TEAM NEWS: England ring the changes as Lionesses chase quarter-final place
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Published 27/07/2017 at 18:14 GMT
England have made a massive 10 changes to their starting XI as the Lionesses are set to face Portugal in the women’s Euros on Thursday.
Steph Houghton of the England women's national team in action during a training session, on the eve of their UEFA Women's 2017 Group D match againstScotland , at Sporting 70 on July 18, 2017 in Utrecht, Netherlands.
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Coach Mark Sampson chose to rest the vast majority of his winning team from the England’s first two matches, including Jodie Taylor, who scored in both matches including a hat trick against Scotland, and captain Steph Houghton. Laura Bassett will instead don the captain’s armband on Thursday.
Millie Bright is the only unchanged player in the starting XI.
England currently top group D with a goal difference of eight - though, while improbable, it is still mathematically possible for the team to miss out on a place in the quarter finals.
England: Chamberlain, Greenwood, Bright, Bassett (c), Scott, Potter, Williams, Christiansen, Duggan, Carney, Parris. Subs: Bardsley, Bronze, Stokes, J. Scott, Houghton, Nobbs, Taylor, Moore, Stoney, White, Telford, Kirby.
Portugal: Sousa Barros Morais, Marques Borges, Garcia Rebelo, da Silva Costa, Jacome Silva, Antunes, Ferreira Pinto, Lira Pires, Trindade Coruche Mendes, Pires Neto, Abreu Sousa Silva. Subs: Marreiros, Amarai Mendes, Pega Infante, Veiga Santiago Fidalgo, Alexandra Norton, amos Luis, Oliveira Leite, Figueira Pinto, Marques, Da Costa, Ribeiro Gomes, Campos Costa.
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