England take on China – Women's Exhibition Fixture
Introduction
Greetings and welcome to the exhibition fixture between the English side and the Chinese squad at London’s Wembley. This promises to be an exciting contest with the current Euro titleholders taking on the current Asian Cup champions.
England’s national stadium is packed for the match, which will see Fran Kirby recognized pre-match after her departure from the England squad before the European Championship this past summer.
Squad announcements will be shared imminently, but there was a recent squad update for England. On Friday, 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 intriguing to observe who England manager Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. Those details along with further updates are on the way before kick-off at 5.30pm GMT.
Squad Updates
The lineups have been announced. Anna Moorhouse starts in goal 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.
Details are being sought for the squad from China now; when it comes through, I will share it.
Captaincy Update
Keira Walsh is captaining the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still unfit. Here’s what she had to say before this encounter:
Walsh takes lead role as England face new test in clash of continental champions.
Debut Alert
The upcoming fixture will be Anna Moorhouse's debut for England. She was a part of the Euros team who claimed victory this past summer, but she remained on the bench with Hannah Hampton in the starting goalkeeper role.
Recent Action
The opening match of the women’s Nations League final was held yesterday; get the details on all of the events:
Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll stops Germany, leaving final outcome open.
Live Feed
Real-time coverage from the match will continue with major incidents and current information as the action unfolds.
