England's February camp started in impressive fashion with a 7-2 thrashing of Austria on Friday.

Debutant Grace Clinton scored her first goal for the Lionesses, Alessia Russo scored twice, as did Beth Mead, while Jess Carter and Rachel Daly added to England's tally.

• READ MORE: Clinton scores on 'dream debut' as England hit seven

Karen Carney
Former England midfielder on ITV

You have to fail and you have to learn and adapt. I think she did really, really well, and I am glad Clinton is still in the team tonight.

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England midfielder Keira Walsh, speaking in England's pre-match news conference: “We don’t want to be predictable in the way we play and we don’t want to be predictable in who is playing. That is something which is very special about this England team because we have such good squad depth and anyone could play at any time.

“For Sarina to try that (Stanway in the deeper role) is very important and it was a good game where we got a good result. We are hoping to do the same against Italy.

“They are a good team, with strong, physical players and it will be interesting for us to figure out how to play out of their high press.

“So I am looking forward to that and I am looking forward to the game.”

Italy didn't make it out of the group stage at the Women's World Cup, but they have performed well in recent months.

Having lost four of five games between July-October 2023 in all competitions (W1), Italy have since gone unbeaten in four (W2 D2), keeping a clean sheet in each of their last two matches.

They were held to a 0-0 draw by the Republic of Ireland in their last game on Friday.

In their final two Nations League games in December they beat Spain and Switzerland.

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Italy's Aurora Galli speaking to ITV: "We studied them [England] and we know how they play. We will do our best."

On the recent win over Spain: "That game was big for us. This is just one step to believe for ourselves that we can do amazing stuff against big teams.

"We can beat every team. They are good, we know that. But we don't have to be scared."

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England manager Sarina Wiegman speaking to ITV about her decision to start Lotte Wubben-Moy: "First of all she has done really good with Arsenal and with us too and we want to see many players so this is her chance to start."

On Grace Clinton: "She just went out there and played with freedom with quality [on her debut]. Since she came into camp she has been battling for minutes and she did well and we want to see it again."

On Keira Walsh captaining the team: "Keira has shown leadership on and of the pitch and we have swapped the captains this week. It is great for her to wear the armband today."

On her selection for the game against Italy: "It is competition, getting ready for April and seeing a lot of things. When you have all these things on the able you make decisions and this is the team today. They have impressed us."

On Italy's form: "They have improved their game, I think. They are very front-footed and aggressive and press high and then they are good on the ball and direct. What we are going to try and do is keep the ball and beat the press."

Grace Clinton's England debut could not have gone much better.

She scored 19 minutes into her first start under Sarina Wiegman, just moments after she had struck the post, and it contributed to an emphatic 7-2 thrashing of Austria.

The 20-year-old has caught the eye this season while on loan at Tottenham from Manchester United and she did not waste any time in impressing Wiegman in Spain.

"She plays like a natural. She wants to have the ball. She picks up the things we talk about very quickly and that's what you see on the pitch too," said England boss Wiegman afterwards.

"It was a new role for her so we did some tactics and some individual things and you can tell she takes things on board. She just goes out there and plays."

• READ MORE: Grace Clinton's impressive England debut: 'She plays like a natural'

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Chelsea forward Fran Kirby has withdrawn from the England squad because of a "minor knee injury".

Kirby suffered the issue in the warm-up for the friendly win against Austria on Friday and was replaced by Ella Toone in the starting line-up.

England said the 30-year-old will return to Chelsea for "further assessment" on the injury.

"At this stage, there are no plans to call a replacement into the senior squad," added a statement.

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Chloe Kelly is is back for England's friendly against Italy on tonight following an assessment on a minor injury.

Manchester City winger Kelly missed Friday's 7-2 win over Austria but returned to training on Sunday.

England are in Spain for a warm-weather training camp alongside the under-23s.

Sarina Wiegman said of Kelly on Monday: "She is good. She was flying in training so hopefully that's what she will do today and she will be ready."

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Sarina Wiegman makes five changes to the England side who beat Austria on Friday.

There's a return for several first team regulars with Keira Walsh, Lucy Bronze, Mary Earps and Chloe Kelly all coming back in.

Arsenal defender Lotte Wubben-Moy gets the nod ahead of Esme Morgan, who drops to the bench.

Grace Clinton, who scored on her debut against Austria, keeps her place in midfield.

England XI: Earps, Bronze, Wubben-Moy, Greenwood, Charles, Stanway, Walsh, Clinton, Hemp, Russo, Kelly.

Subs: Hampton, Keating, Carter, Toone, Morgan, James, Mead, Le Tissier, Daly, Park, Turner.

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Italy have made 10 changes from the side who drew 0-0 with the Republic of Ireland last week.

Everton's Aurora Galli is the only player to keep her place. Club team-mate Martina Piemonte is on the bench.

Italy XI: Giuliani, Bergamaschi, Linari, Lenzini, Di Guglielmo, Caruso, Galli, Boattin, Catena, Cantore, Cambiaghi.

Subs: Schroffenegger, Tampieri, Bartoli, Severini, Serturini, Piga, Dragoni, Piemonte, Girelli, Bonfantini, Glionna, Salvai, De Rita, Schatzer, Oliviero.

It's time for another bit of Lionesses action.

England take on Italy this afternoon in their second game of this month's warm weather camp in Spain, having beaten Austria 7-2 on Friday in their last match.

Chances for youngsters in a camp shared with the youth teams have been a theme - and Grace Clinton, who made her debut on Friday, is handed another start.

I'll be here to talk you through all of the action as it unfolds.

Let's begin by taking a look at how the teams line up in Algeciras.

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