Manchester City’s 19-year-old goalkeeper Khiara Keating has received her first senior England call up for October’s Nations League fixtures against Belgium.
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Grace Clinton, who is on a season-long loan from Manchester United, has also been selected for the first time.
Chelsea forward Fran Kirby returns to the squad after missing out on the World Cup with a knee injury sustained in February but there is no place for Beth Mead, who made her Arsenal comeback during Sunday’s victory over Aston Villa following 11 months out with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury.
Keira Walsh also returns after missing September’s Nations League fixtures through injury.
Aston Villa pair Jordan Nobbs and Lucy Staniforth and Manchester City midfielder Laura Coombs have dropped out, while there is a recall for Villa’s Lucy Parker. She has operated as a midfielder for Carla Ward’s side this season but is named as a defender in the England squad.
Keating has started all three of Manchester City’s Women’s Super League fixtures this term and particularly impressed during October’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea. She is one of four keepers called up by Sarina Wiegman, alongside City team-mate Ellie Roebuck, Chelsea’s Hannah Hampton and Manchester United’s Mary…
