The Lionesses v China – Women's Friendly Match
Preamble
Greetings and welcome to the exhibition game between the English side and China at Wembley Stadium. This promises to be an exciting contest with the European Championship holders taking on the current Asian Cup champions.
The home of English football is sold-out for the match, which will see Fran Kirby celebrated pre-match after her international retirement before the European Championship this past summer.
Lineup details will be revealed soon, but there was a late squad update for England. On Friday, Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a minor injury, and so previous starter Ellie Roebuck has been added to the squad.
With Hannah Hampton unavailable, it will be notable to find out who England manager Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. That news and all the other updates are coming up before the start of the match at 5:30 in the evening GMT.
Lineup Announcements
The team news is in. Anna Moorhouse starts in goal for England in the absence 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.
We are awaiting China’s team news now; once it is available, I will post it.
Leadership Role
Keira Walsh is serving as captain for the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still injured. She shared these thoughts before this encounter:
Walsh steps up as England meet fresh challenge in battle of continental titleholders.
Maunch Appearance
Tonight’s game 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 number one shirt.
Recent Action
The opening match of the final of the Women’s Nations League took place yesterday; catch up with all of the action:
Women’s Nations League: Cata Coll of Spain thwarts Germany, ensuring final remains undecided.
Real-Time Coverage
Live updates from the fixture will be provided with key events and timely updates as the game progresses.
