Hannah Hampton returns to England Lionesses squad for Brazil and Australia games
Exiled Lionesses goalkeeper Hannah Hampton makes a stunning return to the team five months after being ruled out for alleged ATTITUDE issues… as Sarina Wiegman picks her players for England’s April matches against Brazil and Australia.
- Wiegman has selected his final team before choosing his World Cup squad
- The European champions play Brazil in the Finalissima at Wembley on April 6
- They will then face World Cup hosts Australia in Brentford in a friendly on April 11.
Hannah Hampton has been recalled to the England squad by Sarina Wiegman after the goalkeeper sat out the last three camps with alleged attitude problems.
Wiegman previously stated that Hampton had been left out of the setup because he had a few areas to work on.
The goalkeeper has been in fine form for Aston Villa in recent months and now has a chance to claim a World Cup place.
Wiegman picked 25 players for the matches against Brazil and Australia next month.
Millie Bright is fit enough to be included after missing Chelsea’s defeat against Manchester City, but Fran Kirby is absent again as she continues to recover from a knee injury.
Hannah Hampton has been called up to the Lionesses team five months after she was dropped due to behavior and attitude issues.
Hampton’s form for Aston Villa has convinced Sarina Wiegman to give him another chance
Wiegman watches Aston Villa’s Women’s Super League game with Man City this month
Elsewhere, Esme Morgan was called back, while Lucy Parker replaced Ebony Salmon from the latter team.
Manchester United captain Katie Zelem has also been omitted.
Bethany England has also been missing despite scoring regularly for Tottenham.
This is the final team before the boss of the Lionesses names his team for the World Cup.
Wiegman is likely to give Kirby and Beth Mead extra time to prove their fitness and won’t rule out including them in his World Cup squad.
Kirby hasn’t played since January, while Mead suffered an ACL injury in November, but told Sportsmail last month she was ahead of the game in her recovery.
Hampton was part of the England team that won the European Championship last year.