England face the Chinese team – Female Exhibition Fixture
Preamble
Greetings and welcome to the exhibition game between England and China at London’s Wembley. This promises to be an exciting contest with the reigning European champions competing against the reigning Asia Cup winners.
The iconic Wembley is fully booked for the match, which will see Fran Kirby celebrated pre-match after her departure from the England squad before the European Championship this past summer.
The team news will be shared imminently, but there was a last minute squad update for England. On Friday, the goalkeeper Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a small issue, and so ex-first choice Ellie Roebuck has been called up.
With Hannah Hampton unavailable, it will be notable to find out who the Lionesses' coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. That news and all the other updates are on the way before kick-off at 5:30 in the evening GMT.
Team News
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.
We are awaiting the squad from China now; when it comes through, I will share it.
Skipper News
Keira Walsh is serving as captain for the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still unfit. Here’s what she had to say before this encounter:
Walsh assumes captaincy as England confront new hurdle in meeting of continental winners.
Debut Alert
The upcoming fixture will be Anna Moorhouse's maiden cap for England. She belonged to the Euros team who claimed victory this past summer, but she did not play any minutes with Hannah Hampton in the number one shirt.
Recent Action
The opening match of the final of the Women’s Nations League occurred yesterday; review all of the events:
Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll denies Germany to keep final in the balance.
Match Updates
Live updates from the fixture will be provided with major incidents and latest developments as the match proceeds.
