England make two changes for Euro semi-final against hosts Netherlands

England have made two enforced changes for Thursday night's Women's Euro 2017 semi-final.

England celebrate the win during the UEFA WEURO 2017 quarter finale match between England and France at The Adelaarshorst

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Midfielder Fara Williams replaces the suspended Jill Scott in the centre of the park, while Siobhan Chamberlain comes in between the sticks after first-choice goalkeeper Karen Bardsley was ruled out of the remainder of the tournament with a broken leg.

England beat a highly-fancied France team in the quarter-finals to reach this stage of the tournament, but will have to negotiate a daunting atmosphere in Enschede against tournament hosts Netherlands.

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Line-ups

England XI: Chamberlain, Bronze, Houghton, Bright, Stokes; Moore, Williams, Kirby; Nobbs, Taylor, White.

Netherlands XI: Van Veenendaal, Van Lunteren, Dekker, Van der Gragt, Van Es, Groenen, Spitse, Van de Donk, Van de Sanden, Martens, Miedema.

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