England take on the Chinese team – Women's Friendly Fixture
Preamble
Greetings and welcome to the non-competitive match between the English side and China at Wembley Stadium. The match is set to be a thriller with the current Euro titleholders facing the holders of the Asian Cup title.
The home of English football is packed for the match, which will see the celebrated Fran Kirby honored pre-match after her retirement from the national team before the Euros this past summer.
Lineup details will be revealed soon, but there was a late 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 called up.
With Hannah Hampton unavailable, it will be interesting to see who head coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. This information and additional developments are on the way before the start of the match at 17:30 GMT.
Team News
The team news is in. Anna Moorhouse will be the goalkeeper for England in the unavailability of Hannah Hampton and Khiara Keating.
The Lionesses: Moorhouse, Bronze, Charles, Walsh, Le Tissier, Morgan, Mead, Stanway, Russo, Toone, Hemp.
Substitutes: Hings, Baggaley, Kendall, Wubben-Moy, Beever-Jones, Kelly, Kearns, Park, Blindkilde Brown, Roebuck, Clinton, Denton, Fisk, Godfrey.
I am searching for the Chinese lineup now; when it comes through, I will post it.
Captaincy Update
Keira Walsh is captaining the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still injured. She shared these thoughts before this match:
Walsh steps up as England meet fresh challenge in battle of continental titleholders.
Maunch Appearance
Tonight’s game will be Anna Moorhouse’s first appearance for England. She belonged to the Euros team who won this past summer, but she did not play any minutes with Hannah Hampton in the starting goalkeeper role.
Recent Action
The first leg of the Women’s Nations League title decider took place yesterday; catch up with all of the highlights:
Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll denies Germany to keep final in the balance.
Live Feed
Real-time coverage from the game will be provided with important moments and latest developments as the match proceeds.
