Leah Williamson is back in the England squad, with the Arsenal captain returning after her injury lay off.
Leah Williamson has been recalled to the England squad for the first time since lifting the Euro 2025 trophy, with the Arsenal captain named in Sarina Wiegman’s 25-player group for their World Cup qualifiers against Ukraine and Iceland.
A knee injury ruled Williamson out of the Lionesses’ matches in the latter part of last year and the 28-year-old underwent surgery before returning to action with Arsenal in December.
Her inclusion signals a significant step in her return to full international involvement ahead of the March qualifiers.
“I am very happy. It feels very good for her too, she wanted to be back,” Wiegman said after naming her squad.
“She has trained, I am in close contact with her and the club. She is in a good place but she does have a lack of minutes.
“I think there are some more players who are still building or didn’t get the minutes we hoped for.
“That is also the reason why we have gone with a bigger squad.”