England versus China – Female Friendly International

Overview

Welcome everyone to the exhibition fixture between the English side and China at London’s Wembley. An exciting encounter is anticipated with the European Championship holders taking on the holders of the Asian Cup title.

The home of English football is fully booked for the occasion, which will see Fran Kirby celebrated pre-match after her international retirement before the Euros this past summer.

The team news will be revealed soon, but there was a recent squad update for England. On Friday, Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a small issue, and so previous starter Ellie Roebuck has been added to the squad.

With Hannah Hampton unavailable, it will be intriguing to observe who England manager Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. This information and additional developments are incoming before the start of the match at 5.30pm GMT.

Squad Updates

The lineups have been announced. Anna Moorhouse is the starting keeper for England in the absence 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.

Details are being sought for China’s team news now; as soon as I have it, I will provide the update.

Skipper News

Keira Walsh is captaining the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still injured. She shared these thoughts before this match:

Walsh takes lead role as England face new test in clash of continental champions.

Debut Alert

The upcoming fixture will be Anna Moorhouse’s maiden cap for England. She belonged to the European Championship squad who triumphed this past summer, but she did not feature with Hannah Hampton in the number one shirt.

Previous Match Recap

The opening match of the final of the Women’s Nations League was held yesterday; review all of the action:

Women’s Nations League: Cata Coll of Spain thwarts Germany, ensuring final remains undecided.

Real-Time Coverage

Live feed from the match will continue with key events and latest developments as the match proceeds.