England boss Sarina Wiegman has confirmed Hannah Hampton could possibly be again accessible to face Australia at Satisfaction Park on Tuesday within the second of their October friendlies.
The 24-year-old goalkeeper missed Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Brazil on the Etihad Stadium with a minor elbow challenge which noticed Khiara Keating earn her first cap for England.
It was the Lionesses’ first defeat on dwelling soil since shedding 4-3 to Germany at Wembley Stadium in October 2024 and they are going to be trying to put it proper in opposition to 2023 World Cup semi-finalists Australia at a sold-out Satisfaction Park.
Wiegman insisted Hampton might return to the fold on Tuesday if she got here by the final coaching session on Monday unscathed.
She stated: “She is progressing rather well, has ticked all of the packing containers up to now. At this time there’s one other coaching session which she has to come back by however issues look actually good.
“We’re nonetheless at some point to go and immediately we’ve session for her immediately. If issues go nicely, then she will likely be accessible tomorrow.
“She’s goalkeeper. First process of a goalkeeper is to maintain the ball out of the online, along with the group.
“She’s also very good with her feet, the long-distance kicks and also playing possession game. That’s a super strength of hers.”
England have gone behind in every of their final 4 outings, together with their come-from-behind victories within the Euros this summer time over Sweden, Italy and Spain, after which in opposition to Brazil on Saturday.
The Lionesses have been accused of beginning slowly however Wiegman disagreed and admitted she enjoys the problem that high nations like Brazil and Australia pose.
She added: “I think the Spain game, we started well and we could’ve scored 1-0. The Italy game we could’ve scored 1-0. The Sweden game we didn’t start that well. The France game we started really well and scored a goal.
“So I do not agree that we’ve gradual begins on a regular basis – we simply bought behind.
“I do agree, on Saturday we didn’t start well enough. We had to get more physical. We talked about that – the players felt the same. So we’re definitely going to give everything to start better tomorrow.
“We’re excited to go once more tomorrow, have the chance right away. We need to play high nations as a result of they’ll problem us – being challenged exhibits areas we have to enhance on.”
The last time the two sides met was in the 2023 World Cup semi-final where England ended their home hopes in Sydney with a 3-1 result to go through to the final.
Ella Toone was one of the goalscorers on that day and she believes Australia will be out for revenge on Tuesday.
She said: “For Australia, we broke quite a lot of their hearts on the market on the World Cup so, for them, it will really feel like a revenge recreation.
“We’re England, we want to win every game. These games are friendlies – but there are no friendlies in football.
“It is troublesome once you lose a recreation however there is a recreation proper not far away to place issues proper and we will go on the market, placed on a giant efficiency and hopefully go on the market and get the win.”
