England versus the Chinese team – Female Exhibition Fixture
Overview
Greetings and welcome to the exhibition game between England and China at Wembley Stadium. This promises to be an exciting contest with the reigning European champions competing against the current Asian Cup champions.
The iconic Wembley is sold-out for the event, which will see the celebrated Fran Kirby recognized pre-match after her departure from the England squad before the European Championship this past summer.
Squad announcements will be revealed soon, but there was a recent squad update for England. On Friday, Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a minor injury, and so previous starter Ellie Roebuck has been added to the squad.
With Hannah Hampton unavailable, it will be interesting to see who head coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. Those details along with further updates are incoming before the opening whistle at 17:30 GMT.
Squad Updates
The lineups have been announced. Anna Moorhouse will be the goalkeeper 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.
Bench: Hings, Baggaley, Kendall, Wubben-Moy, Beever-Jones, Kelly, Kearns, Park, Blindkilde Brown, Roebuck, Clinton, Denton, Fisk, Godfrey.
We are awaiting the squad from China now; once it is available, I will post it.
Captaincy Update
Keira Walsh is leading the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still unfit. She shared these thoughts before this match:
Walsh steps up as England meet fresh challenge in battle of continental titleholders.
Maunch Appearance
This evening’s match will be Anna Moorhouse’s first appearance for England. She featured in the European Championship squad who claimed victory this past summer, but she did not feature with Hannah Hampton in the starting goalkeeper role.
Previous Match Recap
The opening match of the women’s Nations League final occurred yesterday; catch up with all of the events:
Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll stops Germany, leaving final outcome open.
Real-Time Coverage
Live updates from the game will continue with major incidents and timely updates as the action unfolds.
