Steph Houghton faces nervous wait as England prepare to announce Euro 2022 squad

The Lionesses begin their Euro 2022 campaign in less than a month as head coach Sarina Wiegman prepares to name her final squad for the tournament at 5pm on Wednesday. Wiegman named her initial 28-player squad in May and will now cut the squad down to 23 with some of the players in question including ex-skipper Steph Houghton, Fran Kirby, Chloe Kelly and Nikita Parris. Ad/> England kick off their campaign against Austria at Old Trafford next month, but with still so many injury and fitness concerns the composition of the squad remains unclear.

UEFA Women's ChampionshipHoughton says Euros could be 'biggest tournament yet' as she targets final squad18/05/2022 AT 17:56 Firstly Steph Houghton, who has only been able to string together five Women’s Super League appearances all season for Manchester City, is a doubt due to her recovery from a serious achilles problem. She has not played a match since January but has prioritised working on her fitness at St George’s Park instead of going on holiday before the Euros commences, like the rest of the squad have done. Wiegman says Lionesses need to ‘embrace expectations’ ahead of Euro 2022 Wiegman names Williamson as England captain ahead of 2022 Women’s Euros Her England team-mate Lucy Bronze says that she has faith in Houghton finding full fitness for the tournament.

Bronze told Sky Sports: “If there's one person you'd put money on being in the best shape possible it's Steph. “I completely understand why Sarina wants to bring her in to give her a chance. I know people say she's been injured a lot this season but anyone that's played with or against Steph, knows what she can bring on and off the pitch.