England take on the Chinese team – Women’s Friendly International
Introduction
Greetings and welcome to the friendly fixture between England and the Chinese squad at Wembley Stadium. This promises to be an exciting contest with the reigning European champions facing the holders of the Asian Cup title.
England’s national stadium is fully booked for the match, which will see the celebrated Fran Kirby honored pre-match after her retirement from the national team before the Euros this past summer.
The team news will be announced shortly, but there was a last minute squad update for England. On Friday, Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a slight knock, and so previous starter Ellie Roebuck has been summoned.
With Hannah Hampton injured, it will be intriguing to observe who head coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. That news and all the other updates are on the way before kick-off at 5.30pm GMT.
Team News
The lineups have been announced. Anna Moorhouse is the starting keeper for England in the unavailability of Hannah Hampton and Khiara Keating.
England's starting eleven: 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; when it comes through, I will provide the update.
Leadership Role
Keira Walsh is leading the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still unfit. Here’s what she had to say before this match:
Walsh steps up as England meet fresh challenge in battle of continental titleholders.
Debut Alert
This evening’s match will be Anna Moorhouse's maiden cap for England. She was a part of the Euro-winning side who won this past summer, but she did not play any minutes with Hannah Hampton in the starting goalkeeper role.
Previous Match Recap
The initial encounter of the Women’s Nations League title decider occurred yesterday; review all of the action:
Women’s Nations League: Cata Coll of Spain thwarts Germany, ensuring final remains undecided.
Live Feed
Real-time coverage from the game will continue with major incidents and current information as the game progresses.
