England return to action this week when they host Germany in a friendly at Wembley Stadium.
Sarina Wiegman’s team begin their preparations for Euro 2025 with a tough test against the team they faced in the end 2022. This match will be a good indicator of the current state of the team with just over eight months to go until the tournament starts in Switzerland.
The lionesses will also face South Africa in a second friendly on Tuesday 29 October at the Coventry Building Society Arena, but will be hoping to start with a strong performance in London this week.
here it is 90 minutes Friday clash preview.
England vs Germany head to head record (all time)
Current form (all competitions)
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England |
Germany |
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Sweden 0-0 England – 16/07/24 |
Spain 0-1 Germany – 08/09/24 |
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England 2-1 Republic of Ireland – 24/12/07 |
USA 1-0 Germany – 06/0824 |
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France 1-2 England – 24/04/06 |
Canada 0-0 Germany (2-4p) – 07/03/24 |
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England 1-2 France – 31/05/24 |
Zambia 1-4 Germany – 31/07/24 |
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Republic of Ireland 0-2 England – 24/04/09 |
USA 4-1 Germany – 7/28/24 |
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country |
TV channel/live broadcast |
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united kingdom |
ITV, ITVX |
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united states |
Paramount+, CBS Sports Golazo |
Lauren James has withdrawn from the England team after losing Chelseathe last one Women’s Super League match against Tottenham.
The 23-year-old will remain with her club as she continues her recovery from a calf injury, with no alternatives in her place. However, Wiegman has also confirmed this neither Fran Kirby nor Lotte Wubben-Moy will be available.
Predicted England v Germany line-up (4-3-3): Hampton; Bronze, Bright, Williamson, Carter; Stanway, Walsh, Clinton; Mead, Russo, Hemp.
RB Leipzig’s 25-year-old striker Giovanna Hoffmann and Eintracht Frankfurt’s 21-year-old midfielder Lisanne Grawe are in the German national team for the first time. Sara Dabritz also returns from an ankle injury.
This is also the first camp for the German national team since Alexandra Popp announced her retirement from international football. Bibiane Schulze Solano, who is recovering from an ACL injury, and Kathrin Hendrich are the other notable absentees.
Lineup predicted Germany vs England (4-4-2): Berger; Linder, Kleinherne, Doorsoun-Khajeh, Rauch; Gwinn, Nusken, Minge, Buhl; Brand, Hoffmann.
It’s just over two years since these two teams met in the UEFA Women’s European Championship final and a lot has changed in that time.
Germany are working with a new coach, Christian Wuck, who will take charge of their first game on Friday. England, on the other hand, have had a series of mixed performances. They struggled at the start of the year in the Nations League but turned things around in the summer to qualify for next year’s Euros.
Although the Lionesses are at home at Wembley, Germany are in a strong position after securing a bronze medal at the Olympics in August. There will likely be little to separate the two teams.
