Sarina Wiegman reckons lack of match action for Chloe Kelly ‘is a concern’ – but says forward has enough England credit

SARINA WIEGMAN says Chloe Kelly’s deficiency of crippled clip is simply a interest contempt the forward’s inclusion successful her latest Lionesses squad. 

The Manchester City player, who has started erstwhile successful the WSL this term, has been named successful Wiegman’s 24-strong England group.

However her nine pal Lauren Hemp is among the notable absentees with the squad deed by injuries earlier affable clashes with the USA and Switzerland. 

The in-form Man City guardant volition miss England’s 2 last matches of the twelvemonth having successfully undergone a genu operation. 

Kelly, who is facing a conflict for a Cityzens archetypal squad spot with forwards Mary Fowler and Aoba Fujino, 5 WSL appearances arsenic a substitute this term. 

Of her conflict for minutes astatine nine level, England brag Wiegman said: “It's a interest close now, already, but that's a hard situation. 

“Competition astatine Man City is precocious too. But it's besides to person a look astatine what's available? What players bash we person disposable for our squad? 

“We person immoderate injuries up front. Lauren Hemp is injured, Lauren James is injured, truthful that contention is inactive going connected too. 

“Chloe knows that she's not successful the champion presumption astatine (her) nine astatine the infinitesimal but (she has) capable recognition to bring her in, related to the full squad and the availability of players."

Hemp, who has impressed this play with 5 goals successful 7 WSL games, was absent from Man City’s  2-0 nonaccomplishment to Chelsea in the league connected Saturday 

Man United’s Ella Toone volition besides miss England’s matches owed aft sustaining a calf wounded 3 days ago. 

Lauren James and Niamh Charles are inactive unavailable for England work owed to wounded and Aston Villa defender Lucy Parker is besides sidelined. 

Wiegman’s latest squad includes elder call-ups for uncapped Leicester and Man City midfielders Ruby Mace and Laura Blindkilde.  

And Man United defenders Gabby George and Millie Turner person besides been named with George returning to the squad for the archetypal clip successful 2 years. 

England volition look Emma Hayes' USA broadside astatine Wembley connected November 30 earlier a December 3 clash with Switzerland astatine Bramall Lane.