The Lionesses take on China – Women’s Friendly Match
Introduction
Welcome everyone to the non-competitive fixture between England and China at London’s Wembley. This promises to be an exciting contest with the European Championship holders taking on the current Asian Cup champions.
The home of English football is fully booked for the event, which will see Fran Kirby recognized pre-match after her departure from the England squad before the Euros 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 out of action, it will be notable to find out who the Lionesses' coach 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 lineups have been announced. Anna Moorhouse starts in goal for England in the non-presence of Hannah Hampton and Khiara Keating.
The Lionesses: 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 China’s team news now; once it is available, I will post it.
Skipper News
Keira Walsh is captaining the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still injured. These were her comments before this encounter:
Walsh steps up as England meet fresh challenge in battle of continental titleholders.
Debut Alert
Tonight’s game will be Anna Moorhouse's debut for England. She belonged to the European Championship squad who won this past summer, but she did not play any minutes with Hannah Hampton in the first-choice keeper position.
Recent Action
The opening match of the final of the Women’s Nations League was held yesterday; get the details on all of the highlights:
Women’s Nations League: Cata Coll of Spain thwarts Germany, ensuring final remains undecided.
Real-Time Coverage
Real-time coverage from the fixture will proceed with major incidents and timely updates as the action unfolds.
