England v the Chinese team – Women’s Friendly International

Overview

Welcome everyone to the non-competitive game between England and China at London’s Wembley. This promises to be an exciting contest with the current Euro titleholders competing against the reigning Asia Cup winners.

The iconic Wembley is fully booked for the event, which will see Fran Kirby honored pre-match after her international retirement before the European Championship this past summer.

Lineup details 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 called up.

With Hannah Hampton injured, it will be notable to find out who head coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. This information and additional developments are coming up before kick-off at 5.30pm GMT.

Squad Updates

Squad details are now available. 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.

Reserves: Hings, Baggaley, Kendall, Wubben-Moy, Beever-Jones, Kelly, Kearns, Park, Blindkilde Brown, Roebuck, Clinton, Denton, Fisk, Godfrey.

We are awaiting the Chinese lineup now; as soon as I have it, I will provide the update.

Captaincy Update

Keira Walsh is captaining the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still unfit. She shared these thoughts before this encounter:

Walsh assumes captaincy as England confront new hurdle in meeting of continental winners.

First Cap News

Tonight’s game will be Anna Moorhouse’s first appearance for England. She belonged to the European Championship squad who claimed victory this past summer, but she remained on the bench with Hannah Hampton in the starting goalkeeper role.

Recent Action

The initial encounter of the women’s Nations League final was held yesterday; get the details on all of the action:

Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll stops Germany, leaving final outcome open.

Live Feed

Real-time coverage from the game will be provided with major incidents and timely updates as the match proceeds.