The Lionesses face the Chinese team – Female Friendly International
Preamble
Greetings and welcome to the exhibition game between England and China at London’s Wembley. This promises to be an exciting contest with the European Championship holders facing the reigning Asia Cup winners.
The iconic Wembley is fully booked for the event, which will see Fran Kirby celebrated pre-match after her retirement from the national team before the Euros this past summer.
Squad announcements will be shared imminently, but there was a late squad update for England. On Friday, Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a slight knock, and so ex-first choice Ellie Roebuck has been called up.
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 coming up before kick-off at 17:30 GMT.
Squad Updates
The team news is in. Anna Moorhouse starts in goal 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.
I am searching for China’s team news now; once it is available, I will post it.
Captaincy Update
Keira Walsh is captaining the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still sidelined. She shared these thoughts before this encounter:
Walsh steps up as England meet fresh challenge in battle of continental titleholders.
First Cap News
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 feature with Hannah Hampton in the starting goalkeeper role.
Recent Action
The first leg of the Women’s Nations League title decider was held yesterday; get the details on all of the events:
Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll stops Germany, leaving final outcome open.
Live Feed
Live updates from the game will be provided with important moments and latest developments as the match proceeds.
