Team News: Crichton Names Team For Hammarby

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LEANNE Crichton has named her Rangers side for this evening’s UEFA Women’s Europa Cup Second Round Qualifying first leg away to Hammarby IF at Kanalplan.

It’s a big night for the Light Blues, who feature in the competition for the first time against last year’s finalists looking to take a positive result back for the return leg next week. 

From the side who returned to action with the weekend win over Aberdeen, the former Scotland international has named three changes to the team as Kirsty Smith, Gry Boe Thrysøe and Hannah Blake all come into the starting lineup.

That means Jenna Fife retains her place between the posts, with Smith in at right-back, Eilidh Austin partnering Mijke Roelfsema in the middle of defence and captain Nicola Docherty at left-back.

Jodi McLeary will partner Thrysøe in midfield, with Blake operating in the number 10 position.

Calliste Brookshire and Laura Berry will provide support from the flanks for striker Katie Wilkinson, who leads the line.

On the substitutes bench for Rangers this evening is young goalkeeper Lola Rarity, Bailley Collins, Lily Boyce, Kathy Hill, Fallon Connolly-Jackson, May Cruft, Isla Miller, Brogan Hay, Sophie Black and Eva Hendle.

Kick-off in Sweden is at 18:00 UK time and you can watch all the action unfold live on our YouTube channel.

RANGERS: Fife, Smith, Austin, Roelfsema, Docherty, McLeary, Blake, Thrysøe, Berry, Wilkinson, Brookshire

SUBS: Rarity, Collins, Boyce, Hill, Connolly-Jackson, Cruft, Miller, Hay, Black, Hendle