England face China – Women’s Exhibition Fixture
Overview
Welcome everyone to the non-competitive game 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 iconic Wembley is fully booked for the event, 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 shared imminently, but there was a late squad update for England. On Friday, the goalkeeper Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a small issue, and so former number one Ellie Roebuck has been called up.
With Hannah Hampton unavailable, it will be intriguing to observe who head coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. This information and additional developments are on the way before the start of the match at 5:30 in the evening GMT.
Team News
The team news is in. Anna Moorhouse will be the goalkeeper for England in the non-presence 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.
We are awaiting the Chinese lineup now; once it is available, I will post it.
Skipper News
Keira Walsh is serving as captain for the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still sidelined. She shared these thoughts before this match:
Walsh assumes captaincy as England confront new hurdle in meeting of continental winners.
First Cap News
This evening’s match will be Anna Moorhouse’s maiden cap for England. She belonged to the Euros team who won this past summer, but she did not feature with Hannah Hampton in the first-choice keeper position.
Earlier Fixture Update
The opening match of the final of the Women’s Nations League occurred yesterday; get the details on all of the highlights:
Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll denies Germany to keep final in the balance.
Live Feed
Live updates from the match will continue with key events and latest developments as the game progresses.
