The Lionesses take on China – Female Friendly Fixture
Introduction
Welcome everyone to the non-competitive fixture between the English side and China at Wembley Stadium. This promises to be an exciting contest with the reigning European champions competing against the reigning Asia Cup winners.
England’s national stadium is packed for the occasion, which will see the celebrated Fran Kirby celebrated pre-match after her retirement from the national team before the European Championship this past summer.
Squad announcements will be announced shortly, 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 intriguing to observe who the Lionesses' coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. Those details along with further updates are on the way before kick-off at 17:30 GMT.
Squad Updates
Squad details are now available. Anna Moorhouse will be the goalkeeper for England in the unavailability of Hannah Hampton and Khiara Keating.
England's starting eleven: 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 squad from China now; once it is available, I will share it.
Captaincy Update
Keira Walsh is leading the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still injured. These were her comments before this encounter:
Walsh takes lead role as England face new test in clash of continental champions.
First Cap News
This evening’s match will be Anna Moorhouse’s debut for England. She featured in the Euros team who claimed victory this past summer, but she remained on the bench with Hannah Hampton in the first-choice keeper position.
Previous Match Recap
The opening match of the Women’s Nations League title decider was held yesterday; get the details on all of the action:
Women’s Nations League: Cata Coll of Spain thwarts Germany, ensuring final remains undecided.
Live Feed
Live updates from the game will proceed with key events and latest developments as the game progresses.
