England women to face Italy and Austria in warm-up matches

Last updated : 28 February 2017 By BBC

England women will play Italy and Austria in April in their last home games before this summer's European Championship in the Netherlands.

Mark Sampson's side will host Italy at Port Vale's Vale Park on Friday, 7 April, three days before meeting Austria at MK Dons' Stadium MK.

Their opening match of Euro 2017 is against Scotland in Utrecht on Wednesday, 19 July. 

England are in the United States for the SheBelieves Cup.

There they will face the three top-ranked teams in the world - the USA, Germany and France.

They face France in their opening match, in Pennsylvania on 1 March 

They will then face the hosts and world champions in New Jersey on 4 March, and European and Olympic champions Germany in Washington on 7 March.