England versus the Chinese team – Women's Friendly Fixture
Overview
Greetings and welcome to the non-competitive fixture between England and the Chinese squad at Wembley Stadium. This promises to be an exciting contest with the current Euro titleholders competing against the holders of the Asian Cup title.
England’s national stadium is packed for the occasion, which will see the celebrated Fran Kirby honored pre-match after her retirement from the national team before the Euro tournament this past summer.
The team news will be shared imminently, but there was a last minute squad update for England. On Friday, 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 unavailable, it will be interesting to see who head coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. That news and all the other updates are on the way before kick-off at 17:30 GMT.
Lineup Announcements
The team news is in. Anna Moorhouse starts in goal for England in the non-presence 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 the Chinese lineup now; as soon as I have it, I will provide the update.
Skipper News
Keira Walsh is leading the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still injured. These were her comments before this clash:
Walsh steps up as England meet fresh challenge in battle of continental titleholders.
Debut Alert
This evening’s match will be Anna Moorhouse’s first appearance for England. She was a part of the Euros team who triumphed this past summer, but she did not feature with Hannah Hampton in the first-choice keeper position.
Recent Action
The opening match of the women’s Nations League final was held 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 match will proceed with important moments and timely updates as the match proceeds.
