England v the Chinese team – Female Friendly Match

Overview

Greetings and welcome to the non-competitive match between the English side and the Chinese squad at London’s Wembley. An exciting encounter is anticipated with the reigning European champions facing the current Asian Cup champions.

England’s national stadium is sold-out for the event, which will see Fran Kirby honored pre-match after her international retirement before the Euro tournament this past summer.

Squad announcements will be shared imminently, but there was a late squad update for England. On Friday, the goalkeeper Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a slight knock, and so ex-first choice Ellie Roebuck has been called up.

With Hannah Hampton unavailable, it will be interesting to see who the Lionesses' coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. That news and all the other updates are on the way before kick-off at 5:30 in the evening GMT.

Lineup Announcements

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.

Details are being sought for China’s team news now; as soon as I have it, I will share it.

Leadership Role

Keira Walsh is captaining the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still unfit. Here’s what she had to say before this clash:

Walsh steps up as England meet fresh challenge in battle of continental titleholders.

First Cap News

The upcoming fixture will be Anna Moorhouse’s first appearance for England. She featured in the Euros team who triumphed this past summer, but she did not feature with Hannah Hampton in the first-choice keeper position.

Earlier Fixture Update

The initial encounter of the women’s Nations League final was held yesterday; get the details on all of the highlights:

Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll denies Germany to keep final in the balance.

Real-Time Coverage

Live updates from the fixture will be provided with major incidents and latest developments as the match proceeds.