Sarina Wiegman gives England injury update as Lionesses prepare for Belgium clash
Wiegman spoke ahead of Tuesday’s game against Belgium (Picture: Getty) England remain without several key players as they continue their preparations for Euro 2025 against Belgium on Tuesday night. Chelsea forward Lauren James and Arsenal striker Alessia Russo both withdrew from the group with injuries over the weekend with Chloe Kelly also a fresh absentee. Lauren Hemp, Georgia Stanway and Alex Greenwood are also absent from the squad this month as the continue their recoveries from respective knee injuries. England boss Sarina Wiegman is hopeful the most recent injury problems affecting her side are not long-term issues. ‘They are not with the squad anymore,’ Wiegman told a press conference. ‘LJ [James] picked up a hamstring injury so will be assessed with her club but is of course not available for Tuesday. ‘It is the same for Alessia [Russo]. She had to go back to Arsenal to be assessed and is hopefully back soon.’ Russo withdrew from the squad at the weekend (Picutre: Dan Istitene/Getty Images) Asked if she had major concerns over those fresh injury problems, Wiegman added: ‘No, I hope not. But time will tell.’ Wiegman has previously spoken positively of the chances of Hemp, Stanway and Greenwood being fit in time for summer’s competition, which kicks off in Switzerland in July. ‘I hope they’ll be back. I can’t give any timings. We just have a lot of hopes that they’ll be back and performing and healthy,’ said Wiegman. ‘You want to get everyone in fit. We know what the schedule looks like and where we’re at now but with the players it could change tomorrow. ‘I wouldn’t say it’s a worry, but it’s just something that affects [things] and we are trying to get time schedules right for players as far as possible for players to come back as soon as possible. ‘They need to be able to train and they need to be able to perform and that’s what it is all about. England thrashed Belgium 5-0 at Ashton Gate on Friday night, taking on the same opposition in Leuven on Tuesday.
England remain without several key players as they continue their preparations for Euro 2025 against Belgium on Tuesday night.
Chelsea forward Lauren James and Arsenal striker Alessia Russo both withdrew from the group with injuries over the weekend with Chloe Kelly also a fresh absentee.
Lauren Hemp, Georgia Stanway and Alex Greenwood are also absent from the squad this month as the continue their recoveries from respective knee injuries.
England boss Sarina Wiegman is hopeful the most recent injury problems affecting her side are not long-term issues.
‘They are not with the squad anymore,’ Wiegman told a press conference.
‘LJ [James] picked up a hamstring injury so will be assessed with her club but is of course not available for Tuesday.
‘It is the same for Alessia [Russo]. She had to go back to Arsenal to be assessed and is hopefully back soon.’
Asked if she had major concerns over those fresh injury problems, Wiegman added: ‘No, I hope not. But time will tell.’
Wiegman has previously spoken positively of the chances of Hemp, Stanway and Greenwood being fit in time for summer’s competition, which kicks off in Switzerland in July.
‘I hope they’ll be back. I can’t give any timings. We just have a lot of hopes that they’ll be back and performing and healthy,’ said Wiegman.
‘You want to get everyone in fit. We know what the schedule looks like and where we’re at now but with the players it could change tomorrow.
‘I wouldn’t say it’s a worry, but it’s just something that affects [things] and we are trying to get time schedules right for players as far as possible for players to come back as soon as possible.
‘They need to be able to train and they need to be able to perform and that’s what it is all about.
England thrashed Belgium 5-0 at Ashton Gate on Friday night, taking on the same opposition in Leuven on Tuesday.
