Lionesses face Euro 2025 hosts at Bramall Lane – follow live

England boss Sarina Wiegman is happy to make life “uncomfortable” for her players as they attempt to force their way into her team for the Euro 2025 finals.

Arsenal defender Leah Williamson, who captained the Lionesses to European glory in 2022, admitted in the wake of Saturday’s 0-0 friendly draw with world numbers ones the United States that the last two camps had been far from comfortable.

Switzerland have won three of their four away games in all competitions in 2024 (woth one defeat) after losing their final three on the road to end 2023.

This will be England’s fourth game at Bramall Lane, winning each of the previous three by an aggregate score of 11-0; their most recent game at the Sheffield venue came in the semi-finals of Euro 2022, beating Sweden 4-0.

Switzerland have lost each of their three previous away games against England, losing 9-1 in April 1977, 1-0 in May 2000 and most recently 2-0 in September 2010.

Here are the teams that will be playing at next summer’s tournament and will be in the draw in two weeks time:

• Switzerland (hosts)
• Spain (group winners)
• Germany (group winners)
• France (group winners)
• Italy (group winners)
• Iceland (runners-up)
• Denmark (runners-up)
• England (runners-up)
• Netherlands (runners-up)
• Portugal or Czech Republic (play-offs)
• Scotland or Finland (play-offs)
• Ukraine or Belgium (play-offs)
• Wales or Republic of Ireland (play-offs)
• Poland or Austria (play-offs)
• Northern Ireland or Norway (play-offs)
• Serbia or Sweden (play-offs)

England will be out to defend their European title as the draw for Euro 2025 is made ahead of the tournament in Switzerland next summer.

The Lionesses won their first major honour on home soil when Sarina Wiegman’s team defeated Germany at Wembley in July 2022.

The Euro 2025 draw will take place on Monday 16 December at 5pm BST (time still TBC) and the draw ceremony will be held in Lausanne, Switzerland.

The 16 teams will be drawn into four groups of four. There will be a livestream on the Uefa website.

Jess Park is the only player to remain in the starting XI from the England team that lined up against the United States last weekend. Sarina Wiegman switches out 10 players with Hannah Hampton returning in goal.

Here’s how England line-up against Switzerland tonight:

Emma Hayes left Chelsea in the summer to take up the position of head coach of the United States Women’s National Team. She returned to England last weekend for a clash with the Lionesses which ended in a goalless draw.

Hayes said: “I give everything I possibly can for a team that I really, really enjoy coaching, and I thrive, not just under pressure, but I like these opportunities, I like being in these situations. They bring out the best in me.

“You’ve got two top teams now, Sarina is an amazing coach, I thought it was a good tactical match-up, and I just enjoy coaching a high-level football match, to be honest with you. I don’t think too much about it.”

England are unbeaten in 11 previous meetings with Switzerland (10 wins, one draw), with the Lionesses only facing Finland (played 13, won nine, drew four) and Northern Ireland (played 12, won 12) more often without ever losing in in their entire history.