England take on China – Women's Friendly International
Preamble
Welcome everyone to the exhibition game between the English side and the Chinese squad at Wembley Stadium. An exciting encounter is anticipated with the reigning European champions facing the reigning Asia Cup winners.
England’s national stadium is packed for the event, which will see the celebrated Fran Kirby celebrated pre-match after her departure from the England squad before the Euros this past summer.
The team news will be announced shortly, 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 previous starter Ellie Roebuck has been called up.
With Hannah Hampton out of action, it will be intriguing to observe who head coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. Those details along with further updates are incoming before the opening whistle at 17:30 GMT.
Squad Updates
Squad details are now available. Anna Moorhouse will be the goalkeeper for England in the unavailability 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.
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Captaincy Update
Keira Walsh is captaining the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still injured. These were her comments before this match:
Walsh assumes captaincy as England confront new hurdle in meeting of continental winners.
Debut Alert
Tonight’s game will be Anna Moorhouse's first appearance for England. She belonged to the European Championship squad who claimed victory this past summer, but she did not feature with Hannah Hampton in the number one shirt.
Previous Match Recap
The initial encounter of the women’s Nations League final took place yesterday; catch up with all of the events:
Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll stops Germany, leaving final outcome open.
Live Feed
Real-time coverage from the match will continue with important moments and timely updates as the action unfolds.
