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| Mark Sampson named his first England squad since the World Cup |
MARK SAMPSON has made seven changes to his England women's squad for their first match since clinching bronze at the World Cup in Canada.
England take on Estonia in Tallinn on September 21 in their first Euro 2017 qualifier.
Manchester City’s Isobel Christiansen has been called up for the first time, while Chelsea's Gilly Flaherty and Arsenal's Danielle Carter return to the set up for the second time.
Gemma Davison also returns after an impressive campaign for Chelsea, but there was no place for Sunderland star Beth Mead despite topping the scoring charts in the top division of the Women's Super League with 13 goals.
Fara Williams and Jade Moore miss out due to injury, while Jordan Nobbs, Katie Chapman, Karen Carney and Portland Thorns duo Lianne Sanderson and Jodie Taylor are rested.
“It’s important that we keep building on the momentum from the World Cup and keep improving," Sampson said.
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| England's World Cup squad at 10 Downing Street |
"Our ambition is to continue to grow as a team over the course of the qualification process and the match with Estonia signifies not the start of our journey but the next stage in the group's journey.
“With the limited rest period for some players following the World Cup, there are some of the tournament squad who have yet to recover fully from injuries they sustained over the course of the season. Working with the clubs, we have left some players, who would have been selected for the squad, out to continue their rehab work.
“This has opened the door for a new group of players who were not part of the World Cup group but have shown strong qualities over the course of the season and deserve an opportunity as part of our England group.”
“With the limited rest period for some players following the World Cup, there are some of the tournament squad who have yet to recover fully from injuries they sustained over the course of the season. Working with the clubs, we have left some players, who would have been selected for the squad, out to continue their rehab work.
“This has opened the door for a new group of players who were not part of the World Cup group but have shown strong qualities over the course of the season and deserve an opportunity as part of our England group.”
Defenders: Laura Bassett (Notts County), Lucy Bronze (Manchester City), Gilly Flaherty (Chelsea), Alex Greenwood (Notts County), Steph Houghton (Manchester City), Claire Rafferty (Chelsea), Alex Scott (Arsenal), Casey Stoney (Arsenal), Amy Turner (Notts County), Demi Stokes (Manchester City)
Midfielders: Isobel Christiansen (Manchester City), Jo Potter (Birmingham City), Jill Scott (Manchester City)
Forwards: Eniola Aluko (Chelsea), Danielle Carter (Arsenal), Jess Clarke (Notts County), Gemma Davison (Chelsea), Toni Duggan (Manchester City), Fran Kirby (Chelsea), Ellen White (Notts County)
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