Jess Fishlock on track for Wales Euro 2021 qualifiers return

Manager Jayne Ludlow is confident Jess Fishlock will be "flying fit" to play in Wales' key Euro 2021 qualifiers.

Ludlow has welcomed back Natasha Harding from injury as Wales face Estonia in a friendly in Wrexham on Friday, 6 March.

Midfielder Fishlock is absent as she continues her rehab after knee surgery but should be fit for games with Faroe Islands and Norway next month.

"She's doing well, there's no issue there," said Ludlow.

Reign FC star Fishlock suffered a torn ACL in July 2019 but last week posted a social media video of her in pre-season in America ahead of a potential return.

Ludlow says she is confident the record cap-holder's experience will make up for her lack of game time when it comes to home games with Faroe Islands on 10 April and Norway four days later in Euro 2021 Group C qualifiers.

Fishlock has already missed the opening four games of the campaign while Reading's Harding returns after missing November's 0-0 draw with Northern Ireland.

Fresh injury concerns include Gemma Evans, with Ludlow revealing the Bristol City defender is set to be out "for a couple of months" with a foot injury, while she will keep tabs on the progress of Elise Hughes who was also left out of the squad to face Estonia following knee injury.

Six players aged under 20 are included with Ludlow adding: "I'm really keen to see how they perform and cope in the environment mixed with senior players.

"Obviously we want to try and get a result against Estonia but more importantly we need to practice the things that will be important for us come the April fixtures."

Uncapped Cardiff City Ladies defender Maria Francis-Jones is the youngest player in the squad at the age of 16 as Wales go to Wrexham for the first time since 2012.

Estonia are managed by Ludlow's predecessor, Jarmo Matikainen. The Finn was Wales boss between 2010 and 2014.

Estonia and Wales have met three times previously, with Wales winning two of those games and the other ending in a draw.

Wales squad

Laura O'Sullivan (Cardiff City Ladies FC), Claire Skinner (Cardiff City Ladies FC), Olivia Clark(Huddersfield Town Ladies FC), Sophie Ingle (Chelsea FC Women), Hayley Ladd (Manchester United Women FC), Loren Dykes (Bristol City Women FC), Lily Woodham (Charlton Athletic Women FC- on loan from Reading FC Women), Rhiannon Roberts (Liverpool FC Women), Anna Filbey (Tottenham Hotspur Women FC), Angharad James (Reading FC Women), Jasmine Turner (Cardiff City Ladies FC), Josie Green (Tottenham Hotspur Women FC), Nadia Lawrence (Cardiff City Ladies FC), Georgia Walters (Blackburn Rovers FC), Rachel Rowe (Reading FC Women), Natasha Harding (Reading FC Women), Megan Wynne (Bristol City Women FC- on loan from Tottenham Hotspur Women FC), Chloe Williams (Manchester United Women FC), Helen Ward (Watford FC Ladies), Kayleigh Green (Brighton & Hove Albion Women FC), Grace Horrell (Cardiff City Ladies FC), Maria Francis-Jones (Cardiff City Ladies FC), Ffion Morgan (Coventry United Ladies FC), Charlie Estcourt (Charlton Athletic Women FC- on loan from Reading FC Women).