England versus China – Women's Friendly Match

Introduction

Hello and welcome to the non-competitive game between England and China at Wembley Stadium. The match is set to be a thriller with the European Championship holders taking on the current Asian Cup champions.

England’s national stadium is sold-out for the occasion, which will see Fran Kirby honored pre-match after her retirement from the national team before the Euro tournament this past summer.

Lineup details will be shared imminently, but there was a last minute squad update for England. On Friday, Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a minor injury, and so former number one Ellie Roebuck has been added to the squad.

With Hannah Hampton injured, it will be intriguing to observe who head coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. Those details along with further updates are incoming before the start of the match at 17:30 GMT.

Lineup Announcements

Squad details are now available. Anna Moorhouse will be the goalkeeper for England in the non-presence of Hannah Hampton and Khiara Keating.

England: Moorhouse, Bronze, Charles, Walsh, Le Tissier, Morgan, Mead, Stanway, Russo, Toone, Hemp.

Bench: 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; once it is available, I will provide the update.

Leadership Role

Keira Walsh is serving as captain for the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still sidelined. Here’s what she had to say before this match:

Walsh steps up as England meet fresh challenge in battle of continental titleholders.

First Cap News

This evening’s match will be Anna Moorhouse’s first appearance for England. She featured in the Euro-winning side who claimed victory this past summer, but she did not play any minutes with Hannah Hampton in the starting goalkeeper role.

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 denies Germany to keep final in the balance.

Real-Time Coverage

Live feed from the game will continue with important moments and current information as the action unfolds.