England versus the Chinese team – Female Friendly International
Introduction
Welcome everyone to the friendly fixture 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 holders of the Asian Cup title.
England’s national stadium is fully booked for the event, which will see Fran Kirby recognized pre-match after her retirement from the national team before the Euro tournament this past summer.
Lineup details will be revealed soon, but there was a recent squad update for England. On Friday, the goalkeeper Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a small issue, and so previous starter Ellie Roebuck has been added to the squad.
With Hannah Hampton out of action, it will be notable to find out who England manager Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. This information and additional developments are incoming before the opening whistle at 5:30 in the evening GMT.
Lineup Announcements
The team news is in. Anna Moorhouse is the starting keeper 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.
Bench: Hings, Baggaley, Kendall, Wubben-Moy, Beever-Jones, Kelly, Kearns, Park, Blindkilde Brown, Roebuck, Clinton, Denton, Fisk, Godfrey.
We are awaiting the squad from China now; as soon as I have it, I will post it.
Skipper News
Keira Walsh is leading the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still sidelined. 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
Tonight’s game will be Anna Moorhouse's debut for England. She featured in the European Championship squad who won this past summer, but she did not play any minutes with Hannah Hampton in the first-choice keeper position.
Earlier Fixture Update
The first leg of the final of the Women’s Nations League took place yesterday; review all of the action:
Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll stops Germany, leaving final outcome open.
Live Feed
Real-time coverage from the game will continue with key events and latest developments as the match proceeds.
