The Lionesses face the Chinese team – Women's Friendly International

Preamble

Greetings and welcome to the friendly game between England and China at Wembley Stadium. The match is set to be a thriller with the reigning European champions facing the reigning Asia Cup winners.

The iconic Wembley is fully booked for the occasion, which will see Fran Kirby honored pre-match after her international retirement before the Euros this past summer.

The team news will be revealed soon, but there was a late squad update for England. On Friday, Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a slight knock, and so previous starter Ellie Roebuck has been added to the squad.

With Hannah Hampton injured, it will be intriguing to observe who head coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. This information and additional developments are incoming before kick-off at 5:30 in the evening GMT.

Squad Updates

The team news is in. Anna Moorhouse starts in goal for England in the absence 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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Skipper News

Keira Walsh is serving as captain for the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still unfit. Here’s what she had to say before this clash:

Walsh takes lead role as England face new test in clash of continental champions.

Debut Alert

The upcoming fixture will be Anna Moorhouse’s first appearance for England. She was a part of the Euro-winning side who claimed victory this past summer, but she did not play any minutes with Hannah Hampton in the starting goalkeeper role.

Earlier Fixture Update

The opening match of the Women’s Nations League title decider took place yesterday; catch up with all of the events:

Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll stops Germany, leaving final outcome open.

Real-Time Coverage

Live feed from the match will proceed with important moments and timely updates as the action unfolds.