The Lionesses face an away trip to the Daugava Stadium where they will face Latvia in the fourth round of World Cup qualifiers, looking to retain their 100% win record.
The Latvian side have struggled for form with their latest qualifier win stretching back to August 2017 where they faced against Estonia.
Ranked 102nd in the world, Latvia have conceded 16 goals in the opening three games which the dangerous looking England side will be looking to increase.
Sarina Wiegman’s side have put 22 goals past their latest three opponents and are yet to concede during their campaign.
Despite this, Wiegman has hinted that they will not be taking their feet off the gas any time soon as her side have a vast array of talent, recently displayed by substitute Beth Mead.
Mead started the Northern Ireland game on the bench but was brought on in the 64th minute and wasted no time in making an impact.
The Arsenal player scored with one of her first few touches with a second and third goal following soon after.
Alongside Mead, Chelsea’s Beth England is also pushing for a start after coming on in the 63rd minute to score the fourth goal.
All four goals came from the two substitutes, so it remains unanswered – what is England’s best starting 11?
The Lionesses’ coach now has a few tough decisions to make after a dominant display at Wembley and has the luxury of a full squad with no new injury concerns.
“It’s obviously an opportunity [to make changes] but the bigger picture is about who we want to see, who is close to the starting line-up”
“We have shown that we have many players that could start”
However, Wiegman’s side will face a battle adjusting to the pitch as the England coach raised her concerns.
“I saw the pitch on TV a couple of weeks ago and it didn’t look great”
“We will stick with our plan and try to perform the best that we can on whatever pitch we play on, but we have to be aware that sometimes we might need to take two touches instead of one.”
After three convincing displays, Wiegman faces a dilemma when deciding her starting 11 but admits they’re not underestimating their latest opponent.
“We would like to take player load before this international window into account but at this moment, what we need is to get the best team on the pitch”
Their opponents, Latvia, have no fresh injury concerns and are expected to stick with their favoured 11, as they have for their previous two defeats.
Defender Anastasija Ročãne is currently Latvia’s most capped player with more than 50 appearances with her KKPK Medyk Konin teammate Karlïna Miksone closely behind.
The pair look set to start the game and are hoping to retain the dangerous Lionesses after conceding eight in their previous two qualifiers.
The match kicks off at 18:30 GMT on Tuesday, October 26.
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