The Lionesses v the Chinese team – Women's Exhibition Fixture
Overview
Hello and welcome to the non-competitive match between England and China at London’s Wembley. The match is set to be a thriller with the European Championship holders taking on the reigning Asia Cup winners.
The iconic Wembley is sold-out for the event, which will see the celebrated Fran Kirby celebrated pre-match after her departure from the England squad before the European Championship this past summer.
The team news 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 injured, it will be interesting to see who the Lionesses' coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. Those details along with further updates are coming up before the start of the match at 5:30 in the evening GMT.
Squad Updates
The lineups have been announced. Anna Moorhouse will be the goalkeeper 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.
Reserves: 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; when it comes through, I will share it.
Skipper News
Keira Walsh is captaining the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still unfit. She shared these thoughts before this match:
Walsh takes lead role as England face new test in clash of continental champions.
First Cap News
The upcoming fixture will be Anna Moorhouse's debut 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 first-choice keeper position.
Previous Match Recap
The initial encounter of the women’s Nations League final 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.
Match Updates
Real-time coverage from the fixture will proceed with major incidents and current information as the match proceeds.
