England v China – Female Friendly Match
Preamble
Greetings and welcome to the non-competitive game between England and China at London’s Wembley. This promises to be an exciting contest with the reigning European champions taking on the reigning Asia Cup winners.
The home of English football is fully booked for the match, which will see the celebrated Fran Kirby honored pre-match after her retirement from the national team before the Euros this past summer.
Lineup details 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 added to the squad.
With Hannah Hampton injured, it will be notable to find out who head coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. That news and all the other updates are coming up before the opening whistle at 5.30pm GMT.
Lineup Announcements
The lineups have been announced. 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; when it comes through, I will provide the update.
Skipper News
Keira Walsh is leading the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still unfit. Here’s what she had to say before this encounter:
Walsh takes lead role as England face new test in clash of continental champions.
Maunch Appearance
Tonight’s game will be Anna Moorhouse’s debut for England. She belonged to the Euros team who triumphed this past summer, but she did not play any minutes with Hannah Hampton in the number one shirt.
Previous Match Recap
The opening match of the women’s Nations League final took place yesterday; catch up with all of the highlights:
Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll stops Germany, leaving final outcome open.
Live Feed
Live updates from the match will be provided with major incidents and latest developments as the game progresses.
