England face China – Women’s Exhibition Match
Preamble
Welcome everyone to the exhibition game between England and China at Wembley Stadium. An exciting encounter is anticipated with the reigning European champions taking on the holders of the Asian Cup title.
The home of English football is packed for the occasion, 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, Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a small issue, and so former number one Ellie Roebuck has been called up.
With Hannah Hampton out of action, it will be interesting to see who England manager Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. Those details along with further updates are incoming before the opening whistle at 5:30 in the evening GMT.
Squad Updates
The team news is in. Anna Moorhouse is the starting keeper for England in the unavailability of Hannah Hampton and Khiara Keating.
The Lionesses: Moorhouse, Bronze, Charles, Walsh, Le Tissier, Morgan, Mead, Stanway, Russo, Toone, Hemp.
Substitutes: Hings, Baggaley, Kendall, Wubben-Moy, Beever-Jones, Kelly, Kearns, Park, Blindkilde Brown, Roebuck, Clinton, Denton, Fisk, Godfrey.
We are awaiting China’s team news now; when it comes through, I will post it.
Captaincy Update
Keira Walsh is leading the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still unfit. These were her comments before this clash:
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 belonged to the European Championship squad who won this past summer, but she remained on the bench with Hannah Hampton in the starting goalkeeper role.
Earlier Fixture Update
The initial encounter of the Women’s Nations League title decider occurred yesterday; review all of the highlights:
Women’s Nations League: Cata Coll of Spain thwarts Germany, ensuring final remains undecided.
Real-Time Coverage
Live updates from the match will continue with key events and latest developments as the match proceeds.
