England versus the Chinese team – Women's Friendly Match
Introduction
Welcome everyone to the exhibition game between England and China at London’s Wembley. This promises to be an exciting contest with the European Championship holders taking on the current Asian Cup champions.
The iconic Wembley is sold-out for the occasion, which will see Fran Kirby celebrated pre-match after her retirement from the national team before the European Championship this past summer.
Lineup details will be shared imminently, but there was a late squad update for England. On Friday, Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a small issue, and so previous starter Ellie Roebuck has been added to the squad.
With Hannah Hampton out of action, it will be interesting to see who the Lionesses' coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. This information and additional developments are on the way before the start of the match at 17:30 GMT.
Team News
The lineups have been announced. Anna Moorhouse starts in goal for England in the absence 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.
Details are being sought for the Chinese lineup now; when it comes through, I will share it.
Leadership Role
Keira Walsh is leading the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still sidelined. These were her comments before this match:
Walsh takes lead role as England face new test in clash of continental champions.
Maunch Appearance
This evening’s match will be Anna Moorhouse's first appearance for England. She belonged to the Euros team who won this past summer, but she did not play any minutes with Hannah Hampton in the starting goalkeeper role.
Recent Action
The initial encounter of the Women’s Nations League title decider took place yesterday; get the details on all of the events:
Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll denies Germany to keep final in the balance.
Live Feed
Live feed from the fixture will continue with important moments and timely updates as the action unfolds.