England WU19 squad named for EURO qualifiers
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Young Lionesses will be facing Greece, Wales and Czechia in UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship qualifiers
Head coach Amy Merricks has selected her 20-player England WU19 squad for October’s UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship qualifiers.
The Young Lionesses will face Greece, Wales and Czechia in the first round of qualifying for next summer’s tournament in Lithuania.
All teams are divided into League A and B, with two rounds of qualifying taking place.
After round one, the top three teams in each of the seven groups within League A will have the chance to qualify for the EUROs in round two of qualification, where they will be joined in mini groups by the top teams from the groups in League B.
The winner of the seven League A round two qualification groups will then join the hosts Lithuania in the eight-team Finals tournaments next summer.
England WU19s’ season got off to an unbeaten start in September, with a strong 5-0 victory over Denmark and a thrilling 3-3 draw with Germany.
And Amy Merricks’ side will be looking to build on this momentum as they vie for a place in next summer’s championships in Wales over the next week.
England WU19s v Greece
Tuesday 24 October
12pm BST KO, Cardiff International Sports Campus
England WU19s v Wales
Friday 27 October
6pm BST KO, Dragon Park, Wales National Football Centre
England WU19s v Czechia
Monday 30 October
11am GMT KO, Cardiff International Sports Campus
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The Squad:
Goalkeepers: Eve Annets (Reading), Katie Cox (Chelsea)
Defenders: Ria Bose (Chelsea), Cerys Brown (Chelsea), Lois Marley-Paraskevas (Manchester City, dual registered with Burnley), Lucy Newell (Manchester United, dual registered with West Bromwich Albion), Evie Rabjohn (Manchester United), Katie Reid (Arsenal, dual registered with Watford), Mari Ward (Bristol City)
Midfielders: Ashanti Akpan (Chelsea), Jemima Dahou (Manchester City, dual registered with Blackburn Rovers), Maddy Earl (Arsenal), Shauna Guyatt (Crystal Palace), Alexia Potter (Chelsea, dual registered with Crystal Palace)
Forwards: Ava Baker (Leicester City), Mia Enderby (Liverpool), Freya Godfrey (Arsenal, loan to Charlton Athletic), Georgia Mullett (Aston Villa), Poppy Pritchard (Durham), Katy Watson (Sunderland)