England v Sweden
Tuesday 12 February 2008
Larnaca, Cyprus

England v Norway
Tuesday 14 February 2008
Larnaca, Cyprus

Hope Powell will take a 20-player squad to Cyprus next week to take on two of the world's top five in friendlies, as The Three Lions prepare to re-start their Euro 2009 qualifiers.

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England travelled to Cyprus two years ago in the middle of their World Cup qualifying campaign, and played out a 0-0 and 1-1 draw in two games against the Swedes.

Sweden are currently ranked at number three and the game will have some added spice, as it was Thomas Dennerby's players, and not Hope Powell's who bagged the third European spot at the Beijing Olympics later this year.

Norway meanwhile finished fourth at last year's World Cup, and Head Coach Bjarne Berntsen will be looking ahead to Beijing too, but without striker Ragnhild Gulbrandsen who retired from international football following the World Cup.

For England, Everton's Emily Westwood comes back into the squad in place of Arsenal's Katie Chapman who is expecting her second child.

With Everton goalkeeper Rachel Brown on the sidelines following a knee operation, Siobhan Chamberlain and Carly Telford will be fighting it out for more international experience between the posts, whilst Birmingham City's Laura Bassett will also be looking to add to her seven caps.

Following the two games in Cyprus, England resume their UEFA 2009 European Championship on Thursday 6 March away to Northern Ireland, followed by a home qualifier against Czech Republic on Thursday 20 March.

Squad in detail:

Player

Club

DOB

Caps

Goals

Siobhan Chamberlain

Chelsea

15.08.83

6

 

Carly Telford

Leeds United

07.07.87

1

 

Laura Bassett

B'ham City

02.08.83

7

0

Rachel Unitt

Everton

05.06.82

62

4

Casey Stoney

Chelsea

13.05.82

51

2

Alex Scott

Arsenal

14.10.84

35

8

Mary Phillip

Arsenal

14.03.77

61

 

Faye White

Arsenal

02.02.78

57

4

Lindsay Johnson

Everton

08.05.80

20

 

Anita Asante

Arsenal

27.04.85

26

1

Emily Westwood

Everton

15.06.82

14

0

Jill Scott

Everton

02.02.87

13

1

Fara Williams

Everton

25.01.84

55

16

Kelly Smith

Arsenal

29.10.78

67

26

Jody Handley

Everton

12.03.79

30

5

Sue Smith

Leeds United

24.11.79

65

14

Eniola Aluko

Chelsea

21.02.87

28

5

Karen Carney

Arsenal

01.08.87

33

6

Rachel Yankey

Arsenal

01.11.79

77

11

Lianne Sanderson

Arsenal

03.02.88

9

1