The Lionesses face China – Women's Exhibition Match
Introduction
Greetings and welcome to the exhibition match between the English side and China at Wembley Stadium. The match is set to be a thriller with the current Euro titleholders facing the current Asian Cup champions.
The home of English football is packed for the occasion, which will see Fran Kirby honored pre-match after her international retirement before the Euro tournament this past summer.
The team news will be revealed soon, but there was a late squad update for England. On Friday, Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a small issue, and so former number one Ellie Roebuck has been summoned.
With Hannah Hampton unavailable, it will be interesting to see who England manager Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. This information and additional developments are incoming before kick-off at 5:30 in the evening GMT.
Squad Updates
Squad details are now available. Anna Moorhouse is the starting keeper 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.
Reserves: Hings, Baggaley, Kendall, Wubben-Moy, Beever-Jones, Kelly, Kearns, Park, Blindkilde Brown, Roebuck, Clinton, Denton, Fisk, Godfrey.
I am searching for China’s team news now; once it is available, I will share it.
Captaincy Update
Keira Walsh is captaining the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still sidelined. She shared these thoughts before this clash:
Walsh assumes captaincy as England confront new hurdle in meeting of continental winners.
First Cap News
This evening’s match will be Anna Moorhouse’s debut for England. She was a part of the Euros team who won this past summer, but she remained on the bench with Hannah Hampton in the number one shirt.
Previous Match Recap
The initial encounter of the Women’s Nations League title decider was held yesterday; get the details on all of the events:
Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll denies Germany to keep final in the balance.
Match Updates
Live updates from the game will continue with important moments and timely updates as the game progresses.
