The Lionesses v the Chinese team – Female Exhibition Match
Overview
Hello and welcome to the exhibition match between England and the Chinese squad at Wembley Stadium. This promises to be an exciting contest with the reigning European champions facing the holders of the Asian Cup title.
England’s national stadium is sold-out for the match, which will see the celebrated Fran Kirby celebrated pre-match after her departure from the England squad before the European Championship this past summer.
The team news 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 slight knock, and so former number one Ellie Roebuck has been added to the squad.
With Hannah Hampton unavailable, it will be intriguing to observe who the Lionesses' coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. Those details along with further updates are coming up before kick-off at 17:30 GMT.
Lineup Announcements
The lineups have been announced. Anna Moorhouse starts in goal for England in the non-presence 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.
I am searching for the Chinese lineup now; when it comes through, I will provide the update.
Leadership Role
Keira Walsh is captaining the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still unfit. Here’s what she had to say 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 debut for England. She belonged to the Euros team who triumphed this past summer, but she did not feature with Hannah Hampton in the starting goalkeeper role.
Previous Match Recap
The initial encounter of the Women’s Nations League title decider was held yesterday; review all of the action:
Women’s Nations League: Cata Coll of Spain thwarts Germany, ensuring final remains undecided.
Live Feed
Real-time coverage from the fixture will be provided with major incidents and latest developments as the match proceeds.
