The Lionesses face the Chinese team – Female Exhibition International

Overview

Greetings and welcome to the exhibition game between the English side and the Chinese squad at London’s Wembley. This promises to be an exciting contest with the reigning European champions taking on the reigning Asia Cup winners.

England’s national stadium is fully booked 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.

Lineup details will be revealed soon, 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 previous starter Ellie Roebuck has been summoned.

With Hannah Hampton unavailable, it will be intriguing to observe who England manager Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. Those details along with further updates are incoming before the opening whistle at 17:30 GMT.

Team News

The lineups have been announced. Anna Moorhouse is the starting keeper for England in the absence 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 the squad from China now; when it comes through, I will provide the update.

Leadership Role

Keira Walsh is captaining the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still injured. She shared these thoughts before this encounter:

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

Maunch Appearance

The upcoming fixture will be Anna Moorhouse’s first appearance for England. She belonged to the Euros team who triumphed this past summer, but she did not feature with Hannah Hampton in the first-choice keeper position.

Earlier Fixture Update

The first leg of the Women’s Nations League title decider took place yesterday; get the details on all of the action:

Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll denies Germany to keep final in the balance.

Match Updates

Live updates from the game will continue with important moments and timely updates as the action unfolds.