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Ingle returns to Wales duty

By Gareth Joy | Updated Wednesday 22nd May 2024 11:55am |  Follow us @broradio

Sophie Ingle has been named in the Wales women's squad for their double-header of Euro 2025 qualifiers against Ukraine.

The former captain helped Chelsea to win their fifth straight Women's Super League title last weekend in a 5-0 win over Manchester United.

Ingle stepped down from the Wales captaincy following new manager Rhian Wilkinson's opening 4-0 win over Croatia last month.

But Wilkinson has so yet to name a permanent successor - and she intends to rotate the armband among several players for the foreseeable future.

Star midfielder Jess Fishlock, who took the captaincy for the 6-0 win in Kosovo, is available after winning her 150th Wales cap, along with fellow veteran Angharad James.

Wilkinson has a near-full strength squad available, including four uncapped players - Poppy Soper, Ellen Jones, Olivia Francis and Tianna Teisar - as well as the returning pair Carrie Jones and Safia Middleton-Patel, who both missed the opening qualifiers due to injury.

But forward Elise Hughes misses out due to a knee injury she picked up while playing for Crystal Palace, as is long-term absentee Hannah Cain.

With Wales scoring ten goals unanswered in their opening Group 4 games, they go onto face a Ukrainian side who beat Kosovo 2-0 before a narrow 1-0 defeat to Croatia.

They host Ukraine at Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli on Friday 31st May with the return leg on Tuesday 4th June near Poznan in Poland.

Wales squad to face Ukraine: Olivia Clark (Bristol City), Laura O'Sullivan (Cardiff City Ladies), Safia Middleton-Patel (Watford - on loan from Manchester United), Poppy Soper (Ipswich Town - on loan from Charlton Athletic), Rhiannon Roberts (Real Betis), Charlie Estcourt (Reading), Josie Green (Leicester City), Hayley Ladd (Manchester United), Gemma Evans(Manchester United), Mayzee Davies (Manchester United), Lily Woodham (Seattle Reign), Ella Powell (Bristol City), Sophie Ingle (Chelsea), Alice Griffiths (Southampton), Angharad James (Seattle Reign), Lois Joel (London City Lionesses), Rachel Rowe (Rangers), Carrie Jones (Bristol City), Ffion Morgan (Bristol City), Jess Fishlock (Seattle Reign), Ceri Holland (Liverpool), Ellen Jones (Sunderland), Kayleigh Barton (Charlton Athletic), Mary McAteer (Sunderland), Olivia Francis (Manchester United), Tianna Teisar (Cardiff City Ladies - on loan from Bristol City).

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