The Lionesses v the Chinese team – Women's Friendly Match

Preamble

Welcome everyone to the exhibition game between the English side and the Chinese squad at London’s Wembley. This promises to be an exciting contest with the European Championship holders competing against the holders of the Asian Cup title.

The home of English football is sold-out for the event, which will see Fran Kirby recognized pre-match after her international retirement before the Euros this past summer.

Lineup details 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 former number one Ellie Roebuck has been summoned.

With Hannah Hampton out of action, it will be notable to find out who England manager Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. This information and additional developments are coming up before the start of the match at 5.30pm GMT.

Lineup Announcements

Squad details are now available. Anna Moorhouse will be the goalkeeper for England in the absence of Hannah Hampton and Khiara Keating.

England: 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.

I am searching for the Chinese lineup now; when it comes through, I will provide the update.

Captaincy Update

Keira Walsh is captaining the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still injured. Here’s what she had to say before this encounter:

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

Debut Alert

This evening’s match will be Anna Moorhouse’s maiden cap for England. She was a part of the Euro-winning side who triumphed this past summer, but she did not feature with Hannah Hampton in the first-choice keeper position.

Previous Match Recap

The initial encounter of the women’s Nations League final took place yesterday; review all of the events:

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

Match Updates

Live feed from the match will continue with key events and latest developments as the match proceeds.