Team news – Williamson and Blindkilde Brown startpublished at 16:48 BST

Iceland v England (17:30 BST)

Emma Sanders
BBC Sport women’s football news reporter at Laugardalsvöllur Stadium

There are four changes to the Iceland team that beat Ukraine 1-0 on Tuesday as manager Thorsteinn Halldorsson freshens it up.

Captain Glodis Viggosdottir will be celebrated before kick-off as she makes her 146th appearance – a national record.

Iceland XI: Runarsdottir, Arnardottir, Viggosdottir, Sigurdardottir, Heidarsdottir, Hermannsdottir, Johannsdottir, Asgeirsdottir, Jonsdottir, Boama, Zomers.

Subs: Ivarsodottir, Birkisdottir, Eiriksdottir, Jessen, Tryggvadottir, Vilhjalmsdottir, Georgsdottir, Eiriksdottir, Olafsdottir Gros, Antonsdottir, Palmadottir, Halldorsdottir.

Iceland XI: Runarsdottir, Arnardottir, Viggosdottir, Sigurdardottir, Heidarsdottir, Hermannsdottir, Johannsdottir, Asgeirsdottir, Jonsdottir, Boama, Zomers.Image source, BBC Sport

Sarina Wiegman makes two changes to the England team who beat Spain 1-0 on Tuesday.

Captain Leah Williamson returns having been out for two months with injury and she is straight into the starting XI.

That means Lotte Wubben-Moy drops to the bench despite an impressive display against Spain.

The other change sees Laura Blindkilde Brown come in for Lucia Kendall in midfield.

England XI: Hampton, Bronze, Morgan, Williamson, Greenwood, Walsh, Stanway, Blindkilde Brown, James, Russo, Hemp.

Subs: Moorhouse, Roebuck, Le Tissier, Wubben-Moy, Carter, Hinds, Kelly, Kendall, Mead, Park, Charles, Parkinson.

England XI: Hampton, Bronze, Morgan, Williamson, Greenwood, Walsh, Stanway, Blindkilde Brown, James, Russo, Hemp.Image source, BBC Sport



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