England face China – Women’s Friendly Fixture
Preamble
Hello and welcome to the non-competitive game between the English side and China at the iconic Wembley. This promises to be an exciting contest with the reigning European champions facing the reigning Asia Cup winners.
The home of English football is packed for the event, which will see the celebrated Fran Kirby recognized pre-match after her retirement from the national team before the Euros this past summer.
Lineup details will be revealed soon, but there was a late squad update for England. On Friday, the goalkeeper Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a slight knock, and so ex-first choice Ellie Roebuck has been called up.
With Hannah Hampton unavailable, it will be interesting to see who England manager Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. That news and all the other updates are coming up before kick-off at 5:30 in the evening 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.
Details are being sought for China’s team news now; as soon as I have it, I will share it.
Leadership Role
Keira Walsh is captaining the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still injured. She shared these thoughts before this match:
Walsh assumes captaincy as England confront new hurdle in meeting of continental winners.
Debut Alert
The upcoming fixture will be Anna Moorhouse’s maiden cap for England. She belonged to the European Championship squad who won this past summer, but she did not play any minutes with Hannah Hampton in the first-choice keeper position.
Previous Match Recap
The initial encounter of the final of the Women’s Nations League occurred yesterday; review all of the events:
Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll stops Germany, leaving final outcome open.
Match Updates
Real-time coverage from the fixture will continue with important moments and timely updates as the game progresses.
