Euro 2022 winners Chloe Kelly and Fran Kirby earn recalls to Sarina Wiegman’s England squad

Euro 2022 winners Chloe Kelly and Fran Kirby have returned from injury to make Sarina Wiegman’s latest England squad for their upcoming internationals against Czech Republic and USA.

Kelly came off the bench to score the winning goal in the final against Germany in July, while Kirby started every game throughout the tournament, but both were unavailable for the matches earlier this month against Austria and Luxembourg due to knocks.

However, they have since returned at club level, with Kirby scoring in both of her appearances so far this season for Chelsea, while Kelly registered an assist on the opening day of the season for Manchester City, and this was enough to convince Wiegman that the pair warranted recalls. 

Chloe Kelly is back in the England squad after previously missing out through injury

Fran Kirby has also been recalled after starting the season strongly at Chelsea

There were also call-ups for two uncapped players as Jess Park and Lucy Parker made the cut, while Esme Morgan was also recalled after missing out on the previous squad.

Park has started her loan spell at Everton well, scoring the second goal in the Toffees’ 3-0 derby win against Liverpool on Sunday, and could be in line for her international debut next month.

There were a number of notable omissions from Wiegman’s squad, though, with Nikita Parris and Beth England missing out.

Defender Lotte Wubben-Moy has also been overlooked, while Jordan Nobbs has not been included after struggling for game time in the opening weeks of the season for Arsenal. 

More to follow… 

Jess Park has earned her first call-up as a reward for her good form at Everton this season