The Lionesses take on China – Women's Friendly Match
Introduction
Hello and welcome to the exhibition match between the English side and China at London’s Wembley. This promises to be an exciting contest with the current Euro titleholders facing the reigning Asia Cup winners.
The iconic Wembley is fully booked for the occasion, which will see the celebrated Fran Kirby recognized pre-match after her international retirement 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, the goalkeeper Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a small issue, and so former number one Ellie Roebuck has been summoned.
With Hannah Hampton unavailable, it will be interesting to see who head coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. Those details along with further updates are coming up before the start of the match at 5.30pm 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.
The Lionesses: 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.
I am searching for China’s team news now; once it is available, I will post it.
Leadership Role
Keira Walsh is leading the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still injured. She shared these thoughts before this match:
Walsh steps up as England meet fresh challenge in battle of continental titleholders.
Debut Alert
Tonight’s game will be Anna Moorhouse’s maiden cap for England. She was a part of the Euros team who claimed victory this past summer, but she did not play any minutes with Hannah Hampton in the number one shirt.
Recent Action
The opening match of the Women’s Nations League title decider took place yesterday; review all of the action:
Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll stops Germany, leaving final outcome open.
Real-Time Coverage
Live feed from the game will proceed with major incidents and latest developments as the match proceeds.
