England starting line-up: Hannah Hampton; Lucy Bronze, Millie Bright, Leah Williamson (C), Niamh Charles; Grace Clinton, Keira Walsh, Ella Toone; Jess Park, Lauren James, Alessia Russo. Substitutes: Esme Morgan, Mary Earps, Maya Le Tissier, Millie Turner, Jess Carter, Chloe Kelly, Jessica Naz, Aggie Beever-Jones, Nikita Parris, Anna Moorhouse, Ruby Mace, Laura Blindkilde-Brown.
Spain starting line-up: Cata Coll; Ona Batlle, Irene Paredes (C), María Méndez, Olga Carmona, Laia Aleixandri; Aitana Bonmatí, Mariona Caldentey; Clàudia Pina, Lucía García, Salma Paralluelo. Fixtures don’t get much bigger than this when it comes to international football.
The reigning European champions face the reigning world champions at the home of English football this evening in what is set to be a blockbuster Nations League clash. For England, this is a chance to avenge their World Cup final defeat to Spain. The Lionesses suffered a narrow 1-0 loss to La Roja in Sydney 556 days ago. Now, with Euro 2025 just 126 days away, Sarina Wiegman’s side are in need of a huge confidence boost.
England go into this match off the back of a fairly disappointing 1-1 draw with Portugal. Meanwhile, Spain came from behind in dramatic fashion to defeat Belgium in a five-goal thriller on Friday to top Group A3. This clash will give us a good idea of where exactly both teams are heading into this summer’s major tournament. The countdown is well and truly on.
