The Lionesses face China – Female Friendly International
Overview
Hello and welcome to the non-competitive match between England and China at Wembley Stadium. An exciting encounter is anticipated with the current Euro titleholders facing the holders of the Asian Cup title.
England’s national stadium is fully booked for the event, which will see the celebrated Fran Kirby celebrated pre-match after her retirement from the national team before the European Championship this past summer.
The team news will be shared imminently, but there was a recent 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 out of action, it will be interesting to see who the Lionesses' coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. That news and all the other updates are on the way before the opening whistle at 5:30 in the evening GMT.
Team News
The lineups have been announced. Anna Moorhouse is the starting keeper for England in the unavailability 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.
Details are being sought for the Chinese lineup now; as soon as I have it, I will share it.
Captaincy Update
Keira Walsh is captaining the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still sidelined. These were her comments before this clash:
Walsh assumes captaincy as England confront new hurdle in meeting of continental winners.
Debut Alert
The upcoming fixture will be Anna Moorhouse's debut for England. She featured in the Euros team who triumphed this past summer, but she did not feature with Hannah Hampton in the starting goalkeeper role.
Previous Match Recap
The initial encounter of the final of the Women’s Nations League occurred yesterday; get the details on all of the action:
Women’s Nations League: Cata Coll of Spain thwarts Germany, ensuring final remains undecided.
Match Updates
Live feed from the fixture will continue with key events and current information as the match proceeds.
