The Lionesses face the Chinese team – Women's Friendly International

Overview

Greetings and welcome to the non-competitive fixture between England and the Chinese squad at London’s Wembley. An exciting encounter is anticipated with the reigning European champions competing against the holders of the Asian Cup title.

England’s national stadium is packed for the match, which will see Fran Kirby recognized pre-match after her international retirement before the Euro tournament this past summer.

Squad announcements 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 small issue, and so former number one Ellie Roebuck has been summoned.

With Hannah Hampton unavailable, it will be intriguing to observe who head coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. This information and additional developments are incoming before the opening whistle at 17:30 GMT.

Lineup Announcements

The team news is in. Anna Moorhouse starts in goal for England in the unavailability 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.

Details are being sought for the Chinese lineup now; as soon as I have it, I will provide the update.

Leadership Role

Keira Walsh is leading the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still injured. She shared these thoughts before this match:

Walsh steps up as England meet fresh challenge in battle of continental titleholders.

First Cap News

This evening’s match will be Anna Moorhouse’s debut for England. She featured in the Euro-winning side who triumphed this past summer, but she did not play any minutes with Hannah Hampton in the number one shirt.

Previous Match Recap

The initial encounter of the women’s Nations League final was held yesterday; review all of the highlights:

Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll denies Germany to keep final in the balance.

Live Feed

Real-time coverage from the fixture will proceed with major incidents and latest developments as the action unfolds.

Susan Baker
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