England versus China – Female Friendly Match
Overview
Hello and welcome to the exhibition game between England and the Chinese squad at Wembley Stadium. This promises to be an exciting contest with the European Championship holders competing against the reigning Asia Cup winners.
England’s national stadium is fully booked for the match, which will see the celebrated Fran Kirby honored pre-match after her retirement from the national team before the Euros this past summer.
The team news will be announced shortly, but there was a late squad update for England. On Friday, Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a minor injury, and so previous starter Ellie Roebuck has been called up.
With Hannah Hampton out of action, it will be interesting to see who England manager Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. That news and all the other updates are incoming before the start of the match at 17:30 GMT.
Team News
Squad details are now available. Anna Moorhouse starts in goal 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.
I am searching for China’s team news now; when it comes through, I will provide the update.
Leadership Role
Keira Walsh is serving as captain for the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still unfit. She shared these thoughts before this clash:
Walsh assumes captaincy as England confront new hurdle in meeting of continental winners.
Maunch Appearance
The upcoming fixture will be Anna Moorhouse’s debut for England. She featured in the European Championship squad who won this past summer, but she did not play any minutes with Hannah Hampton in the number one shirt.
Recent Action
The opening match of the women’s Nations League final was held yesterday; catch up with all of the highlights:
Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll stops Germany, leaving final outcome open.
Real-Time Coverage
Live feed from the game will continue with important moments and timely updates as the game progresses.
