🤕 England Captain Leah Williamson injured ahead of USA clash

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Chloe Beresford·4 October 2022

🤕 England Captain Leah Williamson injured ahead of USA clash

England Captain Leah Williamson has been replaced in the England squad by Lotte Wubben-Moy while she undergoes further tests on an injury.

It’s understood that she has not, as yet, returned to Arsenal and hasn’t been ruled out completely.

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However, it’s a different story for West Ham’s Lucy Parker, who has been sent back to her club and replaced by Nikita Parris.

To summarise, in the last 24 hours England have confirmed their captain Leah Williamson and main striker Alessia Russo are injured ahead of facing world champions the USA at Wembley on Friday. Lucy Parker was called up for the first time & now misses out. Huge blow for her & 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
– Tuesday, 4 October 2022

Alessia Russo pulled out of the squad on Monday due to a small injury picked up whilst playing for Manchester United at the weekend.

England face a huge test versus the USA in front of a sold-out Wembley on Friday, before travelling to Brighton to take on Czech Republic next Tuesday.