By Aston Villa FC

Aston Villa Women started the month of April with a bang on Sunday, scoring in stoppage time en route to a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur.

Ramona Petzelberger popped up at the back post in the closing stages at The Hive to head past Rebecca Spencer and snatch all three points.

While attention for Carla Ward and her staff now turns towards the final three games of the 2021/22 season, there are plenty of Villans now switching their focus to international duty.

A total of 12 first-team players will link up with their national teams this week across a number of age groups, and you can find out what's in store below.

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England

England Women's senior head coach Sarina Wiegman named her squad to face North Macedonia and Northern Ireland in the latest set of FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers.
 
Hannah Hampton and Jill Scott were both selected and reported for Lionesses duty following Sunday's WSL victory over Spurs.
 
Hampton and Scott will be looking to contribute as the Lionesses look to continue their perfect start to a qualifying campaign which has seen them pull clear of Austria and Northern Ireland after six games played.
 
England will face the North Macedonians at Philip II Arena in Skopje, before then taking on Northern Ireland at Windsor Park.
 
North Macedonia v England
Philip II Arena
Friday, April 8th
19:00 BST

Northern Ireland v England
Windsor Park
Tuesday, April 12th
19:55 BST

Two of England's youth teams will also involve several Aston Villa players this month.
 
Mo Marley named 24 players in her Under-23s squad ahead of a double-header against the Netherlands, with Jodie Hutton and Maz Pacheco both being selected.

Jodie and Maz will both be hoping to feature as the Young Lionesses take part in fixtures at Pinatar Arena in Spain.
 
England v Netherlands
Pinatar Arena
Friday, April 8th
16:00 BST

England v Netherlands
Pinatar Arena
Monday, April 11th
12:00 BST

Gemma Davies has also named an Under-19s squad for the upcoming mini-tournament at St. George's Park.
 
The squad, which features Olivia McLoughlin, Laura Blindkilde Brown and Freya Gregory, will take on Wales, Iceland and Belgium, meaning there will be opportunities aplenty for our Villans to feature. Mary McAteer and Lauren Purchase will be ready and waiting in the red corner when Wales visit St. George's Park in what will be a battle of the Villans on Wednesday afternoon.
 
England v Wales
St. George's Park
Wednesday, April 6th
13:30

England v Iceland
St. George's Park
Saturday, April 9th
13:30

England v Belgium
St. George's Park
Tuesday, April 12th
13:30
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Switzerland

Alisha Lehmann was named in Nils Nielsen's squad for Switzerland's April fixtures against Romania and Italy.

Lehmann, who has six goals in 32 caps for her home country, has enjoyed a decent start to 2022 which has included a stoppage-time winner against Leicester City, an assist against Everton and the club's Player of the Month award for January.

Our number seven will be hoping to add to her good form in her country's two World Cup qualifiers.

Romania v Switzerland
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
Friday, April 8th
16:45 BST

Switzerland v Italy
Stockhorn Arena
Tuesday, April 12th
16:45 BST

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Scotland

Pedro Martinez Losa has named Chloë Arthur and Rachel Corsie in his squad for a pivotal World Cup qualifier against Spain.

Arthur and Corsie linked up with their international teammates following our victory over Spurs on Sunday.

The clash with the Spaniards at Hampden Park looks set to be a big one, with Arthur and Corsie trailing their counterparts by five points at the top of Group B with just three games to play.

Scotland v Spain
Hampden Park
Tuesday, April 12th
19:35 BST

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Australia

Commonwealth Bank Matildas Head Coach Tony Gustavsson has named a 23-player squad for April’s fixtures against World Cup co-host New Zealand in Townsville and Canberra. 

Our no.9, Emily Gielnik, has been named and will feature for the Matildas over the two fixtures.

Australia will take on their FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 co-hosting partners at QCB Stadium in Townsville before returning to Canberra for the first time in nine years with a clash at GIO Stadium.

Australia v New Zealand
Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Friday, April 8th
10:45 BST

Australia v New Zealand
GIO Stadium
Tuesday, April 12th
10:45 BST

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Germany

German manager Martina Voss-Tecklenburg also named a squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
 
Like England and Scotland, Germany will be using the final international window of the 2021/22 season as an opportunity to edge closer to qualification.
 
On Sunday evening, Ramona Petzelberger was handed a thoroughly deserved call-up having missed out on the initial squad announcement.
 
Our no.10 has been in supreme form of late, bagging four goals since the turn of the year.
 
Germany will face Portugal on Saturday afternoon before travelling to Serbia for their second qualifier in quick succession.
 
The Germans are currently five points clear of Portugal at the top of Group H.
 
Germany v Portugal
SchücoArena
Saturday, April 9th 
15:10 BST

Serbia v Germany
Sportski Centar Fss
Tuesday, April 12th
15:00 BST
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Republic of Ireland

Vera Pauw included Ruesha Littlejohn in her 27-player squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifier against Sweden.

Ireland trail their Swedish foes by eight points with only four games to go in Group A, meaning a victory in Gothenburg will be priority number one for Littlejohn and co.

Sweden v Republic of Ireland
Gamla Ullevi
Tuesday, April 12th
17:30 BST

Good luck to all of our international Villans!

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