England v China – Female Exhibition Fixture
Preamble
Greetings and welcome to the friendly fixture between England and the Chinese squad at Wembley Stadium. An exciting encounter is anticipated with the current Euro titleholders taking on the holders of the Asian Cup title.
The iconic Wembley is sold-out for the occasion, which will see the celebrated Fran Kirby honored 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 recent squad update for England. On Friday, Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a small issue, and so previous starter Ellie Roebuck has been called up.
With Hannah Hampton out of action, it will be notable to find out who head coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. That news and all the other updates are coming up before the start of the match at 17:30 GMT.
Lineup Announcements
Squad details are now available. Anna Moorhouse will be the goalkeeper for England in the absence 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.
Details are being sought for China’s team news now; as soon as I have it, I will provide the update.
Captaincy Update
Keira Walsh is captaining the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still injured. These were her comments before this match:
Walsh steps up as England meet fresh challenge in battle of continental titleholders.
Maunch Appearance
The upcoming fixture 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 first-choice keeper position.
Previous Match Recap
The initial encounter of the women’s Nations League final took place yesterday; get the details on all of the events:
Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll stops Germany, leaving final outcome open.
Real-Time Coverage
Live updates from the game will continue with major incidents and current information as the match proceeds.
