England are back in Euro 2025 qualifying action on Friday night as they host the Republic of Ireland at Carrow Road for the penultimate group game.
Sarina Wiegman’s side currently sit third in the standings, level on points with Sweden and only two behind leaders France. Only the top two will automatically qualify for next summer’s finals in Switzerland, so a win in Norwich is absolutely pivotal ahead of their final clash with Sweden next week.
Despite a disappointing display against France at St James’ Park back in May, the Lionesses turned things around to beat Les Bleues on their own turf a few days later to keep their hopes of qualifying firmly alive. Now, it’s crunch time for England with just two games to go and positive results will be necessary if they’re to avoid the play-off route.
England will hope to continue their development under Wiegman that has seen them reach two major finals in the space of a couple of years. In 2022, they won the Euros and 12 months ago they were narrowly beaten by Spain in the final of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia.
Here’s 90min’s preview of Friday’s Euro qualifier between England and the Republic of Ireland.
England vs Republic of Ireland total H2H record
Current form (all competitions)
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England |
Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|
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France 1-2 England – 04/06/24 |
Sweden 1-0 Republic of Ireland – 04/06/24 |
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England 1-2 France 31/05/24 |
Republic of Ireland 0-3 Sweden – 31/05/24 |
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Republic of Ireland 0-2 England – 09/04/24 |
Republic of Ireland 0-2 England – 09/04/24 |
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England 1-1 Sweden – 05/04/24 |
France 1-0 Republic of Ireland – 05/04/24 |
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England 5-1 Italy – 27/02/24 |
Republic of Ireland 0-2 Wales – 27/02/24 |
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Country |
TV channel/livestream |
|---|---|
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United Kingdom |
ITV1, ITVX |
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Republic of Ireland |
STV, STV Player |
Wiegman faces plenty of selection headaches ahead of Friday night’s clash at Carrow Road. It has already been confirmed she will be without Lauren James, Lotte Wubben-Moy and goalkeeper Kayla Rendell for their upcoming two fixtures as they continue their respective rehabilitation plans.
However, it is much more positive news for Mary Earps and Niamh Charles as they returned to team training. However, the England boss did confirm in her pre-match press conference that the latter will be unable to play two 90-minute games and her load will need to be managed.
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