England versus the Chinese team – Women's Exhibition Match
Overview
Hello and welcome to the non-competitive match between the English side and China at Wembley Stadium. This promises to be an exciting contest with the reigning European champions taking on the holders of the Asian Cup title.
The home of English football is packed for the event, which will see Fran Kirby celebrated pre-match after her international retirement before the Euros this past summer.
The team news will be revealed soon, but there was a last minute squad update for England. On Friday, the goalkeeper Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a slight knock, and so previous starter Ellie Roebuck has been added to the squad.
With Hannah Hampton unavailable, it will be interesting to see who England manager Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. That news and all the other updates are coming up before kick-off at 5:30 in the evening GMT.
Team News
The team news is in. Anna Moorhouse is the starting keeper for England in the unavailability 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 provide the update.
Skipper News
Keira Walsh is captaining the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still sidelined. Here’s what she had to say before this encounter:
Walsh takes lead role as England face new test in clash of continental champions.
First Cap News
The upcoming fixture will be Anna Moorhouse’s debut for England. She belonged to the European Championship squad who triumphed this past summer, but she did not feature with Hannah Hampton in the first-choice keeper position.
Previous Match Recap
The opening match of the Women’s Nations League title decider occurred yesterday; review 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 match will continue with major incidents and current information as the action unfolds.
