England take on the Chinese team – Women’s Friendly Fixture
Preamble
Greetings and welcome to the non-competitive fixture between England and the Chinese squad at the iconic Wembley. An exciting encounter is anticipated with the reigning European champions facing the holders of the Asian Cup title.
England’s national stadium is sold-out for the occasion, which will see Fran Kirby honored pre-match after her retirement from the national team before the Euro tournament this past summer.
The team news will be revealed soon, but there was a last minute squad update for England. On Friday, the goalkeeper Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a slight knock, and so former number one Ellie Roebuck has been summoned.
With Hannah Hampton unavailable, it will be interesting to see who England manager Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. That news and all the other updates are incoming before kick-off at 5.30pm GMT.
Lineup Announcements
The team news is in. Anna Moorhouse is the starting keeper for England in the non-presence of Hannah Hampton and Khiara Keating.
The Lionesses: Moorhouse, Bronze, Charles, Walsh, Le Tissier, Morgan, Mead, Stanway, Russo, Toone, Hemp.
Bench: 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; once it is available, I will post it.
Skipper News
Keira Walsh is leading the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still injured. She shared these thoughts before this encounter:
Walsh steps up as England meet fresh challenge in battle of continental titleholders.
Debut Alert
Tonight’s game will be Anna Moorhouse's first appearance for England. She belonged to the Euros team who claimed victory this past summer, but she did not feature with Hannah Hampton in the number one shirt.
Previous Match Recap
The initial encounter of the Women’s Nations League title decider was held yesterday; catch up with all of the action:
Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll denies Germany to keep final in the balance.
Live Feed
Live feed from the fixture will continue with key events and timely updates as the action unfolds.
