"Sarina Wiegman said she was not feeling very positive about the extent of the knee injury suffered by forward Michelle Agyemang in England's 3-0 defeat of Australia. The 19-year-old forward, on loan at Brighton from Arsenal, slammed the Pride Park pitch in agony after going down off the ball, prompting teammates and medical staff to rush to her side. She exited on a stretcher, with a concerned Wiegman speaking to her as she was taken down the tunnel."
"That was an awful moment, said the England manager. It doesn't look good. We don't know the extent of it yet, she needs to be assessed, but I'm not feeling very positive. The young forward, who was seen leaving the ground on crutches, was substituted 18 minutes after coming on in place of Arsenal's Alessia Russo. It is never nice when anyone comes off a stretcher, let alone a teammate, her fellow forward Aggie Beever-Jones told ITV."
"Agyemang scored 41 seconds into her England debut in a 3-2 loss to Belgium in April, two days after being called up to replace injured Russo. She earned an inclusion in Wiegman's squad for the Euros and arrived on the international stage in style in the summer, scoring the critical 81st-minute equaliser against Sweden in the quarter-finals to send the game to extra-time before England won on penalties."
Michelle Agyemang suffered a knee injury after slamming the Pride Park pitch in agony following an off-the-ball incident during England's 3-0 win over Australia. Medical staff and teammates rushed to her side and she was stretchered off while England manager Sarina Wiegman spoke with her as she was taken down the tunnel. Agyemang was later seen leaving on crutches and had been substituted 18 minutes after coming on. The 19-year-old, on loan at Brighton from Arsenal, had scored on her debut and delivered crucial late equalisers in England's Euro quarter-final and semi-final wins. The injury marred a promising England performance.
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