The Lionesses face the Chinese team – Female Friendly International
Introduction
Hello and welcome to the exhibition game between England and the Chinese squad at London’s Wembley. This promises to be an exciting contest with the European Championship holders competing against the reigning Asia Cup winners.
The iconic Wembley is packed for the match, which will see the celebrated Fran Kirby recognized pre-match after her departure from the England squad before the Euro tournament 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 former number one Ellie Roebuck has been added to the squad.
With Hannah Hampton unavailable, it will be interesting to see who England manager Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. That news and all the other updates are coming up before kick-off at 17:30 GMT.
Squad Updates
The team news is in. Anna Moorhouse starts in goal 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.
I am searching 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 injured. She shared these thoughts before this clash:
Walsh takes lead role as England face new test in clash of continental champions.
Debut Alert
This evening’s match will be Anna Moorhouse’s first appearance for England. She featured in the Euros team who triumphed this past summer, but she remained on the bench with Hannah Hampton in the first-choice keeper position.
Recent Action
The opening match of the women’s Nations League final was held yesterday; get the details on all of the events:
Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll stops Germany, leaving final outcome open.
Live Feed
Real-time coverage from the fixture will continue with major incidents and latest developments as the match proceeds.
