Earps withdraws from England squad with hip injury

England goalkeeper Mary Earps has withdrawn from nan squad for Tuesday's Euro 2025 qualifier against France successful Saint-Etienne.

The 31-year-old was replaced conscionable 7 minutes into her 50th quality for nan Lionesses pinch a hep wounded during Friday's 2-1 nonaccomplishment to France astatine St James' Park.

The Manchester United keeper, who was replaced by Chelsea's Hannah Hampton, near nan stadium connected crutches arsenic England suffered a first conclusion successful European qualifying since 2002.

Birmingham City's Lucy Thomas has been called into nan squad for Tuesday's travel to France.

Sarina Wiegman's broadside are 3rd successful League A Group 3 pinch 4 points, having won one, drawn 1 and mislaid 1 of their opening 3 fixtures arsenic they bid to take sides their crown astatine Euro 2025.

After Tuesday's crippled successful France, England big nan Republic of Ireland earlier travelling to second-placed Sweden for their last group fixture successful July.

The Lionesses request to decorativeness successful nan apical 2 positions successful nan group to automatically suffice for adjacent summer's tourney successful Switzerland.