The Lionesses versus the Chinese team – Female Exhibition International
Overview
Welcome everyone to the exhibition match between the English side and the Chinese squad 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 packed for the match, which will see Fran Kirby recognized pre-match after her retirement from the national team before the Euros this past summer.
The team news 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 minor injury, and so previous starter Ellie Roebuck has been summoned.
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 17:30 GMT.
Team News
The team news is in. Anna Moorhouse will be the goalkeeper for England in the absence 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.
Details are being sought for the squad from China now; once it is available, I will post it.
Captaincy Update
Keira Walsh is serving as captain for 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.
Debut Alert
This evening’s match will be Anna Moorhouse’s first appearance for England. She was a part of the Euros team who claimed victory this past summer, but she did not play any minutes with Hannah Hampton in the starting goalkeeper role.
Previous Match Recap
The first leg of the final of the Women’s Nations League was held yesterday; review all of the action:
Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll stops Germany, leaving final outcome open.
Real-Time Coverage
Live updates from the fixture will be provided with major incidents and timely updates as the game progresses.
