Party in Stoke and bid for perfect campaign – England-Luxembourg talking points

England play their first home match since winning the Euros in July.

Published Sep 5, 2022

England conclude their World Cup qualifying group games by playing Luxembourg at the bet365 Stadium on Tuesday.

Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the key talking points ahead of the contest.

Party atmosphere

England celebrate with the trophy after winning Euro 2022 (Adam Davy/PA).

Changes

Lauren James could make her full debut (Mike Egerton/PA)

Nobbs’ return

Jordan Nobbs is back in the England squad after injury (Mike Egerton/PA).

Perfect 10?

England have racked up the goals, including a 20-0 win over Latvia (Tim Goode/PA)

Double figures?

The nine victories to date include a 20-0 thrashing of Latvia in Doncaster last November, the team’s biggest ever competitive win. Whether there is a scoreline in that kind of bracket on Tuesday remains to be seen, but certainly the anticipation is England being free-scoring against Luxembourg, who are ranked 117th in the world and were beaten 10-0 in the reverse fixture just under a year ago. The Lionesses have hit double figures four times in total in the campaign, also posting 10-0 away wins against the Latvians and North Macedonia.