Greetings and welcome to the non-competitive fixture between England and the Chinese squad at the iconic Wembley. The match is set to be a thriller with the current Euro titleholders competing against the holders of the Asian Cup title.
The home of English football is packed for the match, which will see the celebrated Fran Kirby honored pre-match after her retirement from the national team before the European Championship 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 previous starter Ellie Roebuck has been added to the squad.
With Hannah Hampton injured, it will be interesting to see who the Lionesses' coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. This information and additional developments are incoming before the start of the match at 5.30pm GMT.
Squad details are now available. Anna Moorhouse is the starting keeper for England in the unavailability of Hannah Hampton and Khiara Keating.
England: Moorhouse, Bronze, Charles, Walsh, Le Tissier, Morgan, Mead, Stanway, Russo, Toone, Hemp.
Substitutes: Hings, Baggaley, Kendall, Wubben-Moy, Beever-Jones, Kelly, Kearns, Park, Blindkilde Brown, Roebuck, Clinton, Denton, Fisk, Godfrey.
Details are being sought for the squad from China now; when it comes through, I will post it.
Keira Walsh is captaining the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still sidelined. These were her comments before this match:
Walsh steps up as England meet fresh challenge in battle of continental titleholders.
This evening’s match will be Anna Moorhouse's first appearance for England. She belonged to the Euros team who triumphed this past summer, but she did not feature with Hannah Hampton in the first-choice keeper position.
The first leg of the final of the Women’s Nations League was held yesterday; get the details on all of the action:
Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll stops Germany, leaving final outcome open.
Live feed from the match will proceed with key events and current information as the action unfolds.
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