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Meadow Lane to host England Women's Estonia Euro 2017 qualifier

England captain Steph Houghton in action during the UEFA Women's European Championship Qualifier match against Bosnia and Herzegovina
Image: England and captain Steph Houghton have already qualified for Euro 2017

England Women's final Euro 2017 home qualifier will be played at Notts County's Meadow Lane stadium.

The Lionesses, who are aiming to top Group 7, will play Estonia on Thursday 15 September (7.05pm KO).

England have already qualified for next summer's tournament, which will take place in Netherlands, after beating Serbia 7-0 in Stara Pazova in June.

England beat Estonia 8-0 in the reverse fixture in September 2015, with debut goals from Izzy Christiansen and Danielle Carter, who scored a hat-trick.

Notts County captain and England defender Laura Bassett said: "Meadow Lane is a fantastic stadium and I can't wait to go there with England.

HIGH WYCOMBE, ENGLAND - JUNE 04:  Laura Bassett of England in action during the UEFA Women's European Championship Qualifying match between England and Ser
Image: Laura Bassett says women's football has a big following in Nottingham

"There is a real support for and interest in women's football in Nottingham. Hopefully having an international match here will help us to build on that and that we attract a good crowd too.

"We're determined to top this qualifying group to give ourselves the best possible chance of success at next summer's tournament as well as getting a win in front of our supporters in our last home qualifier."

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