England captain Steph Houghton to miss Spain friendly

Monday, 8 April 2019 16:00

England captain Steph Houghton has been ruled out of Tuesday’s World Cup warm-up match against Spain.

The Manchester City centre-back is being rested after picking up a knock during the Lionesses’ 1-0 defeat by Canada on Friday.

Houghton, 30, has returned to her club with "mild groin pain".

The game against Spain is the second of England's four 'Road to France' series games before the World Cup starts on 7 June.

They face Denmark on 25 May and New Zealand on 1 June before their first World Cup group game against Scotland on 9 June.

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