International friendly: England v Switzerland
Venue: Bramall Lane, Sheffield Date: Tuesday, 3 December Kick-off: 19:45 GMT Coverage: Live text commentary on BBC Sport website
England will be without injured duo Chloe Kelly and Fran Kirby for the friendly against Switzerland on Tuesday.
Forward Kelly is going through concussion protocols while midfielder Kirby has a calf injury after both players came off the bench during Saturday’s 0-0 draw with the United States.
Manager Sarina Wiegman says England will make “many changes” as they continue to “try out things” in their preparation for Euro 2025.
Among those who will feature is Chelsea defender Millie Bright, who was left on the bench for the goalless draw at Wembley.
“It was a hard decision. We’ve played four defenders the most in the last period so I chose to balance it out against the USA,” Wiegman told BBC Sport.
“Of course, that’s very hard for Millie. Against Switzerland she will play and I’m happy that she is fit and can take that opportunity.
“I think they will be hard to breakdown. They play in a really compact way but are also not scared to get in behind quickly. We have warned about those situations.”
Chelsea goalkeeper Hannah Hampton will also be hoping for game time after Wiegman started Mary Earps against the USA.
Asked whether Earps remained Wiegman’s number one, she said: “I have not made that decision.
“They are really competing. We have a good goalkeeper group. Mary and Hannah [Hampton] are really close.
“We have these four friendlies – we have played three now – I want to see both of them in games, all the time in training and with their clubs. They will both get opportunities to play.”
Football ‘starting to get alive’ in Switzerland
England will seek to defend their European title in Switzerland next year and Wiegman is “excited” to see how the tournament impacts the host country.
The Dutch manager saw how success helped propel the growth of women’s football in the Netherlands as well as England following their victories in the European Championship.
“Of course in England we are one of the trailblazers. Football is not one of the biggest sports in Switzerland but you can see they broke their attendance record on Friday with the amount of people watching the Germany game,” said Wiegman.
“It is starting to get alive there. The draw is on 16 December so then everyone will know where they are going to play and that’s exciting for Switzerland.
“I think the crowds will keep growing. We saw that in the Netherlands in 2017 [after they won the Euros].
“I hope that helps the development of the women’s game there. I’m excited to go there in the summer.”