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Chloe Kelly gets her Lionesses call up! New Arsenal signing drafted into England squad for Portugal & Spain Nations League clashes as two Gunners team-mates pull out with injury

UEFA Nations League A

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Spain

<p><a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/chloe-kelly-absence-lionesses-squad-explained-england-sarina-wiegman-arsenal-winger-contention-euros/blt5ec501652da9885b" target="_blank">Kelly was initially left out of Sarina Wiegman's squad for the February international break, owing to a lack of minutes</a>. However, the withdrawal of two of her Arsenal team-mates has seen her brought in for the upcoming games against Portugal and Spain, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/lionesses-chloe-kelly-second-arsenal-debut-tottenham-clash-near-record-breaking-fashion/blt5a87407c76a05101" target="_blank">just a day after she made her second debut for the Gunners following a January loan move</a>.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Mead has been struggling with a calf strain in recent weeks and has not played in either of Arsenal's last two outings, despite being on the bench for <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/arsenal-women-player-ratings-tottenham-north-london-red-alessia-russo-mariona-caldentey-emily-fox-fire-gunners-past-shocking-spurs/blt810cfcccc20beb79" target="_blank">Sunday's win over Tottenham</a>. Wubben-Moy, meanwhile, was missing from that squad due to a knock, one significant enough to rule her out of this camp. Lucy Parker, the Aston Villa defender, has taken her place in the team.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Mead and Wubben-Moy's injuries inflict further absences on an England team that is already without a number of stars for the start of the new Women's Nations League campaign. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/lionesses-boss-sarina-wiegman-optimistic-lauren-hemp-alex-greenwood-georgia-stanway-all-look-to-recover-knee-surgeries-make-euro-2025-squad/bltbf6ce5c656ecc081" target="_blank">Lauren Hemp, Alex Greenwood and Georgia Stanway are all sidelined after undergoing knee surgeries</a>, though Wiegman is at least able to call upon Lauren James, Ella Toone and Niamh Charles again.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>The Lionesses' first fixture of 2025 will see them take on Portugal on Friday before they then return to England to welcome Spain, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/spain-queens-world-football-winners-losers-aitana-bonmati-england-lioneeses-lucy-bronze-world-cup-final/blt04b557c79149dd42" target="_blank">the world champions</a>, to Wembley next week.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR ENGLAND?

Chloe Kelly gets her Lionesses call up! New Arsenal signing drafted into England squad for Portugal & Spain Nations League clashes as two Gunners team-mates pull out with injury | Goal.com

Beth Mead and Lotte Wubben-Moy have withdrawn from the England squad, paving the way for Chloe Kelly to earn a Lionesses recall.

Chloe Kelly gets her Lionesses call up! New Arsenal signing drafted into England squad for Portugal &amp; Spain Nations League clashes as two Gunners team-mates pull out with injury

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