England face the Chinese team – Women's Friendly Match

Overview

Hello and welcome to the exhibition game between the English side and the Chinese squad at the iconic Wembley. An exciting encounter is anticipated with the reigning European champions competing against the holders of the Asian Cup title.

England’s national stadium is sold-out for the event, which will see Fran Kirby honored pre-match after her international retirement 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 minor injury, and so former number one Ellie Roebuck has been added to the squad.

With Hannah Hampton injured, it will be interesting to see who head coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. Those details along with further updates are incoming before the start of the match at 5.30pm GMT.

Team News

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.

Bench: Hings, Baggaley, Kendall, Wubben-Moy, Beever-Jones, Kelly, Kearns, Park, Blindkilde Brown, Roebuck, Clinton, Denton, Fisk, Godfrey.

We are awaiting China’s team news now; when it comes through, I will provide the update.

Leadership Role

Keira Walsh is captaining the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still unfit. These were her comments before this clash:

Walsh steps up as England meet fresh challenge in battle of continental titleholders.

Debut Alert

Tonight’s game will be Anna Moorhouse's maiden cap for England. She featured in the Euro-winning side who claimed victory this past summer, but she did not feature with Hannah Hampton in the starting goalkeeper role.

Recent Action

The opening match of the Women’s Nations League title decider took place yesterday; catch up with all of the highlights:

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

Match Updates

Live updates from the fixture will continue with important moments and timely updates as the match proceeds.