Who took their chance to stake a claim for a starting spot as the European champions rounded off an amazing year with games against Japan and Norway?
England closed out a memorable 2022 by maintaining their unbeaten record under head coach Sarina Wiegman, who still hasn't lost a game in charge of the Lionesses since she took over in September 2021.
The European champions' final camp until February saw them travel to Spain for friendlies against Japan and Norway, resulting in two performances of vastly contrasting quality.
In the first, they were fantastic, winning 4-0 thanks to a clinical and dominant display. However, England disappointed in a 1-1 draw with Norway, with the Lionesses conceding a sloppy second-half equaliser to a team down to 10 players.
With a total of six players having to miss one or both games for various reasons, and three youngsters making their debuts, this was an international break where Wiegman saw a lot of different players in her team.
So, who had a good week? And who failed to impress? GOAL takes a look below…
GettyWINNER: Chloe Kelly
October wasn't the best camp that Chloe Kelly has had for England, but her response to that disappointment has been superb.
Against Japan, she scored an absolute thunderbolt of a goal and was arguably the best player on the pitch.
Four days later, Kelly was great again, whipping in a sublime cross for Rachel Daly to head home the opening goal.
It was one of several fantastic deliveries the Manchester City winger provided on the night, despite England being unable to add to their goal tally.
Kelly might scored the goal that won the Euros for the Lionesses this past summer, but she is still battling for a starting spot in this team.
A camp like this one will do her chances of breaking into the XI no harm at all.
AdvertisementGettyLOSER: Jordan Nobbs
It was a delight to see Jordan Nobbs' name on the England squad list earlier this month, with her excellent form for Arsenal rightly rewarded with a recall.
The midfielder only made her first start of the season for the Gunners in late October but she quickly made her mark with tremendous strikes against Zurich and West Ham, before putting in a commanding display against Leicester in the final Women's Super League round before this international break.
Battling for fitness and minutes at club level, Nobbs hasn't featured much under Wiegman and her injury woes hit again when she was forced to withdraw from the squad on the day they all met up.
Hopefully, it will not be anything serious and she can maintain her good form heading into a World Cup year.
WINNER: Ebony Salmon
There is a lot of excitement among England fans about Ebony Salmon's talent, despite a relative lack of meaningful in-game opportunities with the Lionesses.
However, those chances are now starting to come, and she really took advantage in the win over Japan.
The score was 2-0 when Salmon, who scored nine goals in 13 games for the Houston Dash this year, stepped onto the pitch with less than half an hour to play. When the full time whistle went, it was 4-0, with the substitute having two assists to her name.
The first was a well-disguised and perfectly-weighted pass to slip Ella Toone through on goal, with the Manchester United star doing the rest. But it was the second that really caught the eye.
With the game ticking into stoppage time, Salmon chased down a seemingly lost cause of a ball, put the defender under pressure by the corner flag, won the ball back and drove into the box, where she squared it to Jess Park to score on her England debut.
It showed her great pace, strength, attitude, work-rate and excellent decision-making all in just a few seconds – and it would certainly have impressed Wiegman.
GettyLOSER: Lotte Wubben-Moy
Lotte Wubben-Moy was another player who came into this camp in good form and deserving of an opportunity to shine for her country.
With England captain and Arsenal team-mate Leah Williamson on the sidelines, the 23-year-old has stepped up at club level in her place and played very well to help her team sit at the top of the WSL table.
Alex Greenwood, the Man City defender, has assumed Williamson's place for the Lionesses in recent games but with her missing the game against Japan, the door seemed to have opened up for Wubben-Moy to impress.
However, she was an unused substitute for that game and before fans could see if that would mean she'd get minutes against Norway instead, the centre-back withdrew from the squad with a minor injury.
Just like with Nobbs, it was a shame for such bad luck to hit her at this time as the form she has been in has been superb and this could've been an opportunity for her to stake her claim for a place in Wiegman's XI.