grace Clinton (Manchester United)
- MF: Ruby Mace (Leicester City)
- MF: Jess Park (Manchester City)
- MF: Ella Toone (Manchester United)
- MF: Keira Walsh (vice-captain) (Chelsea)
- FW: Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea)
- FW: Lauren James (Chelsea)
- FW: Chloe Kelly (Arsenal on loan from Manchester City)*
- FW: Jessica Naz (Tottenham Hotspur)
- Nikita Parris (Brighton & Hove Albion)
- FW: Alessia Russo (Arsenal)
England fixtures and results
Euro 2025 qualifying
April 5: England 1-1 Sweden, Wembley, London, England
April 9: Republic of Ireland 0-2 England, Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
May 31: England 1-2 France, St James' Park, Newcastle, England
June 4: France 1-2 England, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St Etienne, France
July 12: England 2-1 Republic of Ireland, Carrow Road, Norwich, England
July 16: Sweden 0-0 England, Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
Friendlies
October 25: England 3-4 Germany, Wembley, London, England
October 29: England 2-1 South Africa, Coventry Arena, Coventry, England
November 30: England 0-0 USA, Wembley, London, England
December 3: England 1-0 Switzerland, Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England
Women's Nations League
February 21: Portugal v England, Estadio Municipal de Portimao, Portimao, Portugal
February 26: England v Spain, Wembley, London, England
April 4: England v Belgium, Ashton Gate Stadium, England
April 8: Belgium v England, King Power at Den Dreef Stadion, Belgium
May 30: England v Portugal, Wembley Stadium, England
June 3: Spain v England, venue TBC
Euro 2025
July 5: France v England, Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland
July 9: England v Netherlands, Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland
July 13: England v Wales, Arena St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
England manager: Sarina Wiegman
The Lionesses' Dutch manager has spoken about her recent selection choices with the likes of Nikita Parris back in the squad for the first time since November 2022.
Wiegman said on Parris: “We always watch a lot of players and I have chosen other players the last two years but she is doing well. she is in good form and the competition is going on.
“We've talked about Chloe [Kelly], Lauren Hemp is injured and she knows what is needed in international football so I want to see her in the environment and she can take this opportunity.”
Wiegman has her sights set on a fifth straight appearance in a major tournament final as she leads England into the Euros
Sarina Wiegman has lost two World Cup finals - one with the Netherlands, one with England - but has lifted the trophy both times she has taken a side to the Euros final, doing so on home soil. In 2017 she won it with the Dutch and with the Lionesses in 2022.
Will it be the trifecta for Wiegman in Switzerland?
England's star player
Alessia Russo
The recipient of the fan-voted Lionesses player of the year award in October, 25-year-old Russo has been one of Wiegman's most trusted and reliable players since she took the job in 2021.
Just like at the 2023 World Cup, Russo scored some hugely important goals for England in their qualification campaign. The forward opened the scoring in the 1-1 draw against Sweden and the 2-1 win over Ireland, as well as the killer second goal in a vital 2-1 victory away to France.
Russo has hit on a hot run of form in front of goal for Arsenal, which came after a change of manager at the Gunners, which will be music to Wiegman's ears with the Euros on the horizon.
