Ian Wright speaks out England's change for Euro 2025 final against Spain
England head coach Sarina Wiegman has made one change to the team that came from behind to beat Italy in the semi-finals, with Esme Morgan dropping down to the substitutes bench.
Prior to the win over Italy, Carter revealed that she had been subjected to racist abuse throughout the Lionesses campaign and would therefore be 'taking a step back' from social media.
The rest of Wiegman's England squad have rallied around the 27-year-old defender in the intervening days, while FIFA president Gianni Infantino came out condemning the vile online messages.
Though Carter had started all four of the holders' games in Switzerland heading into defeat of Italy, there was some uncertainty over the centre-back's inclusion considering Morgan's impressive performance last time out in Geneva.
Spain, the reigning world champions, have made two changes to their team that got the better of Germany in the semi-finals, with Laia Aleixandri and Athenea del Castillo coming in for Claudia Pina and Maria Méndez respectively.
On Carter's return at the heart of Wiegman's defence, ex-England striker Wright said on ITV:'I'm really pleased, to a certain extent, to see Jess Carter in there.
'That says to me she's got a lot of faith in her.
'She's playing in the same position where she had a little bit of a torrid time, so for her to come in, playing in that position, she's putting a lot of faith in her.
'Hopefully Jess can repay that faith.'
ITV colleague Karen Carney, meanwhile, called on Carter's team-mates to 'help out' when playing it out from the back at Basel's St Jakob-Park.
'I think what we've seen from Sarina is that she's always picked her players and I think Esme Morgan was sensational,' the former Arsenal, Chelsea and England winger said. More Trending
'But obviously with Sarina, she likes to play with her tried and trusted and in Jess, she believes in that.
'What I will see is we have to move the ball quicker. Teams have, perhaps, tracked Jess a little bit so Alex Greenwood has got to help her out, our other defenders and midfielders.
'They have certainly got to help her out, particularly when we play out from the back today.'
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