The Lionesses face China – Women's Exhibition Match
Overview
Greetings and welcome to the exhibition game between England and the Chinese squad at London’s Wembley. The match is set to be a thriller with the current Euro titleholders competing against the current Asian Cup champions.
The home of English football is packed for the match, which will see Fran Kirby honored pre-match after her departure from the England squad before the Euros this past summer.
Lineup details will be announced shortly, 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 interesting to see who head coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. That news and all the other updates are incoming before the start of the match at 17:30 GMT.
Team News
Squad details are now available. Anna Moorhouse will be the goalkeeper 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.
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; when it comes through, I will share it.
Captaincy Update
Keira Walsh is serving as captain for the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still sidelined. She shared these thoughts before this encounter:
Walsh assumes captaincy as England confront new hurdle in meeting of continental winners.
Debut Alert
Tonight’s game will be Anna Moorhouse's debut for England. She featured in the European Championship squad who won this past summer, but she did not feature with Hannah Hampton in the number one shirt.
Recent Action
The first leg of the women’s Nations League final was held yesterday; catch up with all of the events:
Women’s Nations League: Cata Coll of Spain thwarts Germany, ensuring final remains undecided.
Live Feed
Live feed from the fixture will be provided with key events and latest developments as the action unfolds.
