England versus the Chinese team – Women’s Friendly Match

Preamble

Hello and welcome to the non-competitive game between the English side and the Chinese squad at Wembley Stadium. This promises to be an exciting contest with the current Euro titleholders competing against the reigning Asia Cup winners.

England’s national stadium is sold-out for the match, which will see Fran Kirby honored pre-match after her international retirement before the Euros this past summer.

The team news will be shared imminently, but there was a late 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 unavailable, it will be interesting to see who head coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. This information and additional developments are coming up before kick-off at 17:30 GMT.

Squad Updates

The lineups have been announced. 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.

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 post it.

Skipper News

Keira Walsh is leading 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.

Maunch Appearance

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

Previous Match Recap

The initial encounter of the Women’s Nations League title decider was held yesterday; catch up with all of the action:

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

Match Updates

Live updates from the match will be provided with major incidents and current information as the match proceeds.