England confirmed that Lauren James has withdrawn from the squad for their upcoming friendlies against Germany and South Africa. (More Football News)
James was named in Ch💙elsea's starting line-up for their Women's Champions League win over FC Twente, but was replaced by Johanna Ryt﷽ting Kaneryd after the warm-up after sustaining a calf injury.
Chelsea manager Sonia Bo🌃mpastor revealed ahead of the Blue🍌s' 5-2 victory over Tottenham that the 23-year-old is expected to be out of action for the next five to six weeks.
It serves as a bitter blow to both Chelsea and England, with James having been in fine form since the b🎶eginning of last season🦩.
Since the start of the 2023-24 campaign, only Manchester City duo Khadija Shaw (28) and Lauren Hemp (27) ha⛎ve registered more Women's Super League goal involvements than James (17 - level with Alessia Russo).
James' influence on games goes beyond goals and assists in the WSL, with her 36 completed dribbles since the start of last꧃ season a to💙tal only bettered by Rytting Kaneryd (37) among her team-mates.
However, England manager Sarina Wiegman does not plan on calli😼ng up a replacement for James, with the Lionesses boasting several replacement🅺s already in their ranks.
