Leah Williamson has been named England captain for the Arnold Clark Cup as she continues to replace injured Steph Houghton.
Williamson, who has won 24 international caps to date, initially received the armband for Sarina Wiegman’s first four games in charge of the Lionesses in September and October.
With no return date yet set for Houghton, the Arsenal defender is tasked with leading the team again in the inaugural Arnold Clark Cup, which kicks off on Thursday.
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Williamson was one of 23 players to turn up for training on Tuesday morning, with Chelsea’s Millie Bright also in attendance and likely to take over as vice-captain after wearing the armband against Austria and Latvia last week. last year.
The only notable absentee was Williamson’s Arsenal team-mate Lotte Wubben-Moy, who is expected to face a late fitness test.
The centre-back missed the Gunners’ Women’s Super League tie with Chelsea last Friday through injury and it remains unclear whether she will recover in time for the Arnold Clark Cup opener.
Who will England play against in the Arnold Clark Cup?
The newly formed tournament is being hosted in England and will see four of the world’s top 10 nations play round-robin matches at the Riverside Stadium, Carrow Road and Molineux.
Germany, Spain and Canada will face off alongside the Lionesses, and the trophy will go to the country that manages to score the most points in the six matches to be played next week.
England will open proceedings against Canada at the Riverside on Thursday before facing Spain at Carrow Road three days later, and their last game against Germany will be at Molineux on February 23.
