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

Preamble

Greetings and welcome to the friendly fixture between England and the Chinese squad at Wembley Stadium. This promises to be an exciting contest with the reigning European champions taking on the reigning Asia Cup winners.

The home of English football is fully booked for the event, which will see Fran Kirby honored pre-match after her international retirement before the Euro tournament this past summer.

Squad announcements 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 previous starter Ellie Roebuck has been called up.

With Hannah Hampton out of action, it will be intriguing to observe who head coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. Those details along with further updates are incoming before the opening whistle at 5.30pm GMT.

Lineup Announcements

The lineups have been announced. Anna Moorhouse will be the goalkeeper for England in the absence 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.

Details are being sought for the Chinese lineup now; once it is available, I will share it.

Captaincy Update

Keira Walsh is serving as captain for the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still sidelined. These were her comments before this clash:

Walsh assumes captaincy as England confront new hurdle in meeting of continental winners.

First Cap News

The upcoming fixture will be Anna Moorhouse's debut for England. She was a part of the Euro-winning side who triumphed this past summer, but she did not play any minutes with Hannah Hampton in the first-choice keeper position.

Previous Match Recap

The initial encounter of the final of the Women’s Nations League took place yesterday; get the details on all of the highlights:

Women’s Nations League: Cata Coll of Spain thwarts Germany, ensuring final remains undecided.

Match Updates

Live updates from the fixture will be provided with key events and timely updates as the game progresses.

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