England versus the Chinese team – Women's Friendly Match
Introduction
Hello and welcome to the exhibition fixture between England and China at Wembley Stadium. An exciting encounter is anticipated with the current Euro titleholders competing against the holders of the Asian Cup title.
England’s national stadium is packed for the event, which will see the celebrated Fran Kirby celebrated pre-match after her departure from the England squad before the Euro tournament this past summer.
Squad announcements will be revealed soon, but there was a late squad update for England. On Friday, Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a minor injury, and so former number one Ellie Roebuck has been summoned.
With Hannah Hampton out of action, it will be interesting to see who England manager Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. That news and all the other updates are coming up before the opening whistle at 17:30 GMT.
Lineup Announcements
The team news is in. Anna Moorhouse is the starting keeper for England in the absence of Hannah Hampton and Khiara Keating.
England: Moorhouse, Bronze, Charles, Walsh, Le Tissier, Morgan, Mead, Stanway, Russo, Toone, Hemp.
Bench: Hings, Baggaley, Kendall, Wubben-Moy, Beever-Jones, Kelly, Kearns, Park, Blindkilde Brown, Roebuck, Clinton, Denton, Fisk, Godfrey.
Details are being sought for China’s team news now; once it is available, I will provide the update.
Skipper News
Keira Walsh is serving as captain for the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still unfit. She shared these thoughts before this match:
Walsh steps up as England meet fresh challenge in battle of continental titleholders.
First Cap News
Tonight’s game will be Anna Moorhouse’s debut for England. She was a part of the European Championship squad who won this past summer, but she did not feature with Hannah Hampton in the number one shirt.
Recent Action
The opening match of the final of the Women’s Nations League was held yesterday; get the details on all of the action:
Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll denies Germany to keep final in the balance.
Live Feed
Live feed from the fixture will be provided with major incidents and latest developments as the game progresses.
