The Lionesses versus the Chinese team – Female Friendly Match
Overview
Greetings and welcome to the exhibition match between the English side and China at Wembley Stadium. An exciting encounter is anticipated with the reigning European champions facing the holders of the Asian Cup title.
The iconic Wembley is packed for the match, which will see the celebrated Fran Kirby honored pre-match after her international retirement before the Euros 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 former number one Ellie Roebuck has been summoned.
With Hannah Hampton injured, it will be intriguing to observe who head coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. That news and all the other updates are coming up before kick-off at 17:30 GMT.
Team News
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.
Reserves: 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.
Leadership Role
Keira Walsh is leading the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still sidelined. She shared these thoughts before this encounter:
Walsh takes lead role as England face new test in clash of continental champions.
Debut Alert
The upcoming fixture will be Anna Moorhouse's debut for England. She belonged to the European Championship squad who triumphed this past summer, but she remained on the bench with Hannah Hampton in the first-choice keeper position.
Earlier Fixture Update
The opening match of the final of the Women’s Nations League took place yesterday; get the details on all of the events:
Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll denies Germany to keep final in the balance.
Real-Time Coverage
Live feed from the fixture will proceed with major incidents and current information as the game progresses.
