England face the Chinese team – Women’s Friendly Fixture
Overview
Welcome everyone to the exhibition fixture between the English side and the Chinese squad at London’s Wembley. The match is set to be a thriller with the current Euro titleholders facing the holders of the Asian Cup title.
England’s national stadium is fully booked for the match, which will see Fran Kirby recognized pre-match after her departure from the England squad before the European Championship 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 minor injury, and so previous starter Ellie Roebuck has been summoned.
With Hannah Hampton out of action, it will be interesting to see who England manager Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. Those details along with further updates are coming up before kick-off at 17:30 GMT.
Team News
The lineups have been announced. 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 provide the update.
Captaincy Update
Keira Walsh is leading the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still sidelined. Here’s what she had to say before this clash:
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 Euros team who claimed victory 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 occurred yesterday; review all of the action:
Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll stops Germany, leaving final outcome open.
Real-Time Coverage
Live updates from the fixture will proceed with key events and timely updates as the match proceeds.
