The Lionesses take on the Chinese team – Women's Exhibition Fixture
Preamble
Hello and welcome to the non-competitive fixture between England and the Chinese squad at the iconic Wembley. The match is set to be a thriller with the current Euro titleholders taking on the reigning Asia Cup winners.
The home of English football is packed for the match, which will see Fran Kirby honored pre-match after her retirement from the national team before the Euro tournament this past summer.
Squad announcements will be revealed soon, but there was a recent squad update for England. On Friday, Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a minor injury, and so previous starter Ellie Roebuck has been summoned.
With Hannah Hampton unavailable, it will be interesting to see who the Lionesses' coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. Those details along with further updates are coming up before the start of the match at 17:30 GMT.
Lineup Announcements
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.
Bench: Hings, Baggaley, Kendall, Wubben-Moy, Beever-Jones, Kelly, Kearns, Park, Blindkilde Brown, Roebuck, Clinton, Denton, Fisk, Godfrey.
Details are being sought for the squad from China now; when it comes through, I will provide the update.
Leadership Role
Keira Walsh is captaining the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still unfit. She shared these thoughts before this encounter:
Walsh steps up as England meet fresh challenge in battle of continental titleholders.
Debut Alert
The upcoming fixture will be Anna Moorhouse's debut for England. She featured in the European Championship squad who won this past summer, but she remained on the bench with Hannah Hampton in the first-choice keeper position.
Earlier Fixture Update
The opening match of the Women’s Nations League title decider took place yesterday; review all of the events:
Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll stops Germany, leaving final outcome open.
Live Feed
Live feed from the game will be provided with key events and current information as the game progresses.
