Injured Fishlock misses Wales' trip to Sweden
Uefa Women's Nations League: Sweden v WalesVenue: Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg Date: Tuesday, 8 April Kick-off: 18:00 BSTCoverage: Live on BBC Two Wales, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio Wales and Radio Cymru, the BBC Sport website and app, plus live text commentaryHighlights: S4C and iPlayer, 22:00 BST and later on demand.
Wales will be without influential midfielder Jess Fishlock for Tuesday's Nations League game in Sweden.Record cap-holder Fishlock, 38, has not travelled to Gothenberg because of injury.Wales' all-time leading scorer came into this camp having missed her most recent club match for Seattle Reign and was an unused substitute for Friday's 2-1 home defeat by Denmark.Fishlock won her latest, and 160th, cap as a second-half substitute in February's 1-1 draw with Sweden at Cardiff City Stadium.She had started the 1-0 loss in Italy three days earlier in Wales' opening Nations League Group A4 game.Rhian Wilkinson's side are bottom of the four-team group with a single point from three games.Wilkinson is also without experienced players Sophie Ingle, Kayleigh Barton and Ceri Holland for Tuesday's match.Midfielder Holland left the field on a stretcher on Friday and was taken to hospital with her right leg in a protective boot after a heavy collision.However, the Football Association of Wales has since said the injury is "not as serious as first feared".
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