England take on the Chinese team – Female Friendly Fixture
Preamble
Welcome everyone to the friendly game between England and the Chinese squad at Wembley Stadium. This promises to be an exciting contest with the current Euro titleholders taking on the reigning Asia Cup winners.
The home of English football is sold-out for the match, which will see the celebrated Fran Kirby recognized pre-match after her retirement from the national team before the European Championship this past summer.
Lineup details will be revealed soon, but there was a last minute squad update for England. On Friday, Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a slight knock, 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 kick-off at 17:30 GMT.
Lineup Announcements
The team news is in. Anna Moorhouse will be the goalkeeper for England in the absence of Hannah Hampton and Khiara Keating.
The Lionesses: Moorhouse, Bronze, Charles, Walsh, Le Tissier, Morgan, Mead, Stanway, Russo, Toone, Hemp.
Substitutes: Hings, Baggaley, Kendall, Wubben-Moy, Beever-Jones, Kelly, Kearns, Park, Blindkilde Brown, Roebuck, Clinton, Denton, Fisk, Godfrey.
Details are being sought for the Chinese lineup now; as soon as I have it, I will post it.
Leadership Role
Keira Walsh is captaining the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still unfit. Here’s what she had to say before this match:
Walsh steps up as England meet fresh challenge in battle of continental titleholders.
Maunch Appearance
Tonight’s game will be Anna Moorhouse's debut for England. She belonged to the Euro-winning side who claimed victory this past summer, but she did not feature with Hannah Hampton in the number one shirt.
Previous Match Recap
The first leg of the women’s Nations League final occurred yesterday; review all of the action:
Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll stops Germany, leaving final outcome open.
Match Updates
Live feed from the game will continue with major incidents and timely updates as the action unfolds.
