England face the Chinese team – Female Friendly Match
Overview
Greetings and welcome to the friendly match between England and the Chinese squad at London’s Wembley. The match is set to be a thriller with the reigning European champions taking on the reigning Asia Cup winners.
The iconic Wembley is fully booked for the occasion, which will see the celebrated Fran Kirby honored pre-match after her retirement from the national team before the Euros 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 former number one Ellie Roebuck has been summoned.
With Hannah Hampton out of action, it will be notable to find out who England manager Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. Those details along with further updates are incoming before the start of the match at 5:30 in the evening GMT.
Team News
The lineups have been announced. 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.
Reserves: 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; as soon as I have it, I will share it.
Skipper News
Keira Walsh is serving as captain for the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still unfit. These were her comments before this match:
Walsh steps up as England meet fresh challenge in battle of continental titleholders.
First Cap News
Tonight’s game will be Anna Moorhouse's maiden cap for England. She featured in the Euros team who triumphed this past summer, but she did not play any minutes with Hannah Hampton in the first-choice keeper position.
Earlier Fixture Update
The initial encounter of the Women’s Nations League title decider was held yesterday; review all of the events:
Women’s Nations League: Cata Coll of Spain thwarts Germany, ensuring final remains undecided.
Real-Time Coverage
Live updates from the game will proceed with key events and current information as the action unfolds.
