Live England Women vs Portugal: Latest Lionesses updates from Nations League
Surprised with a few of Sarina Wiegman's selections tonight. Esme Morgan is preferred at centre back to Alex Greenwood, who is understood to be fit after returning from injury at the end of the domestic season.
Jess Carter starts at left back over Niamh Charles, who was hooked at half-time during England's defeat in Belgium. Both Morgan and Carter came off the bench at half-time and kept a clean sheet in the second half so perhaps they have been rewarded for that.
But it seems puzzling that neither Greenwood or Maya Le Tissier, who had such a good season for Manchester United, can get a look in.
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