Rhian Wilkinson has named her squad for Wales' games against Italy and Sweden in their Nations League campaign, with Elise Hughes and Esther Morgan returning after long-term injuries.

The team will be boosted by Elise Hughes' return from an ACL injury after she made a substitute appearance for Crystal Palace on Sunday to mark her return to action. Esther Morgan is also back having recovered from an ankle ligament injury and fresh from a move to Sheffield United in the January transfer window.

Wales will however be without Rachel Rowe due to injury and Chelsea's Sophie Ingle as she recovers from her ACL injury. The games are the team's first since they qualified for this summer's European Championships following a dramatic 3-2 aggregate win over the Republic of Ireland at the start of December, and will be their first in League A of the Nations League.

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Uncapped Mared Griffiths will be hoping to make her debut in a similar fashion to her Manchester United bow after she scored a brace having coming on in the 81st minute on Saturday against Wolverhampton in the FA Cup.

Also hoping to win their first cap are Ellen Jones and Scarlett Hill, with the latter receiving her first call-up to the senior squad. Sign up to the Don't Take Me Home newsletter here.

In the January transfer window defender Hayley Ladd left Manchester United for Everton having been at the club for five and a half years. Wales' first-choice goalkeeper Olivia Clark also moved, leaving FC Twente for Leicester, making her debut against Manchester City last Sunday.

Wales won promotion to League A after qualifying for this summer's tournament and are in Group 4 with Denmark, Italy and Sweden. Wales play Italy in Monza on Friday, February 21, before welcoming Sweden to StōK Cae Ras, on Tuesday, February 25.

Wales squad in full

Goalkeepers: Olivia Clark (Leicester City), Laura O'Sullivan-Jones (Gwalia United), Safia Middleton-Patel (Manchester United)

Defenders: Rhiannon Roberts (Real Betis), Hayley Ladd (Everton), Gemma Evans (Liverpool), Mayzee Davies (Manchester City), Lily Woodham (Crystal Palace - On loan from Seattle Reign), Ella Powell (Bristol City), Scarlett Hill (Manchester United), Esther Morgan (Sheffield United), Lois Joel (Newcastle United), Lois Joel (Newcastle United)

Midfielders: Josie Green (Crystal Palace), Charlie Estcourt (DC Power), Alice Griffiths (Durham - On loan from Southampton), Angharad James (Seattle Reign), Carrie Jones (IFK Norrköping), Ceri Holland (Liverpool), Ellen Jones (Sunderland), Mared Griffiths (Manchester United)

Forwards: Ffion Morgan (Bristol City), Jess Fishlock (Seattle Reign), Kayleigh Barton (Charlton Athletic), Mary McAteer (Sunderland), Hannah Cain (Leicester City), Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace)