England squad announcement live: Lionesses team for Euro 2025 to be named after Millie Bright withdraws

Now that the England squad is known for Euro 2025, Sarina Wiegman will address the media at 2.30pm.

We’ll have all the updates from her press conference in this live blog.

It’s a big call from Sarina Wiegman who selects Brighton & Hove Albion forward Michelle Agyemang for Euro 2025.

The striker scored three goals and made one assist in 17 WSL matches this season.

She has played for England at senior, under-23, under-19 and under-17 levels.

The 19-year-old will fight Alessia Russo and Aggie Beever-Jones for a starting berth at the Euros.

Goalkeepers: Hannah Hampton, Khiara Keating, Anna Moorhouse.

Defenders: Lucy Bronze, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Jess Carter, Niamh Charles, Maya Le Tissier, Esme Morgan, Alex Greenwood, Leah Williamson.

Midfielders: Grace Clinton, Jess Park, Ella Toone, Georgia Stanway, Keira Walsh.

Forwards: Lauren Hemp, Beth Mead, Lauren James, Chloe Kelly, Aggie Beever-Jones, Michelle Agyemang, Alessia Russo.

It’s almost time for England’s squad announcement.

The retirements of Mary Earps and Fran Kirby have somewhat overshadowed the build-up to Euro 2025 and we know Millie Bright won’t be in the squad either after the defender withdrew to focus on her mental and physical health.

Will there be any major surprises in Sarina Wiegman picks?

The biggest decision facing Sarina Wiegman will be whether to include Lauren James or not.

The Chelsea star isn’t fully fit but could still be an assest if she’s injury free, even at 90% effectiveness.

Will Wiegman roll the dice and hope James will be ready in time for the group stages?

The Women’s European Championship kicks off in Switzerland on 2 July with the final to be played at St Jakob-Park in Basel on 27 July.

Defending champions England will begin their campaign on the third day of the tournament when they face France.

Here’s the tournament’s schedule:

Group stage matchday one: 2-5 July

Group stage matchday two: 6-9 July

Group stage matchday three: 10-13 July

Quarter-finals: 16-19 July

A fly on the wall in the England dressing room in Barcelona would first see a squad frustrated by their defeat in Spain, but the environment would soon be overshadowed when Fran Kirby announced that she will no longer be playing international football.

Kirby is a stalwart. She has overcome significant adversity in her career. She has bags of experience. But she wasn’t going to be selected for the squad for this summer’s Euros and that led her to call time on her international career.

The strongest area of the team, which gives Wiegman some breathing space when it comes to the biggest injury question ahead of the squad announcement. Wiegman has previously said that there could be room in the 23 for someone who is not 100 per cent fit, offering them the chance to build their fitness before the tournament. That place should be given to Lauren James, even as she continues to recover from a hamstring injury.

The Arsenal trio will all go, with Alessia Russo coming off her finest season yet at club level, Chloe Kelly hitting form on loan at the Gunners and Beth Mead getting closer to her best after playing a key part in their Champions League triumph. Flexibility as a forward is a huge plus given the competition for places, so Lauren Hemp, who looked sharp against Portugal on her first England appearance of the year, is an invaluable option.

Alongside her, young player of the year Aggie Beever-Jones scored a 33-minute hat-trick at Wembley to secure her place, and showed she can be a back-up to Russo at No 9 as well as a wide forward for Wiegman.

It would be unfortunate for Nikita Parris to drop out at this stage after making three successive squads since the turn of the year, but it’s very possible, while striker Michelle Agyemang is better off spending her summer leading the line for England at the Under-19’s Euros.

Forwards (6): Aggie Beever-Jones, Lauren Hemp, Chloe Kelly, Lauren James, Beth Mead, Alessia Russo

Midfield has been the biggest area of change for the Lionesses over the last 12 months with the emergence of Grace Clinton, 22, and Jess Park, 23, as genuine options to start for England at the Euros. At the same time, England could also start the Euros with the same midfield trio that began the World Cup final in Keira Walsh, Georgia Stanway and Ella Toone.

Wiegman has options, at least, and Stanway’s return from a knee injury is still a huge boost. Her absence gave Clinton the chance to show she can play alongside Walsh in midfield, as well as further in front, while Park has worked as a No 10 and out wide on the right.

The sudden retirement of Fran Kirby means an inexperienced player is likely to go in her place. According to Kirby, Wiegman had already decided that she was not going to the Euros, which is a surprise: even if her days of starting for England were behind her, Kirby could still have influenced games from the bench.

Instead, one of Laura Blindkilde Brown or Missy Bo Kearns could make the final squad. Bo Kearns, the captain of England’s Under-23s, could have timing on her side after making her England debut off the bench in the defeat to Spain.

Midfielders (6): Missy Bo Kearns, Grace Clinton, Jess Park, Georgia Stanway, Ella Toone, Keira Walsh

If everyone was fit and available, England’s back four at the Euros would likely have been Lucy Bronze, Millie Bright, Leah Williamson and either Jess Carter or Niamh Charles. But England received another hammer blow just 24 hours before the squad was named, with Bright pulling out of selection.

They had hoped the 31-year-old would be ready for the Euros after taking time away from camp to look after her mental health and let her body recharge after the club season, but she confirmed in a social media post that she would miss the tournament. Alex Greenwood is a high-quality replacement at centre-back, however, having filled in for Williamson when she was ruled out of the last World Cup.

In a squad of 23, Wiegman is likely to take eight defenders to the Euros with at least two options for each position, and has said “connections” and fitness are factors when naming her back four for the tournament. Manchester United captain Maya Le Tissier will be Bronze’s back-up at right back, even though her preferred position is at centre-back. Carter and Charles are the options at left-back and who plays there may depend on England’s opponents and their style of play.

After Bright’s withdrawal, Wiegman requires two more centre-back options in addition to Williamson and Greenwood, so will likely choose both Esme Morgan and Lotte Wubben-Moy. Previously it appeared Wiegman would have to pick between the two but that is no longer the case.

Defenders (8): Lucy Bronze, Jess Carter, Niamh Charles, Alex Greenwood, Maya Le Tissier, Esme Morgan, Leah Williamson, Lotte Wubben-Moy