SM
Bradford vs. Notts County: 15 hrs 45 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews
Collect News Data

The big talking points ahead of England Women's clash with Canada

:Headline: The big talking points ahead of England Women's clash with Canada:
The friendly will be the Lionesses' third match under interim boss Hege Riise.
Sports Mole

England Women are back in action on Tuesday when they face Canada at Stoke's bet365 Stadium.

The friendly will be the Lionesses' third match under interim boss Hege Riise – they beat Northern Ireland 6-0 in February and lost 3-1 away against France on Friday – and their final fixture before the Norwegian names her Great Britain squad for this summer's Tokyo Olympics.

Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the talking points surrounding the Canada game.

The battle for Olympic selection

Players will certainly be eager to impress Riise in Tuesday's game, with her 18-strong GB squad to be named next month. She has said the plan has been for "almost every" member of the 26-player England squad to get game time across this double-header of friendlies; 17 featured against France. That included one of four goalkeepers, Ellie RoebuckSandy MacIver, Carly Telford and Karen Bardsley are also in the group.

Bronze a doubt

Lucy Bronze is a doubt for the Canada clash (John Walton/PA)

Others who did not play in the France match were Lucy Bronze, Demi Stokes, Georgia Stanway, Ella Toone, Millie Turner and Esme Morgan. The experienced figures of Bronze and Stokes missed out with minor injuries, and Riise has said she is hopeful the latter will be ready to feature "for a few minutes", while a decision about Bronze was to be made after a training session on Monday. England are currently without the pair's fellow defender, injured skipper Steph Houghton – Ellen White is captaining in her absence.

A more clinical edge?

Riise has spoken of the "great answers" provided by the France game in terms of "what we need to improve and what has improved" in attack and defence, and highlighted the need to finish chances. While she wants improvement after what was an eighth defeat in 13 matches for England on Friday, Riise said she thinks "we are on a good road going forward."

Priestman reunion

Bev Priestman was the Lionesses' assistant boss under Phil Neville (Nick Potts/PA)

There will be a familiar face in the opposition dugout. Canada – joint-eighth in the world rankings, two places lower than England – are managed by Bev Priestman, who was the Lionesses' assistant boss under Phil Neville. Meanwhile, Riise is being assisted by a former Canada international in Rhian Wilkinson.

History-maker Sinclair

Canada captain Christine Sinclair has scored 186 goals in 296 international appearances (Mike Egerton/PA)

Canada's captain is Christine Sinclair, who last year became the top goalscorer in international football history. The 37-year-old has an incredible record of 186 goals in 296 appearances for her country, and she scored the winner when Canada beat England 1-0 in their last meeting in 2019. It remains to be seen if she plays on Tuesday after coming off early with an injury in Friday's 3-0 win against Wales.

body check tags ::

amp_article__442904 : Collect and Make Data not in DataBase  : 
last updated article - 2021-04-12 18:00:37:
html db last update - 2021-04-12 16:50:09 :

ex - 7200 : read : write cache and make html
Share this article now:
FV
Read Next:
Hege Riise insists France defeat provided "great answers"
>

Subscribe to our newsletter


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!
Read more about Lucy Bronze Hege Riise Christine Sinclair Ellie Roebuck Sandy MacIver Carly Telford Karen Bardsley Ella Toone Demi Stokes Georgia Stanway Millie Turner Esme Morgan Football
Follow @SportsMole for the latest breaking news stories, and follow @sm_headlines to get every headline from Sports Mole
Recommended Next on SM
Hege Riise insists France defeat provided "great answers"
Premier League confirms Forest four-point deduction

Page options

Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Arsenal28204470244664
2Liverpool28197265263964
3Manchester CityMan City28196363283563
4Aston Villa29175760421856
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs28165759421753
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd28152113939047
7West Ham UnitedWest Ham2912894650-444
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2811985044642
9Wolverhampton WanderersWolves28125114244-241
10Newcastle UnitedNewcastle281241259481140
11Chelsea27116104745239
12Fulham29115134344-138
13Bournemouth2898114152-1135
14Crystal Palace2878133348-1529
15Brentford2975174154-1326
16Everton2887132939-1025
17Luton TownLuton2957174260-1822
18Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest2967163551-1621
19Burnley2945202963-3417
20Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd2835202474-5014
Scroll for more - Tap for full version

Subscribe to our newsletter


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.

history www

Premier League Team of the Season so far - Haaland, Rice, Van Dijk

1

PL

Lille's Yoro 'favours Real Madrid move over Man United, Chelsea'

2

LY

Lionel Messi to miss Argentina friendlies due to injury

3

LM

Arsenal, Liverpool, Man City 'in contention to sign Kimmich'

4

AL

Preview: Brann vs. Barcelona - prediction, team news, lineups

5

PB

Barcelona's Andreas Christensen pulls out of Denmark squad

6

BA

Arsenal's Thomas Partey left out of Ghana squad at own request

7

AT

Nottingham Forest 'handed four-point deduction for PSR breach'

8

NF

Chelsea to miss out on Jamal Musiala windfall?

9

CT

Man United players 'open to Mason Greenwood return'

10

MU


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .