England face Canada tonight on the Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough to kick off the inaugural version of the Arnold Clark Cup.
After a collection of one-sided World Cup qualifiers this season, England are set to be examined towards Olympic champions Canada as Sarina Wiegman’s aspect step up their preparations forward of internet hosting the European Championships in July.
The four-team event, which additionally contains top-10 sides in Germany and Spain, has been created to provide England extra matches towards top-ranked opposition.
Coached by fashioned England assistant supervisor Bev Priestman, Canada defeated Sweden on penalties to win the Olympic gold medal in Tokyo and defeated England 2-0 in a pleasant final April.
Right here’s the whole lot you might want to know forward of the match tonight.
When is England vs Canada?
The match will kick off at 7:30pm on Thursday 17 February on the Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough. The match between Spain and Germany will happen on the identical floor earlier within the day at 2:30pm.
How can I watch it?
Will probably be proven stay on ITV 4, with protection getting underway at 6:45pm. The match will even be obtainable to stream stay on the ITV Hub.
Crew information
Leah Williamson, Lucy Bronze and Ellie Roebuck are again within the squad after lacking November’s internationals via harm, however Steph Houghton and Beth England are unavailable. Arsenal defender Williamson has been named captain in Houghton’s absence.
Goalkeeper Roebuck and right-back Bronze might make their first appearances below Wiegman, with Williamson probably forming a centre-back partnership with Chelsea’s Millie Shiny. Keira Walsh and Jordan Nobbs might play in midfield, with Beth Mead, Fran Kirby and Lauren Hemp behind England’s report goalscorer Ellen White in assault.
Canada shall be skipped by Chelsea’s Jessie Fleming, whereas Manchester Metropolis’s Janine Beckie and Studying’s Deanne Rose are the opposite Girls’s Tremendous League stars who might make an look. Report worldwide Christine Sinclair isn’t concerned within the squad as a consequence of private causes.
Predicted line-ups
England: Roebuck; Bronze, Williamson, Shiny, Daly; Walsh, Nobbs; Mead, Kirby, Hemp; White
Canada: McLeod; Lawrence, Gilles, Buchanan, Chapman; Fleming, Scott, Quinn; Beckie, Rose, Prince
Odds
England: 3/4
Draw: 9/4
Canada: 16/5
Prediction
England 1-1 Canada
Kaynak: briturkish.com
