England take on the Chinese team – Women’s Exhibition International
Introduction
Welcome everyone to the exhibition match between the English side 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 packed for the match, which will see the celebrated Fran Kirby celebrated pre-match after her departure from the England squad before the Euro tournament this past summer.
Squad announcements will be announced shortly, but there was a late squad update for England. On Friday, Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a small issue, 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. This information and additional developments are incoming before the opening whistle at 5.30pm GMT.
Team News
Squad details are now available. Anna Moorhouse will be the goalkeeper for England in the absence of Hannah Hampton and Khiara Keating.
The Lionesses: 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.
Details are being sought for China’s team news now; once it is available, I will share it.
Skipper News
Keira Walsh is serving as captain for the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still injured. Here’s what she had to say before this match:
Walsh steps up as England meet fresh challenge in battle of continental titleholders.
Maunch Appearance
This evening’s match will be Anna Moorhouse's first appearance for England. She belonged to the Euro-winning side who won this past summer, but she did not play any minutes with Hannah Hampton in the first-choice keeper position.
Previous Match Recap
The initial encounter of the Women’s Nations League title decider 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 feed from the match will proceed with important moments and timely updates as the match proceeds.
