The Lionesses face the Chinese team – Female Exhibition Fixture
Preamble
Greetings and welcome to the non-competitive game between the English side and the Chinese squad at the iconic Wembley. This promises to be an exciting contest with the European Championship holders taking on the current Asian Cup champions.
The iconic Wembley is sold-out for the event, which will see the celebrated Fran Kirby celebrated pre-match after her retirement from the national team before the Euros this past summer.
Lineup details will be shared imminently, but there was a last minute squad update for England. On Friday, Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a small issue, and so ex-first choice Ellie Roebuck has been called up.
With Hannah Hampton out of action, it will be notable to find out who England manager Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. That news and all the other updates are incoming before the opening whistle at 5.30pm GMT.
Team News
Squad details are now available. Anna Moorhouse is the starting keeper for England in the non-presence of Hannah Hampton and Khiara Keating.
England: 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.
Captaincy Update
Keira Walsh is captaining the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still sidelined. Here’s what she had to say before this match:
Walsh assumes captaincy as England confront new hurdle in meeting of continental winners.
First Cap News
The upcoming fixture will be Anna Moorhouse’s debut for England. She featured in the Euros team who won this past summer, but she did not feature with Hannah Hampton in the first-choice keeper position.
Recent Action
The opening match 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 feed from the match will continue with major incidents and latest developments as the match proceeds.
