England versus the Chinese team – Female Friendly Fixture
Preamble
Greetings and welcome to the friendly game between England and China at the iconic Wembley. The match is set to be a thriller with the reigning European champions competing against the current Asian Cup champions.
The home of English football is fully booked for the event, which will see the celebrated Fran Kirby honored pre-match after her departure from the England squad before the Euro tournament this past summer.
Lineup details will be shared imminently, but there was a recent squad update for England. On Friday, the goalkeeper Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a slight knock, and so previous starter Ellie Roebuck has been called up.
With Hannah Hampton injured, it will be intriguing to observe who England manager Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. That news and all the other updates are coming up before the opening whistle at 17:30 GMT.
Squad Updates
The team news is in. Anna Moorhouse will be the goalkeeper for England in the absence 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 post it.
Skipper News
Keira Walsh is captaining the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still unfit. Here’s what she had to say before this match:
Walsh assumes captaincy as England confront new hurdle in meeting of continental winners.
Debut Alert
This evening’s match will be Anna Moorhouse’s debut 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 starting goalkeeper role.
Recent Action
The opening match of the final of the Women’s Nations League occurred yesterday; get the details on all of the highlights:
Women’s Nations League: Cata Coll of Spain thwarts Germany, ensuring final remains undecided.
Live Feed
Live feed from the match will proceed with key events and current information as the match proceeds.
