Sarina Wiegman insisted England will go all out to score as many goals as possible against lowly ranked Luxembourg in what will be their homecoming after winning Euro 2022.
The Lionesses sealed qualification for the 2023 World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Austria on Saturday and will play their final group game in front of a sell-out crowd at Stoke City’s Bet365 Stadium.
It will be the first match Wiegman’s side have played in this country since beating Germany at Wembley and the England boss is keen for her side to put on a show. Luxembourg are ranked 117th in the world, four places below Latvia - who the Lionesses beat 20-0 in November.
England have scored 70 goals in nine qualifying games and have not conceded.
‘In training sessions it’s so sharp and such a good level, the team just wants to train and do well and do well every day in every moment that we get,’ Wiegman said. ‘I expect a very energetic team that really wants to show [quality] and with lots of goals and of course conceding none.
‘We want to be in possession all the time, as much as possible because their level compared to ours, there is a big difference so we should show that. We want to create many chances and score lots of goals.
‘It’s really exciting and the support we have had has been great in the Euro’s and they [the fans] keep coming now. Tomorrow it will be 30,000 coming to watch and we really want to show again our game and make a celebration and have a nice football game.’
Wiegman admitted she may rotate her squad to give some players rest ahead of the Women's Super League season starting on Saturday, meaning Lauren James and Ebony Salmon could be given their first senior starts.
James came off the bench to make her debut in Austria while Salmon, who was recalled to the squad for the first time since September last year, was an unused substitute.
‘You might expect some changes,’ Wiegman said. ‘We are reviewing every game all the time, we’re reviewing what we did in camp and in training sessions on the pitch.
‘Of course it’s always an opportunity to show yourself and they [the players] are always competing here, competing in training and in games.’