England Women call in replacements for injured duo

Tuesday 29 Jul 2014
Jo Potter last appeared for England in 2007

Jo Potter and Carly Telford have joined the England Women's squad at St. George's Park as they prepare for their fixture against Sweden.

The duo join the group in place of Dunia Susi and Rachel Brown-Finnis who pulled out due to leg and neck injuries respectively.

Potter, who plays her club football with Birmingham City, has 13 England caps - but won her last in May 2007.

Carly Telford has also joined up with the group

Meanwhile, goalkeeper Telford has also joined the group in place of Brown-Finnis.

Telford, 27, has appeared for the Lionesses on three occasions since making her debut in 2009.

England are training at The National Football Centre until Friday, before travelling to the north-east ahead of Sunday's game against Sweden in Hartlepool.

Tickets for the match are on sale now priced £5 for adults and £2.50 for children. A family ticket (two adults and two children) is available at £10 and group booking discounts apply.

Tickets can be purchased by calling 01429 272 584 (option 2), via TheFA.com's ticketing page or at the Hartlepool United ticket office.

England v Sweden

Women's international 

2pm, Sunday 3 August 2014 

Victoria Park, Hartlepool 

Call 01429 272 584 for tickets

Squad in full

Goalkeepers
Karen Bardsley (Manchester City), Siobhan Chamberlain (Arsenal), Carly Telford* (Notts County)

Defenders
Gemma Bonner (Liverpool), Lucy Bronze (Liverpool), Alex Greenwood (Everton), Steph Houghton (Manchester City), Alex Scott (Arsenal), Demi Stokes (University of South Florida)

Midfielders
Laura Bassett (Chelsea), Jade Moore (Birmingham City), Jill Scott (Manchester City), Fara Williams (Liverpool), Jo Potter** (Birmingham City), Jordan Nobbs (Arsenal)

Forwards
Karen Carney (Birmingham City), Eniola Aluko (Chelsea), Jess Clarke (Notts County), Natasha Dowie (Liverpool), Toni Duggan (Manchester City), Fran Kirby (Reading), Lianne Sanderson (Boston Breakers), Jodie Taylor (Washington Spirit).

* replaced Rachel Brown-Finnis
** replaced Dunia Susi


By Jamie Reid Senior Writer