England take on the Chinese team – Women’s Exhibition International
Introduction
Greetings and welcome to the exhibition fixture between England and the Chinese squad at Wembley Stadium. This promises to be an exciting contest with the European Championship holders facing the reigning Asia Cup winners.
The home of English football is fully booked for the event, which will see Fran Kirby honored pre-match after her international retirement before the Euros this past summer.
The team news will be announced shortly, but there was a recent squad update for England. On Friday, the goalkeeper Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a slight knock, and so former number one Ellie Roebuck has been added to the squad.
With Hannah Hampton injured, it will be intriguing to observe who England manager Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. This information and additional developments are coming up before kick-off at 5.30pm GMT.
Lineup Announcements
Squad details are now available. Anna Moorhouse starts in goal for England in the unavailability of Hannah Hampton and Khiara Keating.
England's starting eleven: 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.
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Leadership Role
Keira Walsh is leading the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still sidelined. Here’s what she had to say before this match:
Walsh assumes captaincy as England confront new hurdle in meeting of continental winners.
Maunch Appearance
Tonight’s game will be Anna Moorhouse's first appearance for England. She belonged to the Euros team who claimed victory this past summer, but she remained on the bench with Hannah Hampton in the starting goalkeeper role.
Recent Action
The opening match of the women’s Nations League final took place yesterday; catch up with all of the highlights:
Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll denies Germany to keep final in the balance.
Match Updates
Real-time coverage from the fixture will continue with key events and timely updates as the game progresses.
