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England manager Sarina Wiegman tests positive for Covid ahead of Northern Ireland clash

England manager Sarina Wiegman will be absent from the dugout at St Mary's Stadium this evening after testing positive for Coronavirus.

The Lionesses are set to face Northern Ireland in Southampton at 8pm, having already progressed past the group stage as winners of Group A at the Women's Euro 2022 following a 1-0 victory over Austria at Old Trafford last Wednesday and an 8-0 thrashing of Norway at the AMEX Stadium on Monday.

The Football Association says Wiegman will now "undertake a period of recovery at the squad's base camp" with assistant coach Arjan Veurink set to take charge.

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