Ella Toone is not going to be enjoying for Manchester United of their Ladies’s Tremendous League match in opposition to Chelsea on Sunday due to harm.
Toone, who gained the Euros in 2022, suffered a calf concern in coaching which meant she did not play in opposition to Leicester in United’s 2-0 win on 17 November.
It was the primary WSL match the place Toone did not begin for the membership in 96 video games.
Ella Toone: How lengthy will the England worldwide be out for?
United supervisor Marc Skinner has stated Toone will likely be out for six weeks which suggests she will be unable to play within the Lionesses’ last video games of 2024.
She may miss WSL video games for United in opposition to Liverpool and Crystal Palace. Skinner added they’ll maintain assessing their star participant as she rehabs her harm.
Toone is just not the one participant to overlook out on the England squad by means of harm. Lauren Hemp can be sidelined after having knee surgical procedure.
Hemp’s membership Manchester Metropolis has not put a timeline on her return to the pitch.
Chelsea pair Lauren James and Niamh Charles are additionally not obtainable due to harm.
Lionesses supervisor Sarina Wiegman was requested about her injury-hit squad in a press convention for the staff announcement earlier than England play the USA and Switzerland on 30 November and three December respectively.
In FourFourTwo’s view Wiegman ought to use the accidents as a chance to offer extra expertise to youthful gamers. The Lionesses boss stated: “That is a part of soccer, and sadly you need the very best staff or the very best gamers in your squad on a regular basis.
“However typically gamers are injured or not obtainable for a motive, after which different gamers have the chance to step up and present, that is how we strategy it on a regular basis.”
The England squad does characteristic Gabby George, who has been recalled for the primary time since rupturing her ACL.
Who’s within the England squad?
Goalkeepers: Mary Earps (Paris saint-Germain), Hannah Hampton (Chelsea), Anna Moorhouse (Orlando Pleasure)
Defenders: Mille Vivid (Chelsea), Lucy Bronze (Chelsea), Jess Carter (Gotham), Gabby George (Manchester United), Alex Greenwood (Manchester Metropolis), Maya le Tissier (Manchester United), Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit), Millie Turner (Manchester United), Leah Williamson (Arsenal)
Midfielders: Laura Blindkilde Brown (Manchester Metropolis), Grace Clinton (Manchester United), Fran Kirby (Brighton & Hove Albion), Jess Park (Manchester Metropolis), Georgia Stanway (Bayern Munich), Keira Walsh (Barcelona), Ruby Mace (Leicester Metropolis)
Forwards: Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea), Chloe Kelly (Manchester Metropolis), Beth Mead (Arsenal), Jess Naz (Tottenham Hotspur), Alessia Russo (Arsenal)
