England v the Chinese team – Women’s Friendly International
Introduction
Greetings and welcome to the friendly fixture between the English side and the Chinese squad at Wembley Stadium. This promises to be an exciting contest with the European Championship holders facing the reigning Asia Cup winners.
England’s national stadium is fully booked for the match, which will see the celebrated Fran Kirby celebrated 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 minor injury, and so previous starter Ellie Roebuck has been summoned.
With Hannah Hampton injured, it will be interesting to see who head coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. Those details along with further updates are incoming before the opening whistle at 5:30 in the evening GMT.
Lineup Announcements
The lineups have been announced. Anna Moorhouse is the starting keeper for England in the non-presence 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.
I am searching for the squad from China now; when it comes through, I will provide the update.
Skipper News
Keira Walsh is captaining the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still sidelined. These were her comments before this match:
Walsh takes lead role as England face new test in clash of continental champions.
Debut Alert
This evening’s match will be Anna Moorhouse’s debut for England. She featured in the Euros team who won this past summer, but she remained on the bench with Hannah Hampton in the number one shirt.
Earlier Fixture Update
The first leg of the Women’s Nations League title decider was held yesterday; review all of the events:
Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll stops Germany, leaving final outcome open.
Live Feed
Live updates from the fixture will be provided with major incidents and current information as the match proceeds.
