England take on China – Women's Exhibition Match
Introduction
Hello and welcome to the exhibition match between England and China at Wembley Stadium. The match is set to be a thriller 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 recognized pre-match after her international retirement before the Euro tournament this past summer.
Squad announcements will be shared imminently, but there was a late squad update for England. On Friday, the goalkeeper Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a small issue, and so previous starter Ellie Roebuck has been called up.
With Hannah Hampton injured, it will be interesting to see who England manager Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. This information and additional developments are on the way before kick-off at 5.30pm GMT.
Squad Updates
The lineups have been announced. Anna Moorhouse will be the goalkeeper for England in the non-presence of Hannah Hampton and Khiara Keating.
England: Moorhouse, Bronze, Charles, Walsh, Le Tissier, Morgan, Mead, Stanway, Russo, Toone, Hemp.
Substitutes: 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; when it comes through, I will share it.
Captaincy Update
Keira Walsh is captaining the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still unfit. These were her comments before this encounter:
Walsh assumes captaincy as England confront new hurdle in meeting of continental winners.
Debut Alert
This evening’s match will be Anna Moorhouse's debut for England. She belonged to the Euro-winning side who triumphed this past summer, but she did not feature with Hannah Hampton in the first-choice keeper position.
Recent Action
The opening match of the women’s Nations League final took place yesterday; catch up with all of the action:
Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll denies Germany to keep final in the balance.
Live Feed
Real-time coverage from the match will proceed with key events and current information as the game progresses.
