The Lionesses versus China – Women's Exhibition Match
Introduction
Greetings and welcome to the friendly match between the English side and the Chinese squad at the iconic Wembley. This promises to be an exciting contest with the current Euro titleholders taking on the holders of the Asian Cup title.
The home of English football is sold-out for the occasion, which will see Fran Kirby recognized pre-match after her international retirement before the European Championship this past summer.
Squad announcements will be shared imminently, but there was a recent 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 called up.
With Hannah Hampton unavailable, it will be intriguing to observe who head coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. Those details along with further updates are coming up before the start of the match at 5:30 in the evening GMT.
Lineup Announcements
The team news is in. Anna Moorhouse will be the goalkeeper for England in the absence of Hannah Hampton and Khiara Keating.
England's starting eleven: 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 the squad from China now; when it comes through, I will share it.
Leadership Role
Keira Walsh is serving as captain for the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still unfit. These were her comments before this clash:
Walsh steps up as England meet fresh challenge in battle of continental titleholders.
Debut Alert
Tonight’s game will be Anna Moorhouse’s debut for England. She belonged to the Euros team 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 Women’s Nations League title decider occurred yesterday; get the details on all of the events:
Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll denies Germany to keep final in the balance.
Live Feed
Real-time coverage from the fixture will be provided with important moments and current information as the game progresses.
