The Lionesses take on China – Women's Exhibition Match
Introduction
Greetings and welcome to the friendly fixture between England and the Chinese squad at London’s Wembley. This promises to be an exciting contest with the current Euro titleholders facing the current Asian Cup champions.
The home of English football is fully booked for the match, which will see the celebrated Fran Kirby honored 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 late squad update for England. On Friday, Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a minor injury, and so previous starter Ellie Roebuck has been called up.
With Hannah Hampton unavailable, it will be intriguing to observe who head coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. This information and additional developments are coming up before the opening whistle at 5:30 in the evening GMT.
Squad Updates
The lineups have been announced. Anna Moorhouse starts in goal 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.
I am searching for China’s team news now; when it comes through, I will share it.
Skipper News
Keira Walsh is serving as captain for the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still sidelined. 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 first appearance for England. She featured in the Euros team who won this past summer, but she remained on the bench with Hannah Hampton in the starting goalkeeper role.
Recent Action
The first leg of the women’s Nations League final occurred yesterday; get the details on all of the events:
Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll stops Germany, leaving final outcome open.
Match Updates
Live updates from the fixture will continue with important moments and timely updates as the match proceeds.
