England boss Sarina Wiegman has selected her squad for the upcoming Arnold Clark Cup tournament later this month and a number of Chelsea and Arsenal stars have received call-ups, but there's no room for Tottenham's Bethany England.
The European Champions will take on Belgium, Italy and South Korea at three stadiums across the UK, including the CBS Arena in Coventry, Bristol City's Ashton Gate and Stadium MK in Milton Keynes. The tournament begins on February 16 and the two other matchdays are on February 19 and 22.
Millie Bright, Jess Carter, Niamh Charles, Fran Kirby and Lauren James are the Chelsea stars to make the cut. Meanwhile, Leah Williamson and Lotte Wubben-Moy are the only Arsenal stars to receive call-ups.
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Beth England, who completed the switch from Chelsea to Tottenham in a record-breaking move in January, misses out. The striker has already scored three goals for her new club in all competitions but hasn't done enough on this occasion to force herself into Wiegman's plans.
Brighton's Katie Robinson and Ebony Salmon of Houston Dash are two of the forwards called up, along with James, Everton's Jess Park, Man City's Chloe Kelly and Lauren Hemp and Man United's Alessia Russo.
The players will report to St George's Park from Sunday evening and will remain at the base as preparations get underway. The team at the top of the standings after all three matchdays will claim the prize. England secured the trophy last year after they topped the table ahead of Canada, Spain and Germany.
On the squad selection, Wiegman said: "The first camp of the year is always important to set the right tone for what comes next, especially with such a big opportunity in the summer. We are only looking forward now and we have to stay humble and focused on working hard.
"We know the fans will be with us again and we can’t wait to see them at every stadium. We had a positive experience with the Arnold Clark Cup last time. We had three tough matches with different challenges in each one, and we were able to learn a lot from our performances and work on many details which we are aiming to do again."
The England squad in full:
GOALKEEPERS: Mary Earps (Manchester United), Sandy MacIver (Manchester City), Emily Ramsey (Everton), Ellie Roebuck (Manchester City)
DEFENDERS: Millie Bright (Chelsea), Lucy Bronze (Barcelona), Jess Carter (Chelsea), Niamh Charles (Chelsea), Rachel Daly (Aston Villa), Alex Greenwood (Manchester City), Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United), Leah Williamson (Arsenal), Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal)
MIDFIELDERS: Laura Coombs (Manchester City), Fran Kirby (Chelsea), Georgia Stanway (Bayern Munich), Ella Toone (Manchester United), Keira Walsh (Barcelona), Katie Zelem (Manchester United)
STRIKERS: Lauren Hemp (Manchester City), Lauren James (Chelsea), Chloe Kelly (Manchester City), Jess Park (Everton), Alessia Russo (Manchester United), Katie Robinson (Brighton), Ebony Salmon (Houston Dash)
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