The Lionesses v the Chinese team – Women's Friendly Match
Introduction
Hello and welcome to the exhibition game between the English side and China at London’s Wembley. An exciting encounter is anticipated with the European Championship holders facing the reigning Asia Cup winners.
England’s national stadium is sold-out for the event, which will see the celebrated Fran Kirby recognized pre-match after her retirement from the national team before the European Championship this past summer.
The team news will be revealed soon, but there was a late squad update for England. On Friday, the goalkeeper Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a slight knock, and so former number one Ellie Roebuck has been added to the squad.
With Hannah Hampton injured, it will be interesting to see who the Lionesses' coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. Those details along with further updates are on the way before the start of the match at 5.30pm GMT.
Team News
The lineups have been announced. Anna Moorhouse starts in goal for England in the absence of Hannah Hampton and Khiara Keating.
England: 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.
Details are being sought for the Chinese lineup now; once it is available, I will post it.
Captaincy Update
Keira Walsh is leading the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still injured. She shared these thoughts before this match:
Walsh assumes captaincy as England confront new hurdle in meeting of continental winners.
First Cap News
The upcoming fixture will be Anna Moorhouse’s first appearance for England. She featured in the European Championship squad who won 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 final of the Women’s Nations League was held yesterday; review all of the events:
Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll stops Germany, leaving final outcome open.
Match Updates
Live feed from the fixture will proceed with major incidents and timely updates as the match proceeds.
