England v the Chinese team – Women's Exhibition Fixture
Introduction
Hello and welcome to the exhibition game between the English side and the Chinese squad at Wembley Stadium. This promises to be an exciting contest with the reigning European champions taking on the current Asian Cup champions.
England’s national stadium is fully booked for the occasion, which will see Fran Kirby celebrated pre-match after her departure from the England squad before the Euro tournament this past summer.
Lineup details will be announced shortly, but there was a last minute squad update for England. On Friday, the goalkeeper Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a slight knock, and so previous starter Ellie Roebuck has been summoned.
With Hannah Hampton out of action, it will be notable to find out who head coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. Those details along with further updates are incoming before the start of the match at 17:30 GMT.
Lineup Announcements
The lineups have been announced. 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.
I am searching for the squad from China now; once it is available, I will share it.
Captaincy Update
Keira Walsh is captaining the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still injured. Here’s what she had to say before this match:
Walsh takes lead role as England face new test in clash of continental champions.
Debut Alert
This evening’s match will be Anna Moorhouse’s first appearance for England. She belonged to the European Championship squad who triumphed this past summer, but she did not play any minutes with Hannah Hampton in the number one shirt.
Recent Action
The initial encounter of the women’s Nations League final was held yesterday; get the details on all of the events:
Women’s Nations League: Cata Coll of Spain thwarts Germany, ensuring final remains undecided.
Live Feed
Live updates from the match will continue with major incidents and current information as the match proceeds.
